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I'd be plugging LED strips into the sockets (four different sets).

Hello, I need to wire up four different LED strips at points along a 15m wall. The power socket is about 5m away from the nearest set. Ideally I wouldn't have four individual extension cables. Is it possible to wire 4 x trailing single sockets along one cable, as per the attached sketch? Or...

Thanks. Yes I was just wondering if it is a "binding screw" of some kind, but I'm looking for one with plain flat heads ideally, as in the photo...

Thanks, do you know what type it is, and where I could get some? I can't seem to find anything similar.

Hello, Can anyone identify what the steel fitting used for attaching the handle in this photo are? I need to make one in a similar fashion but am stumped! Is it some kind of rivet? Many thanks, Sam fitting is

Many thanks for your help. Do you mean like this: https://www.screwfix.com/p/arctic-products-siamp-diaphragm-washer/5006j

Hello, The part of the cistern in my toilet indicated with the red arrow in the photo is spraying water as a fine mist when filling. This gathers on the underside of the lid and drips down the side of the cistern. Can anybody give me a link to the part I need to replace it? I’m assuming it’s...

Hello, Could anyone advise how I make some more of this skirting? I’m not sure which router bit to buy, or whether I should even buy an old moulding plane? Many thanks

Really helpful. Many thanks for your expertise. I'll get to it!

Sorry, re-posted this in electrical

Hello, I want to put a dimmer switch across 3 x 5m lengths of LED strip. The electrical shop sold me a dimmer, some LED strip and a transformer that should work together to achieve it. I plan to wire a plug into the dimmer, then from the dimmer to the transformer. I want to check the correct...

Hello, I want to put a dimmer switch across 3 x 5m lengths of LED strip. The electrical shop sold me a dimmer, some LED strip and a transformer that should work together to achieve it. I plan to wire a plug into the dimmer, then from the dimmer to the transformer. I want to check the correct...

Hello, I recently varnished a cork floor with rustins water-based polyurethane varnish. I gave it alight sand beforehand with 180 grit. It had three coats and is now fully dry. Unfortunately I’ve noticed that any gentle abrasion to the surface now (like moving a chair) means that the varnish...

It’s hard to say exactly, but I think it’s the bottom part of the boiler.

Hello, my boiler has been making a strange noise sporadically. It doesn’t do it all the time, just comes on for a few minutes most days and then goes back to its normal quiet hum. I’ve attached a video so you can hear it. Any ideas what is causing this would be really helpful. Many thanks!

This seems to be a window cleaning product, but I want to obscure the windows!

hello, Does anyone know what people generally use to white-out shop windows while they’re being done up? Is it watered down emulsion?

Great, really helpful. Thanks a lot for that explanation. I’ll check it out today.

Thanks, but I’m not sure what that is, could you explain what a split follower mechanism is?