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By the looks just a cheap 3 way thing. Is a distribution amplifier ok with the amp already in the living room

Over the last week we have been having some issues with our tv reception. We have two tv's in the house on free view. We had a new aerial last year with an amplifier. The tv in the bedroom works fine but when the aerial is plugged in we struggle for reception in the living room. When the...

One more question a quick look on eBay shoes a big price difference between different ones, are there some which are better than others

Thanks for your help, will order a new sython. If it helps great, if not it will have to wait until we do other work in the bathroom

Some excellent replies thanks. Please see pictures of what I have

Full cistern and it appears to completely empty on each flush

Our bathroom toilet has a very poor flush, and takes a number of goes to finish the job. Is this likely to be the shape of the pan or the flush inside?

Hi will the below do for a electric shower isolator http://www.diy.com/departments/crabtree-1-gang-1-way-50a-white-ceiling-pull-switch/259292_BQ.prd Crabtree 1-Gang 1-Way 50A White Ceiling Pull Switch

Hi all as the topic suggests I have a heating tank that looks like the attached, how can I work out how many litres are left. I have contacted the manufacturer to see of there is a special dip stick, but no response. It is a harlequin slimline 245 thanks Mark

I am quite a competent DIYer and am in the final stages of a loft conversion. I would like to use a router to give a panel affect to sheets of MDF. I have a router I bout cheaply a few years back, but when I tried to use it previously I never had great success and control was difficult. Has...

old style scaffold towers seem quire cheap on ebay, I bought one for £40 earlier in the year for a similar job. It foes together quite well, it wasn't very stable when hanging over the edge so I ratchet strapped the base to the wheel of my car. Worked a treat

I did explain to her the insulating point, and we have compromised as both ends are like this to have one exposed and the other insulated. Maybe after a wire brushing a good floor brush and water should be next

Hi, at the moment I am in the process of making a usable space in the loft. Up until this weekend I was planning on putting a stud wall up over the end, but Mrs Wez has said she would like to make a feature of the brick work. As you can see from the picture it is quite untidy at the moment...

Hi All, First post in the plastering section. I have been doing a central heating install and a loft conversion for most of the year. I am now at the point I have insulated and have a floor. The next step is to dry line before getting a local plaster. The roof is constructed of 4x2 with...

John D, you summed it up well, as long as it doesn't have to be directly above that's good. It is as you describe above the water with a U, but doesn't look like it has had a flow through it for a long time, which I can only assume is good.

So I need to move my water tank in the loft so I can add some stairs etc, while having a change around in the house. There are 3 pipes going to the tank. 1 15mm pipe which is obviously water mains in 2 22mm pipe exit to cylinder 3 Pipe which looks to come up from the cylinder to the top of the...

So, I have just bought a block splitter on ebay, I knew the bottle jack was faulty, I have just stripped down to find the problem, and have found the spring in the picture inside where the oil should be, no where obvious where is should go. It looks like it is still original shape and size...

For pressure testing I got some compression end caps, drilled and installed a tyre valve, then pump up with my little compressor. Worked a treat

I have to say responses as above are frustrating, it is not a lack of acceptance but an inquisitive nature, that is how I work, I just like to learn and understand things that I need and things that I am just interested in. I don't have a problem I am very happy with what I have purchased. I...

Is there a way of measuring BTU, I did some research when buying some rads, and I know there are different test methods which provide different figures but as a DIYER, I got confused and went with trade radiators as BTU figures looked good and reviews were OK, but there is something in my mind...