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Any suggestions to free it up? Is WD40 acceptable, or could it leech into the water? Hot/cold alternates to expand/contract? Hot-air gun or hot cloths? Suggestions, please.

That looks as though it'll do the job - however, since it seems to fit onto a standard MCB board, the current fuse box will have to be replaced, or detach the cooker circuit from it, since the box is a 1970s wire fuse design. Although - could the contactor be mounted where the existing cooker...

Elderly relative has been leaving the oven switched on overnight a few times, and I want to fit a timer such that it will be disabled between say 11pm and 7am. Plug-in timers available from B&Q and other electrical retailers won't have the power capacity, I assume, as the oven is hard-wired...

Would it help to ; (a) run over the whole garden with a strimmer to chop the tops off the weeds; then (b) spray what remains of them with Weedol or Roundup, then (c) dig it over after a few days once the weedkiller has taken effect, and the weeds will be less trouble and likely come...

the lawn was laid 7 days ago; currently watering it once or twice daily; installer recommended 3-4 weeks before walking on it, and same before first cut. It's at the stage now where the roots seem to be holding onto the ground below - try to lift a corner and you get some resistance, whereas...

Most installation instructions for the showers will advise you to site the shower unit and shower head such that in normal use, the spray is not directed at the shower unit. Therefore, unless you deliberately point the shower spray at the sides of the shower unit, it's not too much of an issue...

Wow. Glad I brought some humour into your day. What kind of cover do you think the inspection thingie should have? Regards, Graham

This is what the top of it looks like - plywood was just laid on top of the brickwork Regards, Graham

We have an external drain inspection chamber out back (does drainage come under Plumbing? I hope so.) - when we moved in, this was covered with a sheet of plywood; as with all things around the house, I vowed to replace it one day. However, the plywood has disintegrated; some of it had fallen...

GRC - Comparisons with these situations are redundant - you didn't buy a number of umbrellas, unsure of how many you would need, used some then returned the unused ones; you bought one and then had second thoughts about it. You didn't receive it as an unwanted gift. You didn't buy two...

GRC - What was the motive for replacing all this stuff? Was the float valve not working, the flush not working, or both? In the case of the above, you may have had an overflow supplied in the kit, but was it REALLY necessary to replace the overflow? i.e. if it was watertight already, it...

GRC - Jeez, you're not having a good time of it, are you? Did you take the cistern off the wall? If so, you would have noticed a ring-shaped large washer between the cistern and the pan (which may have been bent out of shape over the years) - this is the 'doughnut' which keeps the water within...

GRC - Did the overflow come supplied with a rubber washer? If so, did you install this inside the cistern? If it didn't come with a washer, go back to the supplier and ask for one. Likewise the washer (if supplied) for the float valve (bottom entry? into the base of the cistern?) should go...

GRC - Don't be annoyed with me, but I think you give up WAY too easily. It's not difficult or complicated. You could get some white sleeving to cover over the black wires; Maplin or similar electronic suppliers can supply this. However, you'd need to disconnect either the plug at the...

GRC - I second the first question. Second question; are the speakers mains or battery operated? If mains, and the amplifiers are built in, the owner will have power & signal leads to worry about...... Regards, Graham

and "If you bought a pair of shoes, then saw another pair your prefer, you would expect to be able to return the first pair, un-worn, and get a refund. No?!" GRC - Well, no I wouldn't. As a general principle, I don't see any reason the first retailer should be obliged to spend their...

Do NOT under any circumstances connect the speaker connections from the all-in-one to the microphone or line input on your sound card... that's a recipe for disaster. Are there any line outputs on the all-in-one (it would be useful to know who made the all-in-one, and what model number it is)...

Sorted now - thanks for all the suggestions, chaps; as PED suggested, the red plastic bits unscrewed (with a bit of persuasion, and after removing the vertical red tube and chopping the stub off so the thing could rotate freely) from the brass upstand; the 1/2 inch thread on a float valve from...

GRC - Tell us about the downside of Yellow Pages. Please. Regards, Graham

GRC - Tell us (I'm just curious) ; What kind of work you were doing when you were earning £1000 per week? What do you actually want to do? What kind of house do you want, that you couldn't afford on what seems to be average earnings of £52k per annum? Regards, Graham