Recent content by pooksahib

I have THTC (2 meters, one for standard lecky and one for water/storage heaters. A radio signal turns the water/heaters on and off). You may know that the radio signal is not long for this world. My supplier has yet to announce what will happen for THTC customers but I suspect it will be a...

Hi. This is a pic of my Nabis shower door and what you can't see is my finger holding up the L-shaped rubber seal (A). Without the finger the seal falls below the metal runner (B) and sits on the shower tray. I take it the seal is not supposed to protrude down. Am I missing a part or is some...

Hi Sunray. You've made a lot of effort with your replies so thanks for that, much appreciated. Your suggestion is good but there's no way I'm cutting the plug off a new strimmer - warranty and all that. The new strimmer only has 8m of cable so I need my existing extension plus the old...

Hi Sunray. My previous post had a wee error which I've now corrected. You're right about the lead for the old strimmer and the 'tail' that I clipped off it which held one half of a 2-pin joiner (the other half of the 2-pin joiner being on the long section of lead). I agree they don't look...

Thanks, plugwash and EFLI. Final question then: I'll plug the new strimmer into my existing extension cable. This is a 3-wire extension cable (3-pin plug at one end, 'female' receptor at t'other). I'm going to take the plug off and connect that 3-wire cable to the 2-pin joiner that I snipped...

Thanks guys. The manual is silent on the matter of double insulation but the square-in-square symbol appears on the box and on the motor of the strimmer. The writing along the cable includes '2x0.75mm'. All of that seems to point to an earth-free cable, no? But to answer EFLImpudence, all...

Hi. My old strimmer had a very short lead and you would attach the main lead by way of a 2-pin 'joiner'. Having taken it apart (picture) I see that the lead does not have an earth wire. My new strimmer doesn't have such a 'joiner' feature and the plug is moulded on so I don't know if it's...

I have a big, heavy tilt and glide patio door which I opened and closed yesterday. Today, I just can't open it - turned the handle to horizontal, there's a little bit of play on the handle side at the top of the door but the majority of the top of the door is solid. Any idea as to what's...

Thanks, opps. Yes, same door - supposed to be a close up. Is there an alternative to 'solid paint'?

A couple of years ago my sister had a wooden door replaced. The fitter gave it a few coats of what I reckon is varnish but it now looks pretty awful, especially after it's been raining. I think I'll give it a sanding and then paint. Is there any particular type/brand of paint you'd recommend...

I've just taken the old sponge from the kitchen and used the 'nylon scourer' side (rubbed on a bar of soap) on my basin. It's done a fantastic job. Thanks, JohnD.

Thanks everyone.

I know this is not strictly DIY but perhaps someone who's seen a lot of bathrooms might know what's caused this weird mark on the chrome in my hand basin. It's circular, which suggests a pool of something has been sitting there but I can't think what. Also, there's nothing to feel with a...

Hi. Mother's fan oven burnt her latest effort so next day I put a thermometer in first. Set the temp to 170 but the thermometer shot up to 250. Turned it off and cooked in the smaller (non-fan) oven above the main oven but this time the thermometer read less than the temperature I'd set. For...

Sorted. The WD40 loosened it. Not an anticlockwise screw as I was expecting (like a jam jar) but a clockwise 2cm turn then pull down. Thanks, RG.