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Really? Would you mind explaining? Do you mean a pic of the wiring of the LP722 (behind the removable front?), or the box in my airing cupboard that has a ton of wires and terminals (the one where the grey and white inputs come from)? Sorry - so many questions!

Had this problem before with a Drayton acl 3-way valve - the type that doesn't have the removable head. HW works but CH doesn't. Can force CH on by pushing the lever to the right to the CH setting. In the past, changing the motor has fixed this issue. This time it hasn't. I've checked the...

I take your point. Maybe the tiler used grout because there's only about 1/8th or 3/16ths of grout between tiles and window. Also, with the window being brown textured uPVC maybe he didn't want the hassle of applying sealant - which could get into the texture. I tend to agree with you though...

I would imagine this question has been asked before but I couldn't find one. In my bathroom, the window reveal is tiled on all 4 faces. It's been grouted on all joints. However, the joint between the tiles on the sill and the window has started to crack and bits of grout have come out. I...

Thanks. For better or worse, I've decided to use Yale latches I bought from B&Q some years ago and which I've just found (actually forgot I had them). I bought a few then (4 in a pack?) on the basis that I'd heard of Yale and their locks! I used one at the time but it didn't do well and I...

I'm replacing a couple of door handles and their latches. They're the privacy type, where a thumb turn stops the lever from moving. Wanting to buy half decent ones so I'm looking at Carlisle Brass DL55 WC. Are they OK (as in, are they better than what I'd get in the usual sheds)? Also want...

Sure. I've seen a lot of videos on YouTube that show the whole vinyl covering coming off in one piece. There was some talk of this method of construction failing due to a change in the adhesive used. Makes me wonder why we don't just paint the MDF and be done with it. My door is now back on...

I promised to report back. Did the gorilla glue thing, with a combination of masking tape (about 20 short pieces to hold the peeling vinyl down along its whole length), together with a piece of piece of wood "clamped" by 3 bungee cords (don't have clamps, and didn't feel like investing -...

Never used Gorilla glue before (heard of it obviously), so I've been reading reviews of the original PU version. Sounds like fantastic stuff but everyone comments on the expansion/foaming. It worries me slightly that if I clamp the peeling surface down it'll either expand out of the joint and...

Thanks everyone. I'll shall give it a shot - what's the worst that could happen? Which type of gorilla glue do you suggest? They do all sorts - wood glue, super glue, epoxy, etc.

I've tried to kill two birds here in this photo because it's almost impossible to take a photo from the other side (short of removing the door). The near edge is the good edge, and on the inside of the furthest you can hopefully see where it's peeling away.

No, there's no swelling. It's about 6 years old. I'll take a pic in a bit.

I have a wood effect bathroom unit, I guess it's called a vanity unit - one that's under the washbasin - and the surface is starting to peel off the edge of the door along the vertical join with the back face. Pretty sure all it needs is gluing back down (or at least, that's all I intend doing)...

Thanks everyone. I wouldn't have known there was a 2m restriction for that size cable.

Hi, I need to replace the flex on my hair dryer and I'm trying to work out the current rating. Can someone explain to me how the existing flex, which is 1.8m twin core oval pvc 0.75mm2, is OK for a hair dryer of 2200W? Doesn't that work out at 9A (2200 / 240)? I've found similar flex on the...

Hi, I had a new wash hand basin installed about a year ago and it has a click clack waste plug. When it was first installed the mechanism was very smooth but now it's starting to feel rough as I press and release. It's not actually sticking in the up or down position, but if it gets any worse...

Sorry to resurrect this thread but our problem is still not resolved. Relations with the bathroom fitters are now strained to the point where I don't think we're going to get any joy with them. I'm still hoping that there's an adjustment possible to the hinge whereby the "resting point" of the...

The walls in our house are what I believe is called dot and dab. I'm pretty sure the plasterboard has been lined with lining paper and then painted. I'm not sure if this is normal, or whether plasterboard is normally skimmed first. Either way, I have some holes that I need to make good. They...

Thanks for that. I've searched the internet for the fitting instructions of loads of screens and none show you how to do this.

A further update - is there anyone still there? I've come to the conclusion, rightly or wrong, that the screen isn't fitted correctly. I bit the bullet and removed the seal to see where the screen sits naturally, and sure enough, its normal resting position is not over the lip of the bath -...