Recent content by Wooster

In my Mr Fixit duties, I'm trying to get a mixer shower working for a friend. It's the original shower that was installed when building was built in the mid 1980s. The only thing wrong is the 'spinner', the thermostat control knob shaft doesn't engage on the spindle. (The complete shower is...

Hello Don't quite know where to post this query... I have a piece of equipment that was bought in December 2005. It’s run by a Li-Ion, 7.4v 1500 mAh battery pack. I recharge the battery (8.4v, 0.9amp original manufacturers charger) as soon as the a ‘low battery’ symbol is displayed. I...

Wow - thanks for all your help with this! The hinges pictured on the webpage you suggested: http://tinyurl.com/dypxap3 look exactly like the hinges on my door. I've emailed the supplier asking if I can buy (just) the caps. Once again, thanks for all your help.

Thanks for your thoughts FYI: The cap is (21mm) square, with rounded corners.

Hello all I have uPVC 'French' doors that are 20+ years old. (The maker has long gone out of business.) Each door has three external hinges. Each hinge has a plastic cap to keep the rain out. The hinge caps are breaking up - with age and sunlight. Does any one have any idea where I can...

Hello guys Many, many thanks for your thoughtful and ingenious replies! I loved the idea of squirting a watery cement into the sill. It would make it more solid than the old wooden one. Sounded a perfect solution. But when I examined the end of the sill... I've had the house...

Oh yes I did. When it rains hard and the wind blows from the north - I fully expect my uPVC to be noisy. Question is: How do I stop the noise?

Not sure where to post this query. Buildings / Roof & gutter etc. But here I am... The design of my 1930's house means that one window sill get 'bombed' with rain - if the wind is in the North - and the rain runs down the wall. There is no gutter or eave. When I had the original...

Design of house means rains falls directly onto the window sill.

Hi Thanks for your thoughts. I can't find the tests you are talking about. (Despite using Google, Bing etc.) Can you direct me to a site - please? One more question: You said "Assuming it has been cut properly". What do you mean? It has never occurred to be that there was a wrong way...

But I've been hedge trimming them for 15+ years! Why would it start to die now?