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It's a pretty hard 90 degree bend so I suppose I'll try the Karcher and keep fingers crossed...really don't want to dig up the concrete, not least because I only laid a nice patio over it less than a year ago! If the blockage is where I think it is, then hopefully worst case, I can lift one...

Many thanks for the replies. I am going to try and clear the blockage before undertaken the gutter works. I was going to try and blast it with an attachment for my Karcher. Going by how quickly the downpipe fills up with a hose, I am certain that the blockage is not too far down. But...

Hi - yes I tried that and I got some debris up. I have also used my Karcher and cobbled together a pole with a hook to dislodge anything. But still the water only runs away very slowly - like a mm every 5 seconds. I'm thinking that joining the two gutters together and getting rid of the...

Hi - I'm in need of some advice please... Last week I noticed my gutter overflowing. When I tapped the downpipe, I could tell it was full of water. The downpipe goes straight into the ground/concrete. Today I cut the pipe to see if I could clear the blockage - 5 hours later, it's still...

Hi - I need to replace a section of my gutter downpipe. It's the square plastic type. I bought a length of 65mm pipe with a connector but found that it was too big - turns out my downpipe is 2.25inches (it says so on the pipe itself - I should have checked). Anyway, having searched the...

Thanks for the posts. I've been up to the masthead amp in the loft and turned the dial to the minimum which has reduced the strength to 79dBuV - obviously still too strong so I'll order a new PSU and see what happens. Thanks again.

Sorry - There's a Wolsey masthead amplifier in the loft. This is powered by a Labgear amplifier downstairs (I can only assume that the original PSU was lost/damaged by the previous owners). Is using the Labgear amp to power the Wolsey masthead amp a problem?

Thanks a lot for the help. On your point about the booster vs. PSU, it's a Labgear 4-way distribution amplifier - just checking that this isn't a problem? Thanks again.

Hi - My TV picture intermittently breaks-up for maybe 30 seconds every half an hour or so. I want to fix it and so have starting trying to diagnose the root-cause. I've read that a Freeview digital signal should be no higher than 75dBuV? My TV shows a Signal Strength of 91dBuV - could this...

Nice one, thank you, I'll give that a try today.

Hi - I have ordered some replacement doors for some fitted wardrobes. They didn't come pre-drilled for the handles. I drilled one yesterday and vinyl wrapping was shot to pieces on the other side of the hole. It's not a disaster as it's on the inside of door but obviously it's still visible...

OK, will do - thank you for explaining that it's an 'intermediate' switch, much appreciated.

Hi - hoping for some help. I was just about to start replacing a light-switch, when I opened the existing light switch and noticed that it's wiring conduits are different to the light switch that I've bought. The first picture shows the existing switch and the second, shows the new switch...

Hi – I wondered if someone had some advice on leaking Velux windows. I have two Velux windows, same age, installed next to each other (a couple of metres apart). On both lower corners of both windows, there is water ingress and the wooden frame is damp. On one of windows, in heavy rain...