Recent content by justigator

Can't you strip a good bit - say 300mm or so - of the armour off the SWA, then just fix the SWA to an external box with a gland and feed the conductors straight through a hole drilled in the wall through the back of the box? No need for any joints in the external box and once you've got the...

You obviously do not recall that it was mainly Bill Clinton's foot-dragging over Bosnia that hampered progress. The then Conservative UK government waffled and prevaricated endlessly, but no sensible Brit was under any delusion about the UK role: it was the US that really mattered. You may not...

I am not a plumber but I doubt a combi would work well for a 4-person household with three bathrooms. The North London semi I bought in 2019 (from a 4-person household) had a loft conversion in 2014 making it a 4-bed from a 3. At the same time, the hot water system was converted to mains...

Purdy Syntox? Described as "Extra soft - Nylon/Chinex...Provides a mirror like finish". Got one a while ago for use with some Osmo oil but haven't used it yet.

On my rare forays into plumbing, I try to make up - usually by soldering - what I can best call sub-assemblies: sets of pipework having a number of joints, that are small enough overall to be tested for leakage in my car boot. Why? Because there I can join them with demountable pushfits onto...

But you will also have to offset the cost of food and vets' bills.

Will check that out thanks

Only a DIYer but I'd be prepared to pay up to the £300-or-so price of a D-tect 120, quite widely available, if they actually work as advertised Don't need the extra penetrating power of a D-tect 200 at more than double the cost. I have a Bosch DMF 10m Zoom which I regard as useless. Any opinions?

DNO changed the service head, at their request, in my old house. Live, of course (no way to isolate without cutting power to the whole street). It was above head height. Mr DNO-man wore full overalls, full-face helmet, rubber boots, thick insulated gloves and stood on a wooden stepstool. I...

Can't see a problem but you should remove all the old silicone (NB: not silicon) sealant before reinstating, as it seems silicone sealant sticks to everything except itself. Or you could use a non-silicone sealant, though I think you would still have to clean up first.

You may both be right but I don't know if genuine parts will last longer than pattern parts! A trial is in order.

I have an Ikea-badged twin oven which was in the house I bought 6 years ago. It is the same as numerous ovens badged as Electrolux, AEG, Zanussi or others. In 6 years I have needed four new top oven door seals and now the latest, only about 9 months old, has split. I have bought them mostly...

Thanks for the recommendations.

As title. I have two towel rails in my house on the central heating system and both flow-side valves tend to leak when operated. That's annoying outside the heating season as one rail is piped to get heat whenever the (system) boiler fires, irrespective of whether it's for central heating or...

Almost exactly what a friendly and helpful Openreach bod did at my house yesterday, except that they used the conduit for an existing copper landline - actually my next door neighbour's, my own being blocked with crud. Beware Openreach's appalling comms though. I had a message yesterday to say...