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We have a granite worktop with an under mount sink. The mixer tap was obviously installed prior to the sink because there is only 2” between the rear wall and the sink itself and the tap rises through a hole cutout in the granite. I cannot gain access from either side or from the back. How...

How do you undo the seat fittings ? It looks like a nut/bolt rather than a screw securing the hinge to the base. Do I just undo the nuts? There are No fittings accessible under the base, no nuts or screws. Thanks in advance.

Hi..just had a letter from the supplier saying they need to change the econ 7 meters due to Radio 4LW signal etc...but do I really need to change them? The house supply has an old fashioned mech timer...and the garage has a 3 phase supply meter..photos attached.

We are losing loads of white polystyrene balls via the airbricks. What’s the best way to secure black fibreglass or plastic gauze (like mosquito netting) to the bricks or mortar to prevent this. Cable clips? Sticks- like? Aluminium strip ?We live in a very windy exposed area and the pointing is...

I have 2 kitchen drawers in a corner at 90 degrees to each other and have to replace the handles due to failure of the metal. I can’t buy the same handles any more but the replacement ones catch the other drawer by about 2mm. I have altered the drawer front adjustment to its max deflection...

Variable BBC1, BBC2, BBC4 Yesterday signals - sometimes I can pick them up on a Sony TV, sometimes I get "No signal" message on screen. If I unscrew the wall plate everything seems OK, no loose braiding etc. However, if I put a screwdriver onto the screw clamping the signal cable inside the...

My Samsung has packed up - the fuse between the Magnetron and Capacitors has blown (5000V 0.8 A) . Before I replace it, I want to run some tests to find the cause. Any ideas - I can check for shorts, etc - there doesn't seem to be much more to the circuit though. I don't really want to...

Need some advice. Existing pump, elecs and plumbing (isolators etc) for power shower is behind a screwed, removable panel (tiled) about 6 ins up from the shower tray. I am looking to replace or overlay the tiled walls with Aquamura. Can you cut and seal Aquamura with such an inspection panel...

Like a lot of others on the forum we have an 1880s end terrace with shared supply. When next door flushes the toilet, the dishwasher in our place cuts out. Water Co wants '000s to run a separate supply + sort out the internal pipework after. Question - is it going to be easier to keep the...