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I absolutely cannot get the handle off. There is no screw - on the SF site somebody asked the same question, and they said it was tight, but you just pulled. I've tried pretty hard, with no joy, and am scared of damaging the tap or the sink - any secret plumber's tips for this sort of thing?

So I’m going to build myself a new pine bed (what the boredom of retirement will do to a man…). I’m reasonably OK with basic woodworking, but for this I’ll need to cut some slots in the legs to fit the side pieces into, and I guess I’ll have to buy a cheap router. SF have a recon one for £40...

A couple of years ago, I fitted one of these from Screwfix. Unfortunately, it drips incessantly (cold side I think). Is it likely to take some standard sort of cartridge? I know I can take it out and have a look, but I worry there might be all sorts of subtle variations, and I'd buy the wrong...

Yes, I now remember him doing exactly that, and looking at a little bit of filter paper with a grey mark on it! And I think that’s what happened – the machine went pop, and this guy likes money to move in only the one direction between him and the universe… No, pretty sure he’s never done...

Thanks John. I have watched him do it, and he always changes the little brass jet (nozzle?), and cleans and hoovers the baffles. Pretty sure he doesn't check the pump. My memory is a bit suspect at the best of times, but I *THINK* what he used to do was plug a little device onto the flue gas...

Find myself in a difficult position. My parents used the same plumber for 20-30 years, and since I moved back here 5 years ago I inherited him. He’s in his 60s, so been doing it a while. I like him because he always turns up when he says he will! 4 years ago, he replaced my crumbling boiler...

Here's a picture of the meter... is it possible to tell when the switchover takes place? I suppose she could switch one of the storage heaters on, and watch for when the switch lights up...?

OK an update. Firstly, thanks to everybody who has contributed useful thoughts and suggestions. The rads do indeed have two cables, and two wall switches. Since she’s lived in the flat, the actual storage heaters have never been switched on; on the rare occasions she doesn't get enough heat...

Thanks John - but for me I suppose the suspicious thing is that the SWALEC girl told her the heavy consumption was during the night, when nothing much is turned on really...

Well... last quarterly one was £270 for a one-bed flat in the middle of a block. It's warm (maybe from the flat underneath, I don't know) and she rarely puts the radiator on. £90 a month seems excessive? I think she said it went up a lot maybe 6 months ago, but I'm not sure...

No smart meter, but I'll ask about the bill. Just one problem... the block doesn't have central heating :ROFLMAO:

Oh, believe me, I've been trying to get her to check the meters night and morning... but it's cold/dark/wet/scary etc. I'm persevering...

And what's this exactly?

Does this look like what you're suggesting?

Hhmmm, that's interesting - didn't know that was a possibility. I'll find out... Yes, and here's a pic of the consumer unit (one of them):

My daughter is getting very high electricity bills in her tower block flat. These predate the recent increases, so God knows what they’ll be now… She spoke to an extremely rude and unhelpful woman at SWALEC, who told her that the excessive consumption was at night. She’s on some kind of dual...

Thanks, that’s what I wanted to know. NOOOOO I want straight bits :LOL: Actually, inspired by the suggestions above, I remembered I had 4 shower pan supports in the garage, so have stuck them under the bed posts for now - at least that way I can see what it's like for a while before I decide...

Well... two reasons, I suppose: (1) how would I remove the legs, as they appear to be glued in place? (2) the new wood would be a very different colour, wouldn't it :confused: Yes, I suppose the brackets are a thought...

Funny, I used to have a fanatically-acquired collection of approx. 550 albums – mostly late 60s-early 70s prog rock etc. I kept mine in a slightly modified pine rack I bought out of a newspaper ad back then for £30, I think. I’ll attach a pic if I can find one – since then, the collection has...

I’ve decided to build my own bed. I’ve slept in the same one for maybe 40 years, but now I need it to be a bit higher – I’m retired, bored, so have decided to try and replicate this one exactly, but maybe 6” higher. I’m pretty handy, but with experience of carpentry limited to putting shelves up...