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A friend in Manch had a roofing contractor try to inspect his roof. But it would not go above 8m. He said he was more than 3 miles from the airport. But today he had a flyer from the airport showing their safeguarding map which included his location. So how can the airport interfere with a...

A security scan of my router shows an Apple elthan camera connected. How could anyone do that without the password?

This doorstep is south facing and has not been painted for many years. I would like to paint it with some Dulux exterior Trade gloss paint as I already have some donated by a neighbour. In an ideal world I would use red masonry paint but that would be quite expensive and this is for a lady who...

I wanted to remove the battery from my 307cc. But when I disconnect it the alarm goes off. But what is powering the alarm when the battery is disconnected?

Now my experience of repairing large transformers is limited to just one repair to a 150 kW oil filled one. It provided the HT supplies to the 100 kW transmitter when I worked in Doha Qatar! And that was just to help the Pakistani engineer in the SW transmitting station. And on the basis that...

It seems that there is little better than hammerite to paint over the rusty parts but it is quite expensive. Does anyone know of a rather cheaper anti rust paint available now?

Recently I was asked what the likely cost of removal and disposal of an old asbestos cement flue might be. This is at high first floor level and about 2 m tall. I would guess about 30-35kg weight and probably too heavy to remove using a ladder. So might need a few sections of scaffolding tower...

My petrol 1974cc Peugeot 307cc 2004 year goes through long cycles of showing an antipollution fault. Typically fault on for about seven weeks and then off for five weeks. Can anyone suggest what might be causing the fault to be displayed and then to disappear? There is no obvious change to...

I finally agreed to do some repairs for a friend on his garage gutters as he gets very worried and has been badly ripped off by some building tradesmen. A long section on one side had fallen off and the rear had been twisted by plants growing up behind it. This is all standard 112mm black...

When I bought my current Peugeot 307cc I dropped off as an old boss would have said. It was winter time and when I was checking the car out and I totally forgot to check the AC. On a previous car an AC recharge made it work again. But apart from recharging it what other diagnostics are...

My friend had a problem at his house in Manchester. He got a reasonable quote from a couple of guys to fit concrete posts and gravel boards and 11 fence panels. But after a few hours they came and told him they had dug into a gas pipe. He thought the fencers were to blame but I pointed out...

I was giving some advice to a friend who wants to fit an electric cooker to replace his old gas cooker. He already has a cooker outlet on the wall. I told him he will need about 2m of flexible cable to enable the unit to be pulled out for cleaning ( and initial connection. ) Most electric...

For some time the passenger seat ratchet has not been locking the seat. However the driver's seat is also not locking now. Probably something simple like a pen jammed into it Any tips on what to look for and how to find the cause?

Now I know that these are not the most reliable tool in the box! But does anyone know of one they think is quite good? I need to locate floor joists in a bathroom with 18mm chipboard topped with plastic lino. The chipboard is hardly nailed or screwed at all so finding metal is not going to be...

I have a 2004 Peugeot 307cc petrol car. I have ordered two sets of pedal rubbers from different on line sellers but both have sent exactly the same rubbers which are both too small. Can anyone suggest how i can get the correct ones? I need an MOT soon. How is the tester likely to react to no...

I am not a fan of car cleaning. But can anyone suggest what I might best use to clean the front alloys which have gone a nasty reddish colour?

I am discussing replacing the external door where the wired glass has been cracked ( by what looks like a 10-12 y.o. boy who ran across the road with a stone or something in his hand, broke the glass and immediately ran back ) Can anyone suggest a model of door which would suit replacement of a...

I have a front door with two wired glass panels. The lower panel is cracked and needs to be replaced. Wired glass is quite resistant to breaking and so prevents entry. But it is no longer made so what are the best options for replacement. It does not need to be seen through so plywood...

AEG Electric oven will not unlock its door after a pyrolitic cleaning cycle. It tries to unlock and makes a clicking noise at top left corner but does not unlock. The oven is only about 8 months old but owner seems to have lost all her paperwork. So should be covered by warranty. But what...

This was sent to me by a friend. You will see in the video that the soil pipe disappears into a bricked off corner. This is on the first floor of a four story of a block built around 1900. Above the soil pipe there is another pipe coming up and bending back towards the vertical soil stack...