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That's what I'm doing at the moment. I just thought that, if I could spend £1 somewhere to get a replacement, that would be most convenient all round. The problem is that the tap fed by this pipe has a slow leak - so we'd been using the stopcock (which is right next to the tap anyway) to...

I have a tap on an outdoor stopcock that has disintegrated through old age. It's just the white tap part I need -- the rest of the stopcock is fine. Where can I get a spare? I did spot something quite similar by Oracstar in a Countrywide shop earlier, but it came as a...

Out of interest, if the pressure is slightly on the high side, I reduce it just by bleeding out some of the water from a radiator? I opened the filling tap just enough to take the pressure to the lower end of what was recommended. Then, over the last couple of days, the pressure has risen...

Mick, you're a star. Didn't expect a response quite so quickly, nor one that was quite so straightforward to carry out. Why on earth couldn't they just tell me that in the "user instructions"?! I guess that one installation might vary from the next in minor details as far as the pipework and...

Thanks for the quick response. Do I turn the taps on with the boiler OFF, without anything circulating, or with it ON? Thanks, Mike P.S. Also, I can see what looks like a filling loop, but there is a tap only on one end of the loop. I guess that is just a variation on a theme, and...

I just bled some radiators (despite a BG engineer having come around a month ago to do a full service, and ticking the box saying that he had bled the radiators -- some were still half full of air -- complete con). Now the pressure has plummeted and I need to top it back up before we get our...

Thanks for all the suggestions. Having looked into this further, it seems that the common swimming pool fence is just a "bow top" fence, and googling bow top fencing provides lots of examples. Doesn't come cheap though, but I guess that's the case for any steel fencing product. There don't...

Anyone recommend a supplier of swimming pool fencing? Thanks, Mike

The bulb in our external wall light has gone, for the first time since we've owned this house. Thing is, the cover is held by a couple of bolts with a triangular head profile. A bit like for the utility meter doors, only quite a bit smaller. The bolts are quite tight on; I've tried with...

Thanks for the tips. Cheers, Mike

noseall: re the file... that relates to leaving the metal "staple" (that seems to be the technical term for the part of a door latch that is fixed to the door frame, with a slot for receiving the catch on the door when it closes) where it is, and instead filing the slot so that it is wider (see...

Thanks, noseall. Sounds like what I've done in the past. So, is it (1) fill screw holes with splinters + re-fix in new place; or (b) file the slot to move the opening that way... what do you reckon? Mike

Now why didn't I think of that? Now all I need is a file... Thanks, Mike

The latches on several of our doors do not click in when the door closes, and some others require a bit of force to latch shut properly. So my thinking is that I must move the receiving part of the latches (on the door frame) a small distance so that the door part of the latch will click in...

I am thinking of tackling this project myself... basically just putting in a limestone surround / backpanel / hearth around an existing gas fire. What I would like to know is what mortar to use: (a) for the joints between the limestone parts (or is this necessary, do the parts just sit...

Thanks ChrisR, I'll give that a go. I did try a search, but my searching abilities are clearly as good as my lid-removal abilities! Bet you don't get much call for plumbing jobs in Antarctica. Mike