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Thermo ,I think it says stain on the tin ,but its like a paint finish . I will check .

Hi Thermo ,thanks for reply . I have been usung Ronseal decking product . First put on and it seemed to soak in well and looked good . Year later some had worn off so I recoated all of it . This year lots of it has flaked and I have removed most of it with wire brush ready to redo again. A...

Hi All , I have just spent a couple of hrs wire brushing the flaky deck treatment off my decking which I put up a couple of yrs ago . I seem to re-cover it each year . I am planning to extend the decking and saw some plastic decking product in a window/fascia board outlet a few months ago ...

Is there a simple set of instructions on here about how to use the testers ? I found no instructions with them when I bought them ,so really I would not be sure how or what to do with each of the probe ends to get the correct info from the unit . I am sure its simple, but advice would be...

I do actually have both the neon type screwdriver tester and the other type of tester shown . I just forgot to use them thinking they were all off on the same circuit !!!!! :roll:

OK fellas I get the Drift . :oops: Hopefully , posting this may serve its purpose, to prevent any other Non Experts ,to think before they attempt electrical work ,or leave it well alone. No harm done thankfully . :shock: Thanks for the comments .

LOL unfortunately no . Good one . :D

I shall stand in the naughty corner for half an hour RF .!! I wrongly thought they were dead ,when the hoover went off !! Indeed a lesson has been learnt .

Thanks spark123 for reply. I was kneeling on a Limmer floor at the time (bedroom on ground floor ). Dont know what compelled me to test them by holding them both but will know better in future .!!!

Good Evening , I recently had a bedroom decorated and decided to put new light fitting and sockets in .(old ones were 20 odd yrs old ). Carpet fitters were due to arrive in an hour so I thought get them done beforehand so no dirt on new carpet . Clicked switch off at consumer unit marked up...

No I think the paint i put on was oil based .Colours from B and * . Regards Rob.

Growler thanks for reply. No i didnt clean it off after sanding !!! I presumed sanding would take off all the grime . I will know for next time . I applied all the coats because I wanted a nice flat finish with no imperfections ,so I sanded in between coats to get it as flat as I could ...

Spoke to someone today who said it may be because I tried to do a second coat of gloss before the first coat of gloss had dried properly . As Im impatient this could be true . Anybody else confirm this may be the problem ? Regards Rob.

Yes will do joe-90 . Thanks again . Rob.

Thanks for the reply joe-90 . Yes the brush may well of been wet ,or damp anyway . I did shake off as much water as possible so it wasnt dripping .Would a damp brush cause this with liquid gloss .? Regards Rob. Having said that the cracking occured at the far end of the windowboard and I...

Ok ,hope you can answer this for me please . Sanded down skirting and window board in bedroom prior to redecorating /papering room . After sanding down the wood (previously been glossed 15 years or so ago probably )I applied two coats of undercoat /primer .Sanded again ready for glossing ...

I had similar problem with my Icon 30 fan .Only in for about 6 months then it stopped working after making a strange noise . Got a replacement no probs from Retailer . Tested it by taking out the module and just putting 240 V to the terminals but the fan did not move .The faceplate opened no...

Hi ,just done this in my utility room for same reason (space saving ). Was easy enough to do for a reasonable DIYer . Bought the roller system from Screwfix ,about £23 I think .Instructions are quite good with the kit . Bought door from Wickes to match other doors in kitchen . Get your...

wil do . Rob.

Thanks Symptoms . Thats the sort of info I needed . Regards Rob.