Recent content by foolishalec

Hi I'm trying to fit a monobloc tap into a ceramic basin but the hole's edge is too rounded, so the tap won't seat properly. I suspect my best bet may be a thick rubber washer (OD 45mm) but I can't find one in any plumbers merchants or sheds. (I can get a suitable nylon washer, but its...

Hi The outlet (from the P-trap) of our newly delivered WC is circular but with 2 sharp (2-3mm high/2-3mmm wide) horizontal ridges all the way along the outside (one on the left, one on the right). As far as I can tell, the ridges will prevent a normal connector from sealing (there will be...

Thanks for that chaps.

Hi, Some of my garage roof tiles are badly 'spalled' and I want to replace them. Some have lifted off easily by careful chiselling/prising. But some are rock-solid and I can't budge them. They are V-shaped and the roof is 4mm thick plain tiles. Any good ideas on how to remove the ridge...

Thanks for your thoughts. I've finally found the route by: - looking inside the boxes to see where the cable leaves and enters - deciding 'down and across' was the most likely route and - carefully digging-out the plaster where the cable-bend should be (and lo, there was a cable-bend).

Hi. My cooker isolator is above and to one side of the cooker. The outlet is behind the cooker and below the cooker top. I presume the wiring runs in the plaster, either across and down or down and across - hopefilly not diagonally. Is this permissible? There is no way to tell the actual...