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    low voltage transfomer virgin

    Hi never had need to replace a transformer before so a few basic questions which i help you can help me with. A light is out i replaced the 50w bulb but still does not work so i assume its the dimmable transformer the transformers state 20-60 W and i see homebase do a 50w transformer...
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    How to control algae in a fountain & pond

    cloverleaf, it for blanket weed but will do the job http://www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/index.php?p=product&products_id=4871&cid=1
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    log cabin companies

    http://dhlogcabins.co.uk/uk/index
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    lukewarm radiator

    hi thanks for the quick reply. i have never taken a valve off. what does the pin and the lock shield look like, thanks
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    lukewarm radiator

    Hi one of my radiators has never been the hottest, but its seems to be getting worse, its always the last to warm up and at best is lukewarm and cold at the bottom. This is a downstairs radiator and is fitted with a drayton thermostatic valve. The feed pipe at roasting hot. Questions 1,is...
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    uneven floor

    HI Hope you can help. I have a conservatory on the back of my kitchen. The conservatory is 20 years old and has settled since first installed and now has a slight slop to the floor. It was like this when i moved in, and i have had people in who tell me that it will not move anymore. The...
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    Ants and block paving locking sand

    I had ant problems a few years ago, I run out of ant powder, so grabbed the first form of chemical attack i could find. 'shake and vac' seemed to do the job. I dont know if they left due to the smell or they could not find a vacuum cleaner :lol: :D
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    Pond Waterfall

    Hi i had very similer problems for years. as mickyg said a good filtration system is important, change the UV bulb at least once a year and i found cloverleaf works where other products dont for blanketweed http://www.koicarp.net/water_treatment/cloverleaf_blanket_answer.html
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    driveway clean up

    next attack.lemon juice and vinegar!
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    driveway clean up

    thanks for the gunk driveway cleaner. works well. any ideas about rust marks. im tried chemical warfare, wd 40, breach,mister muscle combo but no luck any ideas?
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    driveway clean up

    Hi John the jet wash was really for the top of the pavers, im out there now clearing between by hand,(sweating with a mongoose on heat) i will leg it up halfords and see whats about thanks for the advice regards
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    driveway clean up

    Hi I thought I would give the drive a bit of a clean up this weekend. its a Marshalls product (see link) im going to get out the weeds and moss and put some new kiln dried sand. the question I have is where the car have been the are some oil marks and rust marks. whats the best to attack...
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    got any rudgwick

    Hi I need to get hold of 380 Rudgwick Multi Red Bricks. for some reason supply in thin on the ground. Ive been told that they have been taken over by weinerburger and they only do a run twice a year. any ideas where i can source some or a name of a brick thats close to the same any...
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    faulty Panasonic plasma

    Hi yep the same when playing a DVD, ive checked all the scart connections again. and no change. do you think its time for an insurance claim?
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    faulty Panasonic plasma

    Hi ive got a panasonic 42'' plasma about 5-6 years old. I took the TV off the wall to do some decorating. its now back but not working correctly. there is about a 2 inch vertical strip that looks normal until a flesh colour is in that area of the screen ,then instead of flesh colour it goes...
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    laurel probs

    Hi difficult to say from the info given. a photo would be good the attached link my help good luck http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0101/laurel_leaf.asp
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    soggy lawn

    you need to find out why the lawn is holding the water. The bad drainage could be many reasons. I assume you did not lay the lawn. i would dig a part up and see whats under it, if its a clay soil spiking it with a hollow-tine fork which will remove plugs and leave it for a day or so and then...
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    Are my palm trees dead ?

    Hi I have the same problem. I live in the south and normally leave mine out over winter, this winter was a bad one in the south and mine suffered. I really should have taken it in,yours does not look too bad. In the past anything brown does not recover, I my opinion you have done the...
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    brick lawn edging

    Afternoon. Im planning to edge my existing lawn with bricks layed on their edge. This edging was already used where the slabbed patio joins the grass and has been down for many years without any issues. The plan is to run the edging away from the patio and enclose the lawn.The brick will...
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    1996 escort 1600 ghia temperature sender unit

    Hi my wife has an intermittant fault with the temperature gauge. i looked at the sender unit and all seemed ok no loose wires i could see however the fiddling about started it working, but is intermittant. would you say the sender needs replacing and if so is this a simple task or...
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