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Hi, I have an RCD that tripped, that covers the kitchen. I read other similar posts, and eliminated the boiler, outside socket, shower, as they are on a different RCD. The toaster has a touchy heat switch, could this have cause it. (I don't think it was used at the time, but not sure) Is there...

Hi, Somebody (Me) fitted my backdoor, and twisted the frame a little, so now there's an 1/8" gap at the bottom, which cases a draft. (I know what I did wrong, but that's in the past now!) Anyway, is there a way, without moving the frame, to stop the drafts, please? Plastic door/frame. C.

Hi, I'm fitting 2x cabinets to the kitchen walls, and want to know about height adjustment. What do these 2x screws do? C

Hi, I don't believe in ghosts, but there's a noise coming a cavity wall my front room wall. It an occasional tick. Below it there's a broken air brick (I've had a new one for a couple of years and not fitted it yet) I thought there is a mouse, and I tried a trap, no mouse. It doesn't sound...

Hi, I have a Toyota Corolla, and the screen has turned white with a keyboard and the question enter security lock code. I've contacted The dealer where i bought it, my 2x local dealers plus a random one, including Tech support online. Nobody knows much about this and how it can be solved. I've...

Hi, I fitted these windows into a former outside toilet coal bunker, and they've just be rejected by building control, because they're not toughened. I've fitted windows before and know that any window lower than waist height or round a door should be toughened, and when I ordered them I knew...

Hi, I have to move a 10X8 ft solid built shed approx 30ft down a garden. I intend to lay scaffold planks as tracks and drag it. Any idea how much force is needed. Would a large van pull it, without burning out the clutch, or do I need a pulley system? Cheers, C

Hi, I've redecorated my kitchen, and changed the light fitting from Fluorescent to led. The new fitting connection box has 3x connections Live Neutral and GND. It's been a long time in between, and I'm not 100% sure how to connect. The fitting is controlled by a 2x way switch, and when testing...

Hi, My bathroom mirror light is faulty, so I need a new one, with shaver socket Any suggestions, please? C

Hi, I have a none pressurised central heating system and want to add another radiator at ground floor with floor boards. This system is a pain to drain/refill, as it doesn't have an up and a down pipe from the tank, so I have to use a vacuum pump. Anyway, I hope to cut one side of the radiator...

Hi, I've just connected a washing machine to plastic pipe. I fitted the metal on/off tap to the pipe, using an olive plus plastic insert. The end of the insert appears to be holding the pipe from fully going into the fitting so I think the olive is skewed. This doesn't seem right, so I'd like...

Hi, I have a John guest water pipe 15mm running in the ceiling, and it needs to come down the wall to the washing machine. It's difficult to visualise the angles and minimum space here but if I can fit e,g, an arrest fitting: See image. to the plastic pipe, I could then use copper for the angle...

Hi, I've just opened up a utility and a toilet and a coal bunker room to make one 3mtr x 3mtr square room with large window, separated from the kitchen by a chimney breast. I want to make this into a kitchen dining room, but there's a washing machine in one corner, that has to be hidden. I...

Hi, I've just bought a car derived van, which is a car taken from the production line and instead of rear seats, has a full floor, up to the front seat, with a bulkhead. What I want to know, is it legal to remove it? I'm thinking of the safety reasons for having one, to stop e,g, parcels in the...

Hi, I have a Housewarmer economy 44 back boiler 1986. It keeps heating the house and water, so I leave well alone. I was away for a few weeks, so switched it off, but it has a pilot light. My son read the meter for a week, and the gas consumption was 3 cubic meters. This seems far to much...

Hi, There is a strange noise coming from the brakes of a VW Tiguan, 2010. As the car is stopping, just before stopping, there's a kind of squelchy noise, a bit like a wash leather or rubber on glass. This is the best I can describe it. Has anyone got any ideas, whether it is dangerous or...

Hi, I'm about to buy a hybrid car. I most likely will buy a new one. Is it better to use a dealer or a nearly new second hand one? C

Hi, I laid a sterling board floor, but some of the edges are different levels, by a couple of mm. This will have sheets of underlay, then laminate or vinyl. Will a couple of mm show or does it need to be level? Camerart

Hi, I try to keep tubes of silicon etc for later jobs, but it goes hard in the end of the tube. I usually get a new nozzle or clean the old one, which is easy, but trying to pull out the solid silicone in the tube end doesn't work most times. I found a handy tip for this. Get some hard tubing...

Hi, I'm thinking about buying a car, and have noticed that they have data monitoring and engine switch off in the newer ones. Does anyone know how true this is, and if it's invasive, like location data etc. Also is there a way of disconnecting it, so it can be made a private vehicle. Cheers...