Recent content by Lanky

I'm looking to paint anaglypta where the present paint is badly shaded with nicotine. A retired decorator recommended Nu White by Leyland or Johnson's but I can't find any mention of it anywhere. Has this brand been superseded or is he just mistaken?

I tried to identify this handle without success. A similar one has broken and I want to replace it with one that's the same. Please can anyone help.

Just to clarify, the Owl gadget works on the same basis as Hive & Nest. It doesn't need to connect to a central Owl control, it uses the wi-fi to connect the controller to the boiler. Just had a thought, the modem has been delivered, pending connection. If the modem is plugged into the power...

I used to have the monitor device. What my daughter has is definitely a control for the heating. Thanks away.

My daughter has just moved into a house where the heating is controlled by the above system. It's a few days before she is linked to the internet. Is there anyway that she can operate the Vaillant eco Tec plus 831 boiler to give here heating pending the installation of the internet?

We moved into our new build house a year ago and had the loft partially boarded. A couple of months ago I noticed mildew/mould (not sure which it is) forming. It was most noticeable on wicker furniture but was also on other items. It is getting worse. Passing through the loft are a couple of...

I'm going to help my son board his loft and as the area to be boarded is large I thought that it might lighten the load by using a cordless screwdriver. How powerful will the motor need to be? I had been looking at one in excess of 10v but came across an Energetic branded one in Screwfix that...

The problem with this is that the window frame is upvc and the window latches protrude from the frame about 2 cms.

As the title says, I'm having a problem fixing a venetian blind. I'm trying to fix it to the underside of the top of the window opening (sorry that the wording is a little clumsy but I can't describe it any other way). The problem is that there seems to be a lintel above the window. When I drill...

I have a built in Baumatic dishwasher (model BDI631) on which the door won't close. One of the arms that regulate to opening and closing of the door has come unhooked from the door and is stuck in the open position. I have tried to manoeuvre it but it won't move. Can anyone offer a "fix"?

This problem relates to an own brand fridge/freezer available in Spain (New Pol Solid Ice SI 171) so I don't expect anybody to have specific knowledge about it. The problem is that the freezer part works fine but the fridge is not cooling at all. The appliance is in a holiday home so it has...

This started as an intermittent problem and is now permanent. The washer does not progess from the wash cycle, it stays in this phase. Even if the machine is turned off and re-set to rinse of spin it still carries on in the wash phase. I have checked the filter on the front and the drain pipe...

Thanks guys. You've answered my questions.

I understand what you are saying but, in moving this socket, the fitter has given them one less socket on their worktops and means that they now have a 1.5 metre stretch of worktops where they can't use an electrical appliance. What I want to know if there are any regulations that compelled the...

My parents have just had a kitchen fitted. In doing so a socket was removed. When I contacted the fitters I was told that regulations meant that it was too near the sink and had to be removed. My suspicion is that, rather than fit a new socket below worktop level for the appliances, they moved...