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My kitchen has a conservatory attached. Between the two the window in the kitchen was removed years ago but now I wish to put something back. The opening is say 5ft x 3 1/2ft but the window will only be about 1meter square & the other part will be a few shelves. I’ve made a 3 x 2 frame then...

Ive been cutting grass for a few years now & all my neighbours think im a mower man repair guy hence why ive been given another mower to look at. This time its a Mountfield SP454 & overall its in very good shape / condition. Lady told me it just died & wouldnt start again then left in a dry...

Primer bulb is empty thus blower not starting. There are no splits in the bulb & fuels lines are intact & not split etc. I sprayed carb cleaner directly into the air filter & after a few pulls got it started. I was able to pump the primer & could now see fuel in it. Switched it off & am I...

Whilst cutting the grass the lower handle snapped one side, common issue as it the first time with Mountfield Mowers. Using that well known selling / buying site i purchased a lower handle from G H S Today the handle arrived BUT its about 4 inches to long & just looking i can see that it wont...

My neighbours gardener asked me if I would look at the blower as she described it as no throttle. The throttle has little movement when I operate it. Handle removed & I can see that the plastic trigger part is right next to the plastic trim meaning as soon as I operate the trigger the plastic...

MS170 will not start. It would run for a short while then die & unable to start. I fitted a chinese equivalent but same issue. I then bought a repair kit for the Stihl carb that was on it & fine for years. Just fitted the carb but still no joy. Sprayed carb cleaner in plug hole but still...

A customer of mine has some land that he wants mowing but it’s more than I can do with my self propelled mower. He doesn’t want the grass picked up which is a real bonus. Looking around I’ve just seen this for £150 or make an offer on it. This issue is that it starts & runs but doesn’t move...

Morning. A while ago say 2 years my sister said she had no heating, decent batteries were fitted as per advice in this group & all been working since so many thanks. Long story short she lives in an apartment where the person above had a pipe split & water came through her ceiling etc etc. This...

I have a on / off switch with Neon on my wall outside the bathroom. Neon is there to remind people light is on etc in the bathroom. The Neon has now stopped working so i need to replace it. i would have bought it at Toolstation or Screwfix so looking at their web page there i see various types...

I started the saw yesterday & let it run a while & all was fine. Today I went to the job just down the rd but it was a pig to start. Once started operating the trigger didn’t give me much hope with what I could hear. It then sounded fine & I started to cut some logs but after say 5 minutes I...

Morning. I have the boiler shown in photo. Had to get up as it was cold & could see we had no heating. Red battery light on controller flashing so I replaced batteries with what I had. Red light no off. Controller shows ON but boiler isn’t doing anything. I pressed reset & boiler starts...

I have a INDESIT fridge freezer which the other day i was unable to pull out the bottom drawer.When i did manage to get it out i could see ice below & that was the issue as to why it was stuck. I removed the ice but after a couple of days its back again. I read about blocked drain hose but not...

I have a Hotpoint Aquarius 7Kg tumble dryer. Two years ago I replaced the brass looking bush at the rear of the machine. I noticed say metal filings down the rear or the appliance hence changing it. I did some washing yesterday & once down I removed the washing & turned the dial around so...

As per title main circuit breaker tripped. I reset it at main consumer unit but same again. I switched off each individual breaker if that’s what you call it. I then switched on each 1 at a time until it tripped again. I have now electric on apart from the lighting in my spare room so this...

So a few weeks ago I fitted a SP474 engine & bars etc to a larger deck as my deck had seen better days. Well after a few days of using it yesterday the throttle cable snapped. Haven’t a clue as to how as the cable is the solid type as opposed to a multi stand wire cable. So I have now ordered a...

Hi, Towards the end of the cutting season my deck on the mower decided to split a good 4 to 5 inches & in the past ive welded a plate on i thought it was time to stop due to now the weight of it etc. I picked up another mower & have been using that with no issues but what was i to do with this...

My FS120 had a broken wire & fell on the floor. It was part of the coil so i purchased a new coil & now trying to fit it. Now i had 2 wires coming out of the case which were connected to a kill switch to stop the engine. There 2 wires were both on the coil,lower Red wires in photo. With cover...

Started a new thread as thought it would be easier. Strimmer a pain to start. After getting it started I can use it fine no problem. I switch it off & reload the line. Now I go to start it again bearing in mind it’s warm & I’ve been using it for say 15 minutes. Pull after pull after pull...

My new cable has arrived as previous owner had folded mower arms down when not used & cable crushed. I ordered the cable from GHS by the number on sticker on mower & it looks the same. On the cable is a plastic threaded adjuster. Cable now fitted & leaving adjuster alone I operate the self...

I have had to buy another mower & photos are attached. A few little teething problems but nothing major & nearly completed. My question is I wish to bring the revs up a little. Please advise what lever I need to bend or spring altered etc. If I need to remove anything to show a different...