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Hello A piece of narrow trim has come off of our windows. It's a long piece of 'quadrant' type trim that goes between two panels of a bay window. I remember the guys using some glue type stuff that dries white and hard. I've got a spare bit of trim but am wondering where to get this glue...

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/1.1.htm "A 230 V linear appliance used on a 240 V supply will take 4.3% more current and will consume almost 9% more energy" That's not right. Power = Volts * Current, reduce the voltage, Current goes up but power stays the same. Not sure I trust that...

Thanks for all the speedy replies. I'll look into it all.

Hello I'm looking at buying a house that will need re-wiring. Despite the fact I'm a Chartered Engineer with a degree in Electrical Engineering I read that I'm supposed to have part p certification to reqwire it myself. How much does it cost to take the exam? I deal with 415V wiring...

Thanks for all the replies guys. I think a compromise is in order. I'll still add a door but do it without moving any of the uprights or bar along the top, making a door out of the central panel that hinges off of the current upright. The upright next to the current door can stay and the...

£5k for knocking down a wall and putting a couple of I beams in? I'm in the wrong business!

Hello. I'm looking to put a second door into my cupboard under the stairs. The first picture shows the current door, to the left of it is where I was planning to add the second door. There is a rail along the top of all three panels. I was looking to incorporate this into my second...

Hello. Now the arctic conditions are past us I'm looking to get the rear of my house re pointed along with a few problem areas elsewhere. What's the going rate? How can I tell if prospective builders/bricklayers are any good? I've heard that asking them how they would remove teh old...

no joy with that I'm afriaid. It sounds exactly like this fella's problem that resulted in scrapping the machine. http://www.fixya.com/support/t3009536-hotpoint_wd420_error_code

Hi. My (frankly rubbish) Hotpoint WD420P washer dryer has broken again. In starting a wash it stops and flashes the 'Reduce Creases' light (second one down) along with the power light. I've read somewhere before it's possible to work out what the error is based on which light it is...

Hi After hoovering up some pine needles my Panasonic upright vacuum cleaner is having problems. I've cleared the filters and changed the bag but suction is poor. I thought that the motor assembly had got some needles in it as the filter between the bag chamber and the inlet to the motor is...

Did it get hot again and cycle downward if you stopped and then started the shower again?

Hello I posted a while back about my Bristan Prism shower not supplying the correct temperature of water. The filters are clear, there is plenty of hot water. I suspected the pump, but turning it around yields the same performance so it can't be the pump. It seems to work with a slow...

Interesting. I took the mixer off and there was a little crud in the cold supply but not the hot. Anyway, this made no difference to the temperature problem. However switching off the pump solves the problem. Hot is hot and cold it cold, faultless. Turning the pump on makes things too...

Hello Shower has been in place and working fine for at least three years. Both hot and cold are pumped to it from the same pump. I'll have a butchers at the filters on the back perhaps. I suppose any crud in there could result in turbulant flow accounting for the noise I can hear...

Everyone else stumped too then?

Hello I've got a Bristan Prism Thermostatic bar shower, pumped from my hot water cylinder. Water is coming out coldish regardless of thermostat position. There is plenty of hot water in the tank and the hot feed at the back of the mixer gets hot. I think there might be an air lock as...

Hello I'm after some outdoor 'icicle' lights. I've got an external socket that can close over normal plugs but not the stupid transformer things that the icicle lights seem to come with. Has anyone seen any old skool 240V ones with no transformer? I'll be able to get those plugged in...