Recent content by TheBarkers

Ha ha, I hope not. The water is clear, doesn't smell and I've had my raggedy hands in it up to my elbows and I feel fine. I think I might try this DuraPower tape stuff. It seems about the only thing that might work. Any other suggestions?

Thankfully the pipe is set in gravel/ballast so the water drains away. The pipe's about 0.6m down. The pipe was caught by a tooth on a JCB bucket. The service plans we had didn't show it and the CAT didn't pick it up, obviously, because it's plastic. I've had a look on the internet and...

I've tried freezing a smaller pipe before using a freeze spray but it didn't work very well. Might a proper contractor have better equipment to freeze larger pipes? The pipe is black and feels pretty rigid so I don't think squeezing it would work. The hole is probably about the size of a...

I've got a pipe, approximately 75mm o.d. plastic with a hole in it. The problem is no-one knows where the stop cock is and chances are that it's been fenced off with no way for us (or Thames Water) to access it. Does anyone know of a way of fixing a pipe this size without turning off the...

Our washing machine has lights 2 and 5 (Reduced Creases and Extra Rinse) continually on, even when the on/off light is out. They aren't flashing, they're just on and won't turn off when I press them. Is this a mechanical fault with the washing machine or do you think the buttons are broken...