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We have a green coloured toilet bowl here. This has a common style, matching colour seat and hinge. The plastic bracket, which holds the rod to the seat, has broken. I tried to glue the fracture with epoxy resin. But it did not hold. Broken_hinge by Tobermory posted 3 Apr 2021 at 3:35 PM So I...

Thank you for the advice, jj4091. The door was not locking. It was latching but not locking. So I took a chance and fitted a new door lock module, on the basis that the outlay of £20 might save the cost of a new machine. And now have an operational machine again.

I have a ‘Bosch’ “Maxx 6” washing machine, Model (E-Nr.) number: WAE24064GB/30 FD 9412 606416. It seems to have failed. When I try to start the machine washing nothing moves and there is no sound from the machine. For example, if I turn the Program Selector to [40o]. Then press the “Start”...

Thank you for that suggestion, foxhole. Greatly appreciated as I was having a wood for the trees meltdown experience there.

I would like to drill a hole for a Rawplug in the side of a recess near to the top: Annotated_image by Tobermory posted 23 Jul 2020 at 3:50 PM I would like to drill the hole 8mm towards the interior from the edge of the white, plastic trim and 9mm from the inside of the top surface of the...

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Thank you for the great advice. I used wire wool to prepare the surface. Then metal primer on the bare patches. And a couple of coats of the Hammerite Direct To Rust Metal Paint to finish.

If that is the quiescent reading on the DVM photo it seems high to me. 480mA current drain would flatten a 75Ah capacity battery in around a week. Were any doors open (and therefore interior lights illuminated) when the measurement was taken?

I do not know if the existing paint is oil or water based. Sorry about that. I intend to paint the frame with Hammerite Direct To Rust Metal Paint. I will be happy if this finish functions for the next five years. I painted a metal patio table and chairs with this a few years back, and it has...

I am going to repaint the door of a shower cubicle. A lot of the existing finish has peeled from the frame. I am wondering what the easiest method would be to remove what is left of the existing paint? Here are a couple of photos of the frame: SD_composite by Tobermory posted 29 Apr 2020 at...

Yes. The way the multimeter is set up in the above photo looks fine. See what current reading is obtained with this. If it is 0 or less than 0.2 then change to the 200mA range, remembering to plug the red lead in to the next socket down. To provide a feel for the significance of the measured...

My thoughts are as the above. Since you have a multimeter and have also indicated that you are capable of taking the battery out of the car and recharging it, I suggest the following. Recharge the battery overnight. Check that the terminal voltage is then 13V or something similarly healthy...

Hello. I am putting rope top edging along the borders in our garden, using edging stones and dollies sold by my local Homebase: I would like to cut a few of the stones to a shorter length, so that I can finish off runs neatly. They do seem to be quite fragile and disintegrate easily when...

It certainly has a similar profile to a fire hose. Looks quite new and might be PVC with some form of reinforcement. The piece I have is around 30m in length, which is why it would make a great hosepipe for use in the garden here.

Hello. I have some flexible hose with an internal diameter of 1” (25mm) and I am hoping to make a garden hosepipe from this. However, I am struggling to find a suitable coupling to connect the pipe to my 1/2" garden tap. And something suitable for providing a spray nozzle at the other end. I...

Thank you for the advice, crazydaze. Most helpful. Does your shop have a web site? When I entered my postcode in the “Where To Buy” section of the ‘Wood’s Good’ web site “No results found” was returned.

I laid some oak, engineered wood flooring. Two types in two areas: 1. Reclaimed, oiled wood finish flooring in one room. 2. Lacquered finish flooring in another room. I never considered what I should do to maintain the appearance of the flooring until now. I just bought a Ewbank EP170 floor...

I have a ’Glow-worm’ 60 FF boiler. Apparently it is the earlier “Honeywell” version (GC No. 41-319-99) rather than the later “Glow-worm” version (GC No. 41-047-56). This despite the legend of “Glow-worm” on the top left of the information label inside the casing.(?) Anyway there is a hole in...

Thank you for those suggestions, misterhelpful and securespark. I have posted a description on both the sites.

My late Mother had a 3’0” by 6’6”, 'Theraposture', “Theramatic” electric bed. One of those with motors to raise and lower the ends and a massage function. Since it cost £1,360, I contacted various, local hospices and charities to see if they would like the bed, including ‘Age UK’ who sell them...