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Hi, I run out of knowledge almost immediately when it comes to electrics, but I've managed to muddle my way through rewiring lights in the past. I've just taken an old light fitting off which has three feeds into it. One of the neutrals was isolated from the others. I've tried wiring it up in...

Hi, We've got a brick fireplace which was covered with plasterboard. In removing the plasterboard we've ended up with some chisel / scoring marks on the bricks in a few places. I wonder if anyone has any experience with treating / repairing bricks to try and un-do the damage that I've done...

Hi, I have some old under cabinet lights in my kitchen that I want to replace with LEDs as they are forever blowing, and I'll probably want full length lighting. However most LEDs I see available are plug in or USB - I'm looking at something like this...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help? have a Damixa Jupiter tap (https://damixa.com/kitchen-mixer-33-p1406) which is constantly leaking from under the mixing handle. I had thought it was the cylinder, so have replaced this. However I am getting a constant drip bubbling up from the cylinder, then...

Hi, I'm looking to install a heavy (about 4kg) light to replace some old ones in our living room. The original one was just mounted on the plasterboard. I'm not confident that this will support the light, so want to mount it into the beam above the plasterboard ceiling. This is however 85mm...

Hi, We recently have had our old thermostat replaced with a Google Nest. However, we are having an issue with central heating. It now will only come on when the hot water is also being heated. I've had a look at the diverter valve, which has the markings "H M W" on. The indicator defaults to...

Hi All, I've got a series of blinds in the conservatory that have some lines connecting the top and bottom of the window, that the blinds run up and down on. The brackets on a couple of these have snapped and need replacing. However I don't know the source of the blinds, or what you would call...

Hi, I’m on my first decorating project having just moved house. We’ve had to strip a load of wallpaper and prep the walls for painting. In one room the wallpaper has brought off a load of the base paint layer from the plasterboard, and left a lot of patches. I’d appreciate any advice on the...