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I posted my original question in General DIY re a new pond pump but maybe I should have tried electrics. I am having trouble with my garden pond pump. I am puzzled because I have a RCD (?) in the conservatory leading to twin sockets outside for the pump and filter. When I plug these two in the...

Thank you both for your contributions. I have had the pump apart again, the impeller does seem a little damaged but no stones. I am puzzled because I have a RCD (?) in the conservatory leading to twin sockets outside for the pump and filter. When I plug these two in the outside sockets, they...

Can anyone please advise me if I can get a replacement garden pond pump similar to a Hozelock Titan 3000? The one I have now is used together with a Hozelock filter Bioforce 4500 +UVC but has stopped working, it is 15 years old. I have cleaned it thoroughly but still doesn't go. I cannot seem...

Hi Ericmark, Thank you for your reply, I managed to follow a lot of it but I'm not very technically minded. All I need is the freesat recorder with a dish fitted to serve the one main lounge TV with English channels. I have another (old) TV in the kitchen which I will leave to receive freeview...

Hi Winston1, Well, enough said! I read through all the comments from you and those you recommended also omega015's comments and am taking the AV600 back. I have purchased an Ethernet cable (cost a lot less too as you said) and have worked out a way I can run it without disrupting all the...

Thank you for your reply. No, I don't have a sky dish and I have had a Remote link A240D booster fitted and the aerial was tested as being OK, but around 8 pm each night the freeview signal still just breaks up which is very annoying. I am next to the coast so don't know if this causes the...

I get a very poor signal on Freeview (half way between two transmitters) so I have purchased a Humax 1100s smart TV freesat recorder. I will have to get a dish fitted but as the broadband signal is poor here as well, and my router is in a different room to the TV, I purchased AV 600 Powerline...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I went onto Google Chrome, advance settings etc., and unticked enable hardware acceleration as you suggested. It now works a treat. It also seems to have speeded up other sites. Many many thanks, it was driving me mad. Hope you all have a very Happy New Year.

I have Windows 10 but when trying to view videos on You tube, the picture does not come out. I have the volume but nothing else. I have tried right clicking but nothing happens. As far as I am aware, Flash player etc., is updated automatically, can anyone advise me how to over come this please...

Hi JohnD, Thank you for your prompt reply, I have sourced a company near me and will get some of the Cuprinol tomorrow. Many thanks for your help, Dibs

I need to treat some larch (?) laps on the side of my shed (not ship lap) which have some woodworm. I have used the small Rentokil can where you squirt into the holes but I think the strips really need a brush application to soak them. The only woodworm treatment I can find is for interior...

Thank you for all the information. The weather has been so good here today I have managed to put two coats of Sandtex on the garage brickwork, will do the woodwork tomorrow with two coats of Zinsser. Thanks again for your help.

Footprints, sorry to bother you again but I have bought the Zinsser as you suggested and have sanded down the stain to remove flaky bits etc., I am going to use a gloss as a top coat and thought I should use two coats of Zinsser before that. Do I need to sand down between coats of Zinsser and do...

Thank you for your reply, it sounds exactly what I need and not too expensive. It will also come in useful for a room I am decorating at the moment too, dark blue to a cream. Again, many thanks.

In the past, I have stained the wood surrounding my garage door (rather dark stain). I now want to use paint instead (a light colour) and my books tell me that I should (after sanding) use oil based primer before using undercoat and top gloss. I see Dulux is advertising Primer/Sealer/Undercoat...

Thank you very much for the information, I understand what you mean now. I have a lot of work to do now. Very impressed with your shed. Thank you again, Dee

Goodness, that was quick. I had a look at the video, if that shed is yours with all the goodies, it makes my little battery drill look a bit silly. Not sure what you mean by one only per plant bottom though. The laps are going to be about 8' long. Thank you, Dee

A very simple question but can someone tell me what is the best to use for fixing shiplap onto a shed? Would screws be better than nails? What size type would be best? Many thanks for any help. Dee

Thank you again ricky101, sounds better and better. Many thanks.

Thank you ricky101, both suggestions you made look very interesting and definitely worth trying. D day is the weekend so will keep my fingers crossed. Many thanks for your reply.