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Rawl plugs - surely if the hole in the wood is big enough to put the plug through then the screw head will pull through too! Or do you mean use them like a frame fixing where the plug is flush with the face of the timber?

Hi all, I'm refitting old skirtings after having the walls re-skimmed. Its plaster on blockwork all the way around - no dry lining or plasterboards. I don't fancy glueing them because the walls aren't perfectly straight and the plaster at the bottom of the wall may be a bit clumbly. The...

Onetap and oilhead - thank you very much for the help. I'm glad it's finally been dientified, even if it is obsolete. I can see that no protection is built into an external thermostat - the boiler has it's own protection if the HW/CH controls thermostat failed, but the immersion wouldn't...

The tank is a Hercal grade 4 indirect tank. So is a modern replacement part available? Any suggestions as to what I should do?

Thanks for the help so far. I think it's Aglie's 2nd option, but let me clarify the setup. It's a 1973 installation domestic indirect hot water cylinder. Header tank in the loft. The boiler heats the water via the indirect coil (three way valve between boiler, CH and HW). An immersion...

I need a replacement hot water thermostat but I appear to have an unusual one. Anyone know where to get one of these from? Here's a photo:

Excellent - thanks for the tips. I'll take a look. I've already had the bar off and the tiny hole and slot where I think the oil comes out of is completely clean. I wasn't sure if I was looking in the right place though. I'll have a go at getting the clutch drum off. Is there a way to stop...

Hi guys, I have a Stihl MS180 chainsaw and the chain oil isn't getting from the tank to the chain. I guess there's a blockage somewhere. How do I get into it? Is there an oil pump? How do I get at it? All suggestions gratefully accepted. Ant

I've got two flexi pipes with a monobloc tap - see picture below. What goes on the other end of these fittings? I need to get them onto 15mm copper. A link to a screwfix item or similar would be fantastic. All help appreciated. Ant

Ok. Thanks for the help guys. I only need the cold connection and one of the tails is not quite beyond use so I'll tighten it up with some sealant around it and see what happens. Otherwise I'll be after a new tap. Last question (I hope) is the hole in the drainer the same size for monobloc...

Well I double checked and they are indeed anti-clockwise threads. Anti-clockwise to tighten them, clockwise to undo. So does anyone sell flexible tails with anti-clockwise threads??? Or do I need a new tap?

Well I've done as you said and they're now undone. They were an anti-clockwise thread! Is that normal?

I have an old kitchen tap (~1980s at a guess) which I want to reuse on a sink in my garage. It is a single hole mixer tap and has two copper tail pipes on it. One of the pipes is very loose and I doubt it will be water tight. It turns freely about 1/2 a turn or so but then becomes stiff...

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There's two reasons why it might not work: 1) Is there enough pressure? To test this get some pipe onto your existing tap and see it water still flows when the other end is held up in the air at shower height. If so it may not be the best shower in the world but it will flow water. 2)...

If the pump only works on the high setting then there's a fault with it (or in the circuit where the pump setting dial is on the side of it). Fix that first. Then work out where the feed pipe connects to the circuit, and where the expansion pipe connects. They should be (from memory) 6...

Following on from my recent post about how to fit a panel - next question: What do I cut it with? It's 18mm thick, "wood effect". Chipboard inside (I guess - the vanity unit was) and plastic veneer type coating. Options I have available to me: 1) Circular saw - but I suspect it'll be a...

We have an optima based wired alarm, fitted by myself just over 2 years ago. The controllers, door sensors, phone dialer and siren are all fine. The PIRs are giving me major grief with false alarms. We go months without a problem, then a sunny day arrives and we get another false alarm...

Thanks for all the advise so far. I'm definitely not removing the vanity to get the panel in and out! I think I'm going to cut the top rather than the bottom, as this will be hidden under the lip of the bath. There will be a section of wood behind it at the bottom so I'll finish that off...

Hi all, Having trouble fitting a bath panel. IT's wooden, and ideally I want to put it under the lip of the bath. Trouble is the vanity unit is too close so I can't get a steep enough angle to lean it and tuck it up under the bath. I have considered fitting it outside of the lip of the...