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Hi kind people, Need some advise on what best to use on sliding door frame (see photo). Would sealant,caulk or self adhesive sealant strips work best on it. Leads to a conservatory which can get very hot and the current sealant is grey tacky and melts on hot day. Many thanks on any advice or...

Hi Everyone, Can someone please give me some advice on how to insulate a wooden single glazed front door from cold draughts. Cold does not seem to be coming from door frame but the glass itself. The 12 single panes are on the door and 2 large panes to the side. The glass has a ripple effect so...

Hi All Can somebody please give me some tips on how I can free a main water stopcock tap under my kitchen sink. Attached is a photo It will not close or open and is currently stuck in open position. Many thanks to anyone who can help. Kind Regards, Phil.

Hi All, Sadly not tried my main stop cock for a while and now need to turn off but it will not turn. Any tips please to sort this out- will WD40 help ? Thanks in advance for any help given please ? Thanks.

Hi Can anyone please recommend the correct paint to use on a white bath panel ? Seems to have become yellowish but tried cleaning but nothing worked. Do you have to use a primer or is there a one coat solution. Thanks to anyone who can help please.

Hi I want to change the heads of these sink basin taps (see attached photo) but unable to remove by hand to undo the screw. One of them is damaged and cracked behind. How can I do this and where can I get replacement tap heads only please for this tap? Thanks in advance for any help please...

Hi All, Sadly not tried my main stop cock for a while and now need to turn off but it will not turn. Any tips please to sort this out- will wd40 help ? Thanks in advance for any help given please ? Thanks.

Hi Any ideas please on how to get rid of internal condensation in a double glazed window. Check the seal not sure how it is getting in, is there a sealant maybe ? Many thanks.

Hi Can anyone please give me some tips on the best and quickest way to paint a white wooden front door black. ie what primer or paint is best and could i use one coat or is a primer a better idea and what colour primer and how many coats. Many thanks Phil.

Can anyone please recommend a trusted fencer in en10 hertfordshire area please Many thanks.

Hi I am trying to bleed a radiator but the nut will not open. Are there better bleed spanners maybe ? It is the type that is at the black of the radiator and faces the wall. Also should the heating be switched off when I try to bleed it please ? Thanks.

Hi I have a Panasonic NN-CT56JB Microwave\grill convection oven just out of 2 year warranty and the grill and convection oven functions no longer work but the microwave does works. Thought as 2 functions have stopped wondered it might be a fuse or trip which is common to the functions. Tried to...

Hi If anyone can give me any advise on how to stop a leak please ? I have just installed a new Fluidmaster 400 float valve bottom entry brass shank. It is now leaking with a drip from the bottom white plastic washer which fits onto the cistern. I made sure the rubber washer was put on cone end...

Hi If anyone can give me any advise on how to stop the leak please ? I have just installed a new Fluidmaster 400 float valve bottom entry brass shank. It is now giving me a drip every 15 secs from the bottom white plastic washer which fits onto the cistern. I made sure the rubber washer was...

Hi I have a 2 button control on my cistern which is wirquin i believe. I need to take the cistern lid off completely to fix the float valve but it is attached to the cable how can i disconnect the 2 button control so that the lid can come off. Cannot see any clip to press to disconnect it...

Hi All, Thanks in advance for any help you can give me please. I have a Fluidmaster 400UK float valve in my toilet cistern and it keeps emitting a intermittent high pitch whistling noise when not being used ? When it happens I take the lid off and push the fluidmaster on right hand side and it...

Hi All, Thanks in advance for any help you can give me please. The bathroom cold water basin tap give a high pitch whistle mainly in the morning and it is not even being used and it is still in the closed position, no leaks ? When it happens I open and close the tap and it stops ? Is there...

Hi All, My Neff oven above which is 9 years old sometimes intermittenly shows all symbols on led display or shows error c06 and wont let you set time and gives constant whistling noise. At this point i switch it off and on at isolator switch but still doesnt go into set time mode so wont turn...

My worcester 28i greenstar boiler hot water temperature is not as hot as it used to be. start off hot then temp goes down. Tried with central heating on or off but no different in hot temperature. boiler temp on 4 out 6 but believe this doesnt affect hot water temp. there is a eco button but...

My Worcester 28i boiler won't maintain pressure of 1.5 bar pressure. I try repressuring it the normal way with key underneath but after hot water or central heating runs it drops towards zero bar when no heating on. Is there anywhere else to top up the central heating via boiler as it is a combi...