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I need to replace a Heatline radiator but I understand they are no more. How long ago did they cease & is there likely to be any kicking around the supply chain somewhere? It's an unusual height at 750mm & I'd rather not have to rejig another set of mounting brackets. Is there any kind of...

I need to lift a section of floorboards that have a dividing wall on top, so need to cut along the joists. No problem I thought, I can finally use that Bosch mulitool that's been sitting in its box for a couple of years. Charged it up, fitted the blade & away I went - not! The two supplied...

Time to replace both basin & bath wastes so was looking at pop-ups. Then started looking at Screwfix, reviews of which suggest they are all varying degrees of garbage, regardless of the spend. Is that really the case or is there brand that doesn't leak/stick/disintegrate?

Would appreciate some thoughts from anyone OFTEC registered on what appears to be a bit of a bodge job on a neighbour's new installation.

I have two doors with Yale Platinum Eurocylinders that I'd prefer to be keyed alike. I know I can order a replacement to be keyed using the key code of one, but they're not cheap. So can the barrel of one be reconfigured to match the other?

Anyone have a link to a service manual please? Or at least how to access the electronic timer? Timer can't be set as the buttons are inoperative. I'm hoping just stuck/dirty & a clean will bring it back to life.

Cersanit close coupled WC, aprox 10 years old. The dual flush buttons sit in the middle of the cistern lid & screw through the lid to the flush valve. The fill valve is bottom entry & has a blue cap. I'm hoping someone can identify from this as I'm not at the property! The fill is extremely...

Would this be better in the plumbing section? The bottom of the square downpipe was mortared into place. This has now cracked & split to reveal the bodge underneath. Sunk into the concrete is a black plastic pipe with an approx 82mm internal diameter. The square downpipe just sits on this so I...

Trying to assist a neighbour who seems to be getting little help from the installer. The panel was installed in 2016 with an analogue dialler that sent a text when activated. That has stopped working with the installer blaming "new telephones". In fact the PSTN service is still active & I've...

I have a 2003 Honda Izy with I think the GCV135 engine. Despite all the love for the Izy, mine seems to have been a Friday Afternoon Special & has tormented me for most of the last 20 years. It's currently in its usual failure to start state & I'm about to attempt to strip the carb & clean it. I...

Can anyone recommend one given the high price of the genuine Honeywell, or is this a case of you only get what you pay for?

Lengths of string at the ready lads! I have a Warmflow 70-90,000 BTU boiler with a Riello burner feeding an indirect hot water tank & eight rads in a '70s three bed semi. Boiler is coming up to 20 years old so just wondering if it would make sense to consider swapping it out for a combi? No...

One of these days a five minute job won't turn into an alldayer. Although after 50 years of Sod's Law, time's running out. :( Just stripped a bathroom basin tap down to reseat. All good until I turn the isolator back on & water is leaking past the screwdriver slot. Doesn't leak in the off...

This is doing my head in. Had a slight leak from the feed to the Fluidmaster fill valve. So just as i did around 8 years ago, popped it open & the fibre washer was shot. Replaced it & re-assembled but it won't seal. Pulled it apart & replaced the washer with an O-ring & that won't seal either...

Trying to assist someone who has had dual-fuel meters (SMETS2) installed by Bulb but the gas meter appears to have failed to initiate comms, so remains dumb. Bulb were referring to a supposed software upgrade that never materialised. He's switched to EDF & they appear unwilling/unable to sort it...

I have a composite front door with a Euro cylinder lock & pad handle. So when unlocking, the first turn of the key unlocks & then opens the latch. Very occasionally the key turns continually in the cylinder. Is this likely to be the Euro cylinder or the lock mechanism? I've removed the...

Need some advice on a verge repair please. As per the pic, the board (undercloak?) has dropped & there's a crack through the mortar/cement. This has resulted in a substantial leak. The rest of the verge seems sound so looking for some guidance of what a proper repair would entail, before trying...

I've just replaced the ball valve plate on my Honeywell 3-way & the shaft is leaking. Any ideas other than a faulty plate?

I'm wondering why in the 21st century the apparently preferred method of roofing a shed is still heavy wood based sheets, that have to be continually recovered in felt or other coverings to try to stave off the inevitable ingress of water. Anyone used more modern, long-life materials instead?

I have a Siemens CU fitted with an 80A/30mA RCCB that covers the whole ring main & cooker. A couple of nights back there was a bang like a power supply letting go & the RCCB tripped. The bang seemed to come from the general direction of the kitchen but I can't be sure. No physical evidence or...