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Can anybody ID this shower trap? The chrome effect top has snapped off and I’m hoping to replace with like for like as I don’t easily have access to fit a new trap. So far I’ve tried the following: Hudson Reed 90mm Etal from Screwfix Viva from Toolstation And I’m awaiting a Nuie to be...

My follow-on question is what screwdriving bits to buy. A selection would be good but 90% of the time I'd be using PZ2. I currently mainly use https://www.bosch-diy.com/gb/en/p/34-piece-x-line-classic-drill-bit-and-screwdriver-bit-set-2763466 plus a box of decent PZ2 bits but assume I'll need...

If that could take a combined countersink / drill, it would be perfect! Thanks for alerting me to a new tool :)

I do a moderate amount of DIY, have a single Bosch 19v drill and find myself spending a lot of time changing between drill bits and screw driving bits. From other threads on here, I can see that an impact drive is a great tool for screw driving so I'm going to get myself an 18v Bosch impact...

Can anyone help with my question of which trade would deal with supplying and installing MEV for a house?

We recently had an energy consultant visit us to get some advice on how to tackle the overheating of our 15 year old three storey house. One of the strategies he talked about was using MEV to help pull cooler air up through the house in the summer while exhausting the warm air on the top floor...

My mistake, I missed the text and interpreted it the opposite way around! I’ll have a play when I’m next there and see what I find… Thanks!

According to https://elkay.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ELKAY_BDH_3875A-1_-750A-2_320A-1_-2235A-1_760A-2_A5_INSTRUCTIONS_AW.pdf all on equates to 2 minutes which feels about right for how it works currently.

I think you’ve cracked it, thanks so much for your help! All four DIP switches are on so these instructions look very promising.

It is!

This delay timer is used to control the lights in a communal hall, it’s triggered by various momentary contact rocker switches located along the hall. Can anyone help with the following questions? • How can I increase the delay? Is the component marked 1M a variable potentiometer? • Can anyone...

Great, now I want to buy a £35 bread knife (the first result in your link)! ;)

I've got a Stanley FatMax hand saw that came with a cardboard sleeve to cover / protect the saw blade and teeth. I've used that sleeve to cover the saw for years and of course it has now disintegrated. I'd hoped you could buy some kind of saw cover / guard but I've not managed to find anything...

I don’t mind screwing something to the back but I’d rather not have to create a slot in the backboard for the L angle to pass through. Like I say, that was my original idea and my fallback plan

For the French cleat and hook eye suggestion, it’s a solid / heavy piece of furniture so I’m not sure I’ll be able lift it onto the cleat / hook.

Thanks Harry, that’s my plan B but I’ve been asked not to damage the back of the drawers if at all possible…

For safety reasons I need a secure an old chest of drawers to a wall. The drawers have a back panel which I’d prefer not to damage and some solid wood at the top which I can fix to. I can’t work out how to fix something both to to this solid wood on the back of the drawers and the wall while not...

Sorry for not responding sooner but I did find a better solution and wanted to share it in case it helps someone finding this thread in the future. I used a “ASEC Round Rim Cupboard Lock” from Lock Shop Direct (...

I need to add a lock to a an Ikea Pax wardrobe in a short-term let (i.e. AirBnB etc) and am struggling to find a decent looking lock for the purpose. I'd bought a cabinet lock but it's very flimsy; the wardrobe doesn't need to be secured like fort Knox but I'd like it to withstand a stiff...

I have a pair of 1 gang backboxes in dot & dab plasterboard as per the photo below. The left box is where the telephone line enters the property, entering the box from below. The right box was a fused spur for an electric radiator in the past and the two cables enter from above. The cables are...