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Why the prejudice against CFLs? We have used them in our house for 15 years, without any problems. Surely if lights flicker, this suggests that something [circuit or MCB] is faulty? I assume that by "flickering" the OP meant that lights which should be ON are losing supply for a fraction -...

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I don't think that "PrenticeBoyofDerry" meant that the reel had a couple of screws loose - you might need to use a mirror?

I agree with i_am_fubar about ventilation being critical. If I understand the OP (Mutley56) correctly, he has created an unventilated envelope under the shed, which might trap moisture and encourage rot. To start at the bottom; what is the base: earth or slabs or concrete? If earth or slabs...

A layer of sand about 1" deep, filling in the gaps in the hard core, would ideally be better than just putting the pea gravel directly on the hardcore. A more solid construction is needed for vehicles which put greater forces, downwards and sideways, on the surface than feet . A useful site...

Two points: (1) if it's only a dog-run it doesn't need to be as heavy-duty as a driveway; (2) to avoid having a million weeds growing through the pea shingle, it may be worth putting down a layer of weed-control fabric between the soil and the pea gravel. This means taking up the broken...

Have you thought about how to access the plumbing and waste? You can't be sure that nothing will ever go wrong - unless you are doing a quick cosmetic job and selling on to someone else who will have to deal with the inevitable problem. [I looked at your post because I'm about to...

I have used CFLs throughout for over 12 years now; the only one that has ever flickered was on a circuit with a neon in the [MK] switch. However, after changing the light fitting and with a different CFL in it, two years ago, the flickering has stopped, and the neon in the switch still works as...

Thank you both; you've saved me some work. I have rigidly re-fixed the battens - now to find a plasterer.

I have removed the 12.5mm plasterboard covering a bedroom fireplace, because there was a prominent ridge where I thought there was a lintel (at the top line of the removed plaster.) I now think that the wooden framework was placed too far forward, and the ridge was a bodge to join up with the...

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Have you contacted the Building Control section of your local council for advice? It might be that you don't need ridge ventilation, if there is no felt under the tiles - or maybe you could fit breathable felt so that moisture can ventilate through the tiles. I would be wary of your...

Thanks for that (I hadn't thought about Gardening) - I think the post is http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137720. Since posting, I have found out that what I called tubular "nuts" are also known as Threaded sleeve nuts or inter-screws - although the ones I have located on the net...

I am unable to undo some internal door handles. The handles and doorplates each side are held together by two bolts (4mm dia. X 40mm long, with screwdriver slot heads) which locate in tubular "nuts" (15mm long) also with screwdriver slot heads. When the handles were fitted, the bolts kept...

But those are compression fittings, not Speedfit. There was no room for me to wield a spanner, and the "professional" who fitted the previous tap had used Hepworth pushfit (hence my earlier post about removing them in a confined space. I used Speedfit because of earlier postings suggesting that...

Page 357 of the summer catalogue "Monobloc Tap Connectors" - I bought the 15 X M12 X 8 (ref 8408498) @ £11.73

Final update (I hope.) The good news is that Screwfix took back the Monobloc hose kit and refunded without question. I've managed a work-around using elbows and flexible hose connectors which may not be neat but seems to work. The bad news is that it's another "quick" job that took a couple of...

Thanks seco services - the O-rings appear to be sound, although one of them appears to be a looser fit than the other one. I've swapped the O-rings between fittings - it looks as if one of the fittings is oversize. Can one get packs of O-rings of different sizes, or is it better to return...

I am trying to connect a Franke monobloc kitchen tap (Zurich); the instructions say that the copper tubes only need hand tightening. Because of the complexity of the existing pipework under the sink, I thought it would be easier to use flexible tails, so bought a JG Speedfit 15mm X M12 Monobloc...