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I've noticed our chimney stack as a small vertical crack down it. I'm not sure how long it has been there though. I had two roofers visit to quote on some slipped tiles and asked their opinion on it. One told me that it could be patched with cement to stop it worsening. Another told me...

Hi, They do carry Damixa parts but as this tap was fairly old, >5 yrs they didn't carry it as stock. When I contacted Damixa they suggested Croydex. Martin

Croydex Ltd stock parts for these taps. Their details are below: Croydex Ltd, Central Way, Andover Hampshire, SP10 5AW, UK T: +44 (0) 1264 365881 F: +44 (0) 1264 356437 Sales:[email protected] Helpline: [email protected] www.croydex.co.uk might be useful to others searching on...

Twin ovens are on an independent electric supply. Bottom small oven has not gone off on its own. Top large oven goes off or light goes out at random times sometimes when it goes off it comes back on after a short time, other times it switches everything off and has to be re set and re started...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. The oven doesn't lose temperature it cuts out, the oven light goes out along with the display. After a while it comes back on (I assume when it's cooled down) and the clock has to be reset. I think the Engineer was working on swapping the most obvious parts...

Hi, I have a Zanussi oven (Model ZDM891W) and the top oven randomly cuts out. A repair guy came out and changed the fan on the oven but the top oven is still cutting out randomly. Could this be a thermostat or a safety cutout? Any hints on how to troubleshoot this or suggestions...

I have a Damixa Serie 16 Eco-klix (see pic) basin taps and the serrations on the red (see pic) plastic part have worn which means the tap doesn't turn off correctly as the handle slips. I've tried contacting Damixa and Bristan but haven't had a reply. From Googling for this it seems like...

It is only one fitting that does it. I just checked closer and the whistling/ high pitched buzzing sounds like it is coming from the bulb filament. It's not loud but you do notice it in the background when watching quiet tv. When I turn both lights on it still does it, I also noticed when I...

Thanks to everyone for their advice. I removed the tap from the towel radiator and noticed it had hardly any PTFE tape left on the threads. I used the loctite 55 tape to seal it. It's like dental floss crossed with PTFE tape but slightly gummy and I wound it round the threads til it was...

Hi, I have two light fittings with 60W filament bulbs attached to a double dimmer switch. When the dimmer is not dimmed one of the bulbs has a low pitch whistle. From what I recall the Dimmer is rated for two 60W bulbs. I've changed the bulb a couple of times and noticed that the white...

Hi, Thanks guys, seems like I didn't put anywhere near enough tape on and did it the wrong way round. Apart from using putty to seal the joint I couldn't of got it more wrong ;) Thanks again, round 2 with the rad at the weekend. Martin

Hi, I bought a Kudox towel radiator from B&Q along with taps to replacing another that had gone rusty. I fitted it as per the instructions but found it initially leaked from one tap and now the other is leaking very slightly. I wiped round the taps with a rag and can see that it is...

Hi All, Thanks for the advice. I bought a tub of Peelaway 7 along with the wrapping and neutraliser. I put it on for about 36 hours at a thickness of about 3-4mm. Its taken most of the paint off and along with the polish/varnish or whatever it is. The time the peelaway was on along...

I'm decorating our hall and stripping the staircase after decorating a lot of the other rooms in the house (1930s house). All the rooms had thick gloss paint over the woodwork and I've stripped and repainting most of the woodwork. All of the house woodwork and doors has several layers of...

Hi, I want to lay some laminate flooring, probably the B&Q tileloc flooring from my hall through my kitchen. The hall is no problem as there is lots of info on fitting that here and on the internet and I know you can either fit edging or raise the skirting boards while leaving a gap round...

I've been given a DeLonghi Gellato Italia classic ice cream maker (Model GI 1000 DL). It still churns but doesn't get cold. I think it probably just needs regassing with refrigerant but can't find anywhere that repairs ice cream makers. Contacting Delonghi didn't get any reply. Does...

Hi, I have a wooden cabin sitting on a concrete slab which has an area in front of it that I would like to put concrete 18" x 18" slabs down on. I want to butt the slabs up against the concrete slab to make a small patio level with the slab (but sloping away from it to allow water run...

I've got a chrome ladder towel rail in the bathroom that's started to rust in various places, mostly around the welds. I think this is because it's in the bathroom and was inexpensive (bought by previous owner). I would replace it but I'm not sure I will be able to get one to match (aka I...