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So I bought a stove by accident. I have been drooling over Jotul stoves for some time - but they are a bit out of my price range. We are planning a significant house extension in the next two or three years, so one that would fit the new space would be good. So one in need of repair came up on...

In terms of a replacement. I was thinking of getting a good battery drill, but am worried it won't be up to drilling Masonry. I have another B&D Drill for lighter jobs, so the new one would need to be up to drilling holes in Masonry. Should I stick to a wired one, any recommendations?

Hi folks, I have had a Bosch hammer action drill for more than 10 years now. Its been on it last legs for a while - reverse broke about two years ago. The chuck has never been great on it. It's the kind that you press the button and twist to tighten the bit. This evening it started to sheer...

Job done, phew. Thanks for the help everyone!

Do these come as a kit anywhere. Mikegarage.ie (local supplier) sells em separately?

Hi folks, I built a worktop in my garage out of Marine Plywood, as I was told it was quiet hard-wearing. I don't think the moisture out there is doing it any good, as some of the first layer was lifting. I have leveled it off and sanded it down. I am going to varnish it, to help preserve it...

Thanks John, Confirmed what I expected - I heard that might be the problem, should I have got a new belt at 100k? Ray K

Make - Skoda Model - Yeti Greenline Engine size/Type - 1.6 Diseal Year - 2012 Mileage - 160,0000 km Hi Folks, My Skoda Yeti 1.6 Greenline 2012 has a coolant leak. I have probably put 2 Litres of coolant into her since Christmas Eve. It was due a service in any case, so I decided to go ahead...

Hi folks, I need to show some neglected apple trees some over due TLC. They have been starved of light and growing into each other for years. Last year, I had a number of overgrown evergreen tree that where smothering them removed. Opening them back up to the light - I said I would feed them...

So while they are strictly protected by law here (Ireland) also. I haven't heard the councils are worried about it to same extend. That said I won't be inviting any questions from them ... ROTFL They don't bother me greatly - live and let live etc. Thanks for the tip - my plan is to build a...

So I have bats in my attic - this isn't news to me, I have known since I moved into this fixer upper that they are up there. We live near lots of woods and a forest park, so I presume the two things are related in some way. I have been ignoring them - mostly leaving them alone. However turns...

Switch works like a charm, still scratching my head abit on the wiring.

Hi folks, Went to the local 'ideal homes' exhibition last weekend with my better half. We have a home, we'd like it to be ideal, seemed to make sense. In anycase we came across this, an Evaporator System as an alternative to a heat pump. Now as I live in the south-west of Ireland, where rain...

Replaced... Works fine now.

Any reason why it would leak?

Folks, Need help identifying a cylinder next to the pressure valve on my oil boiler. I need to replace it because it's leaking. I tried taking it off and refreshing the joint table with no luck. Its leaking out the top.

I was afraid you would say that ... I was hoping I could do this with a multi-meter somehow.

Both are possibility - but I am still none the wiser about how I tell Earth from Neutral?

'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice So there is a light switch in the hallway, that switches on the two external lights at the front of the house. The external lights did have old rotten fittings on them, the electrician took these down, put terminator blocks on the wires and tapped them...

Hi folks, I put up a 2 low-energy 9W external lights at the front of my house, I live in the middle of nowhere and I like the idea of having lights running all the time when its (very) dark outside - for safety and security. These are wired through to a wall switch in the hallway. No sooner...