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Hi, I want to use woodstain on a cupboard, not MDF but I am told it is better quality wood, which has never been painted before and I have bought Dulux Trade Woodstain. Asking in the shop whether I needed to sandpaper the wood down first, I had two different replies from them, yes and no. Can...

Thank you Brigadier for your reply. Yes, I bought the one from Screwfix and, as you say, I'd rather use the solution than have the final coat of paint spoilt. Many thanks for replying.

Thank you both for your answers. The wood I am painting is just the skirting board around a room 13' x 11', plus wood around door and window. I found some old answers on here recommending Liberon knotting solution (from Screwfix) and as the final coat of paint I will be using is very light, I...

I have stripped the paint off old woodwork, from 1930's, and also from wood about 20 years old and will be painting the wood again. Can anyone advise whether I still need to use knotting solution? It does seem to be very expensive. Many thanks for any help.

Thank you Steve and Ian, I have always had a filter with UV light but tested the water this morning and the nitrate is up although in 15 years I have never had this problem before. I think it may be a combination of putting water in from the water butts into the pond which maybe wasn't very...

Thank you Steve for your reply, that one goldfish of yours must have great stamina! I have a very old goldfish as well, about 10 years at least, I call him Hoppy, as he is always jumping out of the water, not out of the pond though. I rather think the crust forming round my pond is because I...

I have a sort of crust which has formed on the lining of my pond. Also, accidentally, I over dosed my fish on anti fungus & bacteria treatment which has caused green matter to grow on this crust which is making the water very dirty, apart from the pond looking unsightly. I have tried to replace...

Thank you both for your replies. I am in England. I never thought it would be this difficult to find a shade for the ceiling to take a 14 - 16 LED, or 100w in old wattage. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have just decorated my hobby room and need a new ceiling light shade which will take 100w (or new equivalent 14-16 LED) bulb. I need the bright light for close work but all the suppliers I have tried only seem to keep shades using 60w or equivalent in LED. Can anyone advise where I may be...

A big thank you to all that replied to my query. After reading all your comments, I have purchased the Bullguard Internet Software package for £11.75 for one year and will install it myself. Thank you again everyone for taking the time to reply and for your comments which have been a big help...

pete50, can you please advise how do I go about using Windows 10 free antivirus, do I have to uninstall the Bulguard? Many thanks for your reply, Deirdre

Many thanks for your reply, (footprints) it seems it may be easier than I thought. Again, thanks, Deirdre

I have Windows 10 and originally bought 18 months of Bullguard anti virus for £43.94 which is running out in 5 days. Bullguard want £60 approx. to renew for 2 years. I could purchase one year for £14.49 on Amazon but would have to install it myself. Does anyone know if this is easy to do and...

The exterior walls of my garage have been painted with Sandtex Masonry paint. However, I notice the bottom 6" or so peels away when wet. I will have to scrape this off but I have looked at water sealers and it appears you cannot paint over these, I want to Sandtex all the walls again. The...

I'm pretty sure it is the pump, as the light comes on in the filter. Thank you for your help.

The water from the pump goes through a Bioforce separate filter (with UVC light) outside the pond which is run from the second plug. Thank you for your help, I will get a new pump. Many thanks again,

I just reset the RCD and both outside sockets worked with a hair dryer. When I put the two pond plugs back in they didn't work. Thank you for your help.

Photos attached. Hope they are OK.

Thank you for your comments, I am now thinking of a new pump as I have had my use out of the old one and feel it is only a question of time anyway with it as it is so old so wouldn't be a bad buy. Can you advise what I should be looking for in qualifications an electrician should have? Many thanks.

Thank you for your quick reply, the inside socket is just off the usual in house meter, the electrician did have various testing equipment which he demonstrated to me the outside sockets were working (a round unit plugged in giving off a continuous noise - sorry - not very up on these things)...