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Many thanks for your replies, I shall give it a go and practice on the corners with some old felt first Cheers :-)

Hi Just a quick question about felting a rabbit hutch roof. I want the felt to look neat and wondered what is the best way to fold the corners under? Rather than just fold the overhanging edges over at right angles and then nail them, is there a way to fold and create a neater corner? Thanks...

Thanks for your reply One of the drums is squealing a little so I presumed the shoe was worn, but the van has only done 38K and the handbrake only needs 2 clicks for a good lock, so maybe the shoes are OK. Can anything else cause them to squeal other than wear? I suppose the best answer is...

Hello I need to change the brake shoes on my Citroen Nemo and was hoping for a little advice. I've changed the brake shoes on all my previous cars, but this is the first time with this Citroen. Is it easy to remove the rear axle nut? Is it a staked nut or held in place by a pin or similar...

Hello Please could you tell me how easy is it to change the water pressure sensor on a Vaillant Eco Tech Pro? I have been advised by an engineer that it needs to be replaced. I presume you just need to remove the water pressure from the system first and then screw in the sensor with a new...

Hello I have a vintage model train and I need to grind about 0.75mm off the flanges/edges of each wheel so that it will run on modern track. I have put a wheel onto an axle and then put that in an electric drill and tried running it against a metal file, however very little comes off the...

Thanks for your reply :-) What is the best way to stop condensation on the inside of metal panels? This would be important since we'd like to store items in the garage that could be damaged by drips of water. Apart from fitting a proper ceiling, is their anything we could paint on the...

Hello My garage roof has a corrugated roof that needs to be replaced and I'm wondering which replacement panels I should buy? I don't know what it's called, but the current panels are made of a composite material that look like the old asbestos (they are definitely not asbestos, they just look...

Hello I have a garage with a corrugated panel roof and I'd like to seal the gaps in the corrugation where it meets the walls to keep out draughts etc. Please could some recommend the best way to accomplish this? I've seen you can buy filling strips made out of PVC and you can also use foam...

OK, thanks If I can't persuade the garage to change the oil, I would be prepared to do that myself, since I have done numerous times before on other cars but all with metal cartridge filters. It says on some internet sites that you need a special tool to undo the hexagonal filter cover to...

Thanks for your replies. The vehicle is a Citroen Nemo Multispace 1.4L diesel. The logbook has been stamped by the garage to say the next service is due in 20,000 miles. The last service in the book was carried out 10,000 miles ago. Therefore if I ignore this potential problem, by the...

Hello I recently purchased a used Diesel car from my local garage, the car is low emission and uses fully synthetic oil. According to the garage it was serviced before being delivered to me, and the log book has been stamped by them to show the next service is due in 20,000 miles. I...

Hello We have an Baxi Bermuda fire front which we still use as a fire to supplement the heat in our living room. The old boiler which is still behind the fire has been decommissioned and the radiators are now run by a modern condensing boiler. The problem with the fire is that the elements...

My Mum had a Baxi central heating system with back boiler and fire front for many years, but this was recently replaced by a new condensing boiler in the airing cupboard. The disconnected Baxi boiler is still behind the fireplace since she is still using the fire front to provide additional...

Hello We have recently had a new central heating system installing with a gas condensing boiler. The fitter has used a mixture of 15mm and microbore copper piping. The 15mm takes the main runs from the boiler to each floor, and then from there he switches to microbore to supply each...

Hello My elderly Mum has just replaced her old Baxi Fire back boiler with a complete new system and condensing boiler in the airing cupboard. However the fire front on the old boiler is still in the lounge fireplace and working. With the old Baxi system my Mum used to run the central...

We've just moved into a new house with a condensing boiler and are getting used to the heating system... All the radiators have thermostat values which go up to 5, but then there is a higher setting labelled E 68 Does that mean full heat/flow ie. no thermostat control?

Thanks for your replies It's probably about a pint of water in all, so not too much. I don't see it as a big problem if it isn't going to effect the boiler, unless someone is standing under the flue at the time! I suppose over time a stain will apprear on the concrete path below from...

Hello We've recently had a new condensing boiler installed in our airing cupboard. The flue pipe goes up into the loft, bends through 90 degrees, and then runs about 15 feet to the exhaust vent in the gable wall. When the boiler first starts up, some water is ejected from the flue vent for...

Hello I recently moved into a house which has been fitted with a Halstead Ace Gas Combi Boiler, which is a Wickes product I believe. The boiler has developed a fault, where water is slowly dripping from the outside overflow, and so the pressure gradually drops until the boiler will not...