Recent content by MikeL44

It’s been about 12 hours, but the circle was there before attempting to paint over it.

Hi, I moved the sofa in my conservatory and found this strange circle on the wall. It’s about the size of a football. We were touching up the paint in advance of having some new flooring installed and this is AFTER we painted over it. I checked outside and nothing is leaning against the wall...

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

Lol. My wife ran out of patience so bought a new tap. More DIY dramas tomorrow when fitting!

I cleaned the valve seats but didn't notice much. The advisor in B & Q said to use valeline, but I since read not to use this, so I cleaned it off. I fitted without the grease as I didn't have any and thought it wouldn't make a difference in the short term. Can I use silicon spray or is that...

I think it's moderate. North Wales LL18

Hi, I have an Abode Davenport monobloc kitchen tap which started leaking from the base of the spout when the taps were turned on. I sourced the o rings from the manufacturer and replaced them, but it is still leaking. Any ideas please? The tap cartridges are fine as it only leaks when the taps...

Hi all, I hope you can advise me. I have a Mira Realm mixer shower and the pressure is pathetic and makes the morning shower a very drab affair! As per the installation instructions, there is a flow regulator fitted in the cold supply elbow and I'm wondering if it is safe to remove this to see...

Thank you Harry. Definitely no double insulated symbol. I'll use the one from the old light as it has the crimp cable lug already fitted. Disappointed that this wasn't factory installed though!

Hi all. I've bought a new porch light and it arrived today but with no instructions. Quality seems good and it has CE mark et. It's made of steel and is (I think) plasti-coated black. There is an earth symbol sticker inside. The existing light has a factory installed earth cable running from...