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…and how not to hit stuff! I’ve drilled plenty of holes, but my house is a nightmare for this. Late 50s semi with decades of bodgery/additions/extensions. Almost every wall I check has question marks over it. I do the usual stuff like checking for sockets/light switches, tapping the wall...

Hi all, We have an Aqualisa Aquatique (exposed) shower fitted in our bathroom. It’s been there at least 20 years and we are in a hard water area. It’s gravity fed with a pump. It’s been dripping for a couple of years and I’ve been putting off looking at it, but a bit of research has shown...

Hi all, Part of the framework of my decking has rotted so I am looking to replace it. It's made up of 2"x4" framework. Looking around I think I need UC4 rated timber (close to or in contact with the ground) but I am finding it really hard to come by - most places just sell C24...

Hi all, Have an ancient Pyronix Sterling 10 in our house. Last night it went off twice, same PIR. Vacuumed it out in between and there’s nothing around that I think might have set it off, no droughts, no radiators, no balloons. Thinking of just replacing the PIR. Is there anything particular I...

Hi all, Hope this is the correct forum for this! I have some old Velux roof windows (GGL 308 3000 - 20-25 years old) in a slope-roofed extension, and I recently bought a couple of Velux solar powered automation kits (KSX 100 K) for the older style of window. Ordered ast September, delivered...

Hi all, I'm replacing a siphon with a split diaphragm and have everything in bits, but not sure what I'm ordering to replace it. The existing siphon has a 2" outlet - I have decided to replace it with a Fluidmaster push button which appears to be 1.5" with an adaptor (I think just a rubber...

Hi folks. Tearing my hair out with this. Bathroom ceiling with mould and peeling paint. Cleaned all the mould off and allowed 12 hours or so to dry. Scraped off all the loose paint as far as I could, and started painting with Ronseal Anti-mould paint. Cut in with a brush, but as soon as I...

We have a 10 year old or so Suprima 80 which has worked well enough apart from the usual things where it occasionally flashes lights and stops working for an day or so! Always seems to sort itself out though. Anyway, things seem to have come to a head. It seems not to be producing any hot...