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Hi, I have a 16th Ed. CU which I'd like to convert to a 2-RCD system. Problem is that it only has two Neutral terminal blocks. I've been looking at empty enclosures on Screwfix but it's not clear from the listings whether they have the three Neutral blocks required for incomer + 2 RCDs...

Anyone know where I can get a replacement trim plate for a built-in Mira 8 (the shiny silver bit in this picture http://www.showerright.co.uk/Mira%20Showers/mira_8_shower_spares_from_shower.htm )? I can't get the old one off without destroying it, and need to replace a gasket in one of the...

Hi, I have an Optima Xl6 alarm installed, but I don't know what heading this falls under when applying for insurance? Is it: NUD audible only NACOSS audible only SSAIB alarm Other alarm. The alarm came with the house and I have no paperwork. I've tracked down the installation manual...

Bought a CR2032 holder from Maplin for 59p, desoldered the existing leaf contacts and soldered the holder in. Works a treat and cheaper than £20 - although not sure where you got that price - looking at around £55 from Screwfix for like-for-like replacement. Anyway, all done now. Thanks to...

Hi, I've inherited a CH control unit, but the battery has been removed from inside. These batteries are supposed to be non-removable, so it's not just a case of slotting another one in. They're sort of spot-welded in, which I can't replicate. Obviously, without the battery all the settings...

Damn - I hadn't seen them in the Screwfix catalogue! That's what I need, although a touch more expensive than I'd hoped for something that seems born to break (or maybe I'm just too clumsy :) )... Thanks for the info

I have been considering the 'second tool' option, but hadn't considered the 'naked' option. Thanks for the advice!

How would that help? I want to be able to swap quickly between drill bit and driver bit. Unless I'm missing something, a chuck adaptor won't help me!

In a QR bit holder.

Thanks, but at those prices, plus shipping from the States, it's cheaper to keep on buying multi-size sets to replace single losses!

Hi, Managed to break a couple of hex shank bits this weekend. This isn't the first time this has happened! First time I just bought a set of three, and just used the one that was the same size as the one that was broke. This is not a cheap way to replace drill bits. Anywhere I can get a...

Yikes! The cost just escalated significantly! From about £23 all-in to about 5 times that!! :shock:

Hi, I want to insulate my loft properly, the stuff that's up there at the moment is pretty ropey, been there since the house was built in the 80s. The recommended depth is 270mm, which will put it well above my joists. But, like most people I guess, my loft is part-boarded and I store...

But surely if I fill it with concrete that will expel any gases? It hasn't been used in 15 years anyway, so any gas should have escaped by now, especially with the rust holes in the manhole cover!

Hi, My property has a disused septic tank behind the garage. The cover is badly rusted and the concrete slab which sits above the tank has a crack which I think is a result of settling. For safety's sake and to stop the slab settling/cracking any more (I want to build a large lean-to shed...

Anybody??? :?

Hi all, My next door neighbour has given me a chainsaw on 'permanent loan.' It's a Danarm, but I don't know what model and can't find anything on the saw itself to tell me. It's a tiny little blue thing with a cutting length of about 12". The chain is knackered so I want to replace it. It...

I think we must just love the adrenalin rush! :D

Hopefully any cracking will be largely hidden. On one side I'm planning a floor-to-ceiling shelving unit, and on the other side will be our bed... with a judiciously-placed picture or something above the headboard... It would have been nice to do a 100% proper job, but I have neither the...

Thanks for all the advice. Spent a few hours today chiselling the door casing flush and fitting new wallboard. Going to try and skim the door (what could possibly go wrong...? :wink: ) - Is there any benefit to taping the joints between the plasterboard and the existing plaster (Well, render...