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Cheers! Got if off now ... inserts?!?!? :?

I've bought a pack of push fit reducing connectors like the one below to fit on the pipes in my fridge/freezer http://www.theworkshopwarehouse.co.uk/jg-speedfit-push-fit-tube-couplings-reducing-straights-metric-2634.html I shoved each end of the pipes into each end of the connector and...

The world needs bees like never before!! Do not do anything to harm them. Get in touch with a local bee keeper pronto!

Our road runs down a hill and therefore our garden has a slope - our left fence is higher than our right hand fence and we've a natural slope across the garden. Firstly I want to level this. Also we are going to install raised decking to the back of the house. At the moment there is a...

Yeah cheers ... might try the plier route first.

Hi, Never really tackled any plumbing before. We've got two washing machines as one was in the house when we moved in. It's now knackered and I'm going to switch them over. Easy or so I thought. The two water pipes (red and blue) at the back are connected to the plumbing by red and blue tabs...

These replies sound like good advice! Many thanks for the tips guys, much appreciated.

*looks up* CRIKEY!!! But I don't have an air conditioning cooling tower, communal shower or whirlpool. I assume you think I could have this in my tank, but A) my family have been using it without issues to date and B) I can find nothing about taking precautions against this in relation to...

I've just been insulating my loft (with the British Gas subsidised bargain £1 per roll B&Q loft insulation) and in doing so had to navigate my cold water storage tank and expansion tank. The expansion tank had no cover over it but had a loose insulation jacket around it which appeared to be...

I have just laid my first lawn. I have had a horrendous experience with purchasing the turf online and I recommned everyone avoids http://www.onlineturf.co.uk/, otherwise known as NorthWest Turf Ltd. thier customer service is atrocious and the lawn arrived brown. I was even asked by my...

I've bought a 6m2 devimat and thermostat from Homebase to install in my kitchen. I am about to lay it but have some queries with regards to the wiring. I have a redundant double socket which I am going to replace with a single box and wire the thermostat up to it for the underfloor mat to be...

Is there an association or trade body which governs this trade? I know this is a DIY forum but if I was to do the job myself I wouldn't have a useable garden again this summer, plus I'd be a bit out of my depth. I live on the London/Essex border and I require some decking, a spot of...

Cheers bry! I've made a good start and so far so good! I've worked straight off the worktop with no probs ... even the window sill is nicely parallel. However, I have found I need to cut tile 'slithers' coz the gap between the worktop and the widnow sill is about a tile and a 10th! I'm gonna...

I play a sport called (wait for it) underwater hockey. I'm serious! see here Anyway we use sticks (or pushers) to push a rubber covered lead puck across the bottom of swimming pools. I need to make my own sticks to a consistent shape. To see what they look like go here In the past...

Be carful as a pressure washer can cut flesh! I found out when cleaning the patio in flip flops! :shock: K