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Hello all, We've had a trusty Bosch Classixx 1200 Express for over 15 years and fixed a few things when necessary (including bearings 6 months ago). It looks like the heating relay is on the way out. A repair man came and tapped the relay it and it worked again for a couple of weeks. His...

Evening all. We have a 1.5 story victorian house with slate roof and dormers - 3 at front and 1 dormer at the rear. We've had various parts of the roof & loft insulated where possible, but above the dormers it's not been done. Is there any issue with cutting a hatch through the sarking from...

Hi all - looking for some help on why my chain isn't getting oil. It's a cheap "Gardenline" chainsaw from Aldi (pictured below) I've replaced the pump; I've disconnected and blown through both pipes to confirm they're not blocked (mmm, tasty), I've checked the inlet pipe inside the oil tank is...

To any and all who can help... I'm in the process of understanding my parents' biomass system. The one part I can't get working is the pellet feed auger / screw. It looks like the auger screw is way too small for the pipe where it's situated, and just isn't effective. I've tried setting it...

Hi, to save us from throwing out a clothes airer which was surprisingly expensive, can you advise what this type of fixing/rivet is called? (In picture below) And also where I might get one. And would I need a specialist tool to fit it? I do have a rivet gun, but I don't think it's that...

Hi folks, I'm looking for some advice. I've got a curved shaft McCulloch 25cc strimmer - lightweight thing. It often screeches / nearly seizes when running sometimes - sounds like it's coming from near the bend in the shaft. The drive shaft inside is flexible with square ends and they don't...

Hi folks, didn't know if building or roofing or Gardens was the right forum... but here goes. I'm building a log store in the garden, and putting a pitched slate roof on it - making it a bit of a feature in the garden rather than being a boring box - and I acquired a lot of slate for cheap...

Hi all, I've got a question about what material to use to point/fill/seal a small gap between our sandstone fireplace, and the plastered wall (cement board) that almost abuts the sandstone. It will be a visible join between the smooth plastered wall and the rough exposed sandstone so it...

Hi, this siphon etc. is leaking air where the vertical rod goes through to the plunger part... it means that it sucks in air and doesn't drop enough water to flush properly. It's dual-flush, you hold the handle down after flushing to get more water (that's the idea, but flush either way fails...

Hi folks, I'm in the process of preparing a superimposed hearth and would like a little advice. I'll be tiling it with porcelain tiles but want it raised above floor height - e.g. 50-70 mm - something like the first photo below. The superimposed hearth will extend a little past the...

Hi folks, first post here.... Keen amateur diy-er, but v.little experience with plaster (or old stone houses). I'm planning on having a multi-fuel stove installed and want some advice on the lath & plaster surrounding the fireplace (I'm trying to do much of the prep-work myself). I'm in an...