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Electric shower, triton kiko. Noticed it leaking from the bottom while in use. removed the cover to reveal the leak coming from the joint arrowed: Ive not stripped it down but i looks like the joint between the contrasting black and white plastic is bonded in such a way that makes it non...

I just replaced one of my light fittings with an LED fitting. On operating the new light with the existing dimmer switch there is lots of flickering and buzzing when switching on and when dimming the lights. (The light unit is dimmable). After a while the flickering settles down but the buzzing...

What would potentially cause only one side of a double socket to stop working? I've got a double socket that when installed was working as normal. Over time a socket on one side has stopped working. I would have thought that if the wiring was loose, the entire unit would not work or the...

Need to get one of these kits to do a wiring job where I've got limited access to a floor space. When buying one of these kits is it better to go for a kit with longer rod lengths or shorter ones? Just thinking of the trade off between using multiple shorter rods screwed together with more...

My current setup is as follows: Two lights in the hallway (let's call them Light 1 and Light 2). Controlled by two-way switching from two switches (one at each end of the hallway). I want to remove the existing lights and replace with 6 LED downlights, ( the type that get linked together one...

Ive got a 3 handle concealed bath/shower mixer that is leaking from the top handle as shown Im trying to access the valve behind the handle with the leak but having trouble removing the handles..... I managed to unscrew the peg type leaver and the hidden grub screw but the handles seem to...

I've got BT openreach fibre box that I'd like to change the location of. Initial idea was to just run a cat5e extension cable from the existing location of the ont to the new one which id then connect to the router etc. After a bit more research I've come across these fibre extension and...

I'm need to replace an old kitchen sink tap that's leaking at the base... (Could repair but the chrome has seen better days) The tap has solid copper tails and no isolator valves so I need to isolate the hot and cold before removing and replacing the taps. There's two stop cocks under sink...

I'm after a bit of advice on my fireplace masonry Anyone know what the part that has the two diagonals with the exposed steel reinforcing is called. Is it a type of lintel? Looks like may be supporting the masonry above but I'm not sure and wanting to know if I can remove it in order to...

Needing to brick across the horizontal gap across the top of my fire place after removing what once was a arch. Does it matter whether I use a soldier course or not? I mean does the soldier course the serve an actual function other than cosmetic? Is it structurally necessary? Will be using a...

ive got a wood stove, already installed by previous owner with a copy of the hetas cert. I want to make a minor change to the surround in that i want to lower the wooden beam that sits above the fire place so that ive got a bit more space on the wall to hang a TV Im trying some definitive...

I'm trying to remove a wooden beam from a fire place that is sat onto of the brick work either side of the fire. Initially it looked like it was just sat on top of the brick but it's got a couple of metal straps either side that appear to go up into the void behind the plasterboard. I'm going...

Trying to match some mortar for the brickwork around my fireplace. The round biscuit is the best sample I've knocked up so far with yellow building sand and regular cement at 6;1... Still a bit too grey so looking to get some powdered mortar colouring but unsure about what colour I need...

Hi all. anyone able to identify the type of brick/material used in this fireplace recess? I'm installing a wood burner and want to know if I can drill into this material and plug it ( with metal plugs) without splitting the brick in order to fit a frame to take a register plate

So I've got one of those wet n dry vacs from Screwfix by their own brand titan. Had it for a good few years now In dry mode I'm using it with the correct bag and the coarse foam filter that fits over the housing inside the unit. When hoovering up small particles like cement/brick dust etc I...

One of the door latches on my conservatory door has broken The doors are pretty old but in good working order (other than the broken latch) This is probably a long shot but does anyone know what the proper name for the part is and if i might be able to get a replacment anywhere?

I need to extend the supply cable from my CU to my electric shower unit in order to move the unit. Unfortunately i cant replace the cable as it runs from the garage , through some walls up into the loft then down the wall to the shower unit. The joint would be in an accessible place in the...

Any one know if there is some sort of retaining end cap that stops polycarbonate panels from slipping down the conservatory roof. Ive just pushed a few of my panels back up. This is the glazing bar type ive got The end caps that i have dont do anything to stop the panels from slipping down...

Im fitting on of those electric washlet type toilet seats and am not sure about the fuse rating required for it.... Its a duravit seat like this Theres an FCU available to supply power to the unit, just not sure what fuse rating needs to go in the fcu. Heres a pic of the fitting instructions...

As per the title, Yeah you know the one that comes with the trap assembly for shower trays. Firstly does anybody know how to successfully use it? Every time i tried to assemble the trap, the foam gasket just spews out the sides Second does it even do anything as it seems to get pretty well...