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Hi Thanks for pointing me in the right direction here. Sounds like just I'm after. Although looks like they have discontinued the lock activating spindle. Will try some private shops for this. Thanks J

I'm currently replacing the bathroom levers and latch. The latch locks by turning the spindle ( thin metal rod like on a Yale lock). This prevents the latch from turning when turned vertically. I'm firstly having trouble finding a replacement latch. Can't seem to find any lockable ones...

Hi One of the knobs on my gas hob keeps sticking when on. By sticking I mean once pushed down it does not pop back up by itself. There is no debris of any sort that I can see. I thought about spraying some wd40 on it but was not sure given the whole flammable aspect. Any ideas on what...

Thanks. The cylinder is in the airing cupboard. I'm not sure about normal or unvented, but the pipe that comes out of the top of the cylinder into the loft splits and one part goes to the what I believe is the hot water for the house and the other back to the feeder tank in the loft...

Hi When the boiler turns on in the morning to heat the hot water, there is a lot of noise coming from the cylinder. sounds like bubbling. In my daughters room where the Pipes pass through before they get to the boiler in the garage the noise is especailly loud. Is this somehting in the...

Many Thanks for the advise guys.

Hi I have a flower border that contains soil which is against the wall of my extension. I suspect because of the level of the soil that it's not helping the damp problem with the walls. I was going to dig up the soil and back fill with pebbles or stones as this would not hold water/damp...

Magic!! Thank you. J

Hi I have an accenta G3 alarm and the front door has a sensor that ding dongs when it opens. I had the door replaced and in the process the wires got pulled out. So I am trying to wire it back up again. The sensor has two parts one that is wired and the other that must establish some...

I need about 4 of these spacers. They look like the following...(having given up trying to take a photo, I've tried to draw it).

Hi I recently had some decorating done and after remonving and refixing the Rads in some of the rooms the rads move around. I've had alook and it's because the plastic spacers that fit on some of the brackets have gone missing. Anyone know where I can get these, or how to stop them...

Thanks. Worked a treat. Jeet

Hi I'm decorating and want to remove it from the wall. Any ideas how to remove the top cover so I can access the base? Jeet

Turned out to be a cut wire in ani other pir. Thanks anyway. J

Thanks have done that.