Recent content by John Smith Esq.

They are the right way up on my phone but then ended up sideways when I uploaded them here with no function to rotate. My apologies, and thanks for the replies :)

This is a common sight then is it?

But the packaging seems to be saying 15-30 centigrade and a humidity range - I cannot guarantee either in that loft at this time of year. Or any time of year other than maybe mid Spring time. I'm wondering if, as Wayners suggests, it is about losing some of the moisture content in the boards...

Yeah, they've been packaged and stored in a B&Q then come into my house and I've had them out for 24 hours so I'll just use them now.

Hello, My early 60s house has a hipped roof where the four purlins sit on five brick supports. Two of these look wonky, which is a little concerning. I show the two wonky ones and one that looks fine for comparison. Is this something to be concerned about and should I have them re-built? If so...

Hello, I've got these OSB loft boards which are pictured. The instructions are saying they need to be acclimatised first, but the lack of words / explanation, and the strange wording that is used, leads to some questions. It says "enabling after adolescence 48 hours"... which translated into...

Thanks chaps. I can't cut it down as a certain amount is needed to be stretched from the machine to the standpipe before pushing the machine under the counter. Then it is hard to adjust because it is in between units. At the moment, the hose is coming out of the top of the machine, going down...

Hello, The waste hose from my washing machine goes into a standpipe. I have the hose running through a clippy bracket thing on the wall, with added gaffer tape, just before it goes down into the standpipe. This seemed to work better than the U shaped piece of plastic I got from Amazon, which I...

Thanks for that. I got a similar one yesterday from toolstation which is very similar to those at your link and it doesn't look or feel very convincing. So I'm going to allow myself to be ripped off and order a "high quality" one direct from AEG. On the off chance it is better and reduces the...

Thanks everyone! Can I just check. Is it definitely fine to use the hot water hose for cold water inlet? There seems to be a specification difference where the hot hoses are able to take higher temperatures, and I assume they might be stronger for this. But there is hardly any difference in...

Hi all, I have moved my washing machine into a different room and discovered that the flood proof (sometimes called aqua stop) inlet hose has turned red on the mechanism part. This apparently means the inner hose has leaked and according to the manufacturer, AEG, I must now replace the hose...

Thanks a lot. Yes, it happened when I was cleaning the drainer down and to test it, poured a cup of water around the seal and dripping went into the cupboard. Doesn't happen when taps are running though. So seal it is.

Hi all, Does anybody know what the seal is at the bottom of this tap, between it and the drainer? I think it needs replacing as water can drip through to the cupboard below. Many thanks

Just to say, for what it's worth, it is absolutely normal for some water to get in at the bottom, especially during heavy rains, and the drain holes are there to take it away. But the brush things shouldn't be getting soaked, especially not the rear one, and if water is getting into the house...

We have a fairly new stainless steel sink and draining board in the kitchen. We had a stupid dish rack on the draining board for storing dishes on before we got the new dishwasher, and the rack started going rusty at the bottom. That rush seems to have stained the stainless steel draining board...