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I have a Mira Minilite BIV shower which is powered by a pump. The flow of water on this shower is not controlled by the shower control handle so the flow is either on or off. I am finding the flow to be too strong and have noticed that there is no flow regulator fitted to the outlet Do I need...

Trying to fix my daughter's Vax. The power cable has got trodden on and the power cuts out intermittently. I have removed a load of screws but can not seem to remove the motor casing to access the cable entry point (2nd photo). Photos attached. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks

I am tiling a splash back area behind my gas hob. The gap between the the 2 wall cupboards above is 90cm and the tiles are 30cm wide so the bottom 2 rows of tiles will be wider than the gap between the 2 wall cupboards by the time I have added a 3mm grout. There will be 5 rows of tiles so what...

I am fitting a new kitchen sink. I am looking for 2 flat faced full bore isolating valves I can connect to my tap tails. I have found these but I am not sure if they are full bore. How do you tell if theg are full bore? I understand I can use tap tails to place in between the isolating valve...

Good morning, I need to repair an exterior rendered wall where the surface has become flaky and unstable. Please can someone advise the best way to repair this. Would it be best to chip off the flaky bits then patch up with a mortar sand and cement mix,prior to repainting. The exiting surface...

I need to replace 2 bathroom radiators which are about 50 years old and measure aprox 470mm wide and 700mm high. The projection from the wall is key for both and is only about 60mm. They are single panel. I am trying to find radiators or towel radiators with a 60mm projection but can't find...

My son has the above oven which is approximately 5 years old. The fan oven takes approximately 30 mins to reach 200 degrees, the oven without the fan takes 10 mins to reach 200 degrees. He has confirmed he can hear the fan running when he starts the fan oven. Please can you advise the most...

My house (built in 1989) has power supplied to the garage where there is a separate fuse box with a separate on off switch The garage fuse box says max load is 45 amps and there are 2 fuses in the box, one is 5 amp, the other is 15 amp. From the 5 amp fuse I currently have: 3 fluorescent strip...

I have a Mountfield petrol mower (HP470) with a Briggs & Stratton engine which I have recently serviced (oil change, new plug, new filter, new carb gaskets, new primer bulb). The engine initially runs fine and cuts well, but after about 5 minutes, the engine starts to falter before eventually...

Hi, trying to fix my daughter's toilet which has a constant trickle of water through the flush pipe into the pan. The flush mechanism is Grohe 27.05.44 (see photos). Reading other forum messages: Is this most likely to be the seal at the bottom of the flush unit? Are there any other...

I am trying to fix a leaking Simas toilet, I think the flush pipe has been cut too short at the pan end. I am struggling to find a replacement flush pipe. The existing pipe is 2 inches diameter at the cistern end and 1 3/4 inches at the pan end which seems to be rather uncommon. I have tried...

I live in a first floor flat, converted from a 1900 house. I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar bolier (approx 4 years old) in the kitchen and an airing cupboard in my hallway which houses a hot water cylinder with a Harcopak tank located on a frame above. The Harcopak tank is divided into 2...

I have recently moved into a first floor flat which has a Stuart Turner Monsoon pump fitted to supply hot and cold water throughout the flat (3 sinks, 2 baths, 2 showers, 2 toilets). The pump activates when we open any of the taps, run the showers and flush the loos. After we have run the water...

Our Hotpoint integrated fridge freezer has started to get a large build up of ice on the one side only of the back wall. I have to chip off the lump of ice every week or so. The ice builds up just above the right hand channel where excess water drains along. I have made sure that the drain hole...

I am refitting my kitchen in an old property and when I removed the tiles, in one area the plaster and/or rendering has come away, covering an area about 2 feet square, leaving about a depth of 2 or 3 inches exposing brick. What is the best and simplest ways for a DIY repair job before...

I have an annoying "clonk" noise when I use the hot water from my basin mixer tap. I don't get the noise when using cold water. The mixer tap has 2 fairly long flexible hoses supplying the hot and cold water to the tap. When the tap is turned to the left for hot water and it is then closed...

I am trying to fit an external door in an old outbuilding where the brick walls each side are out of square. What is the best way to do this please? a) Make the frame side batons square then fill in the gaps between the batons and the wall or b) Fix the frame side batons to the out of square...

Hoping to get some suggestions for a friend of mine. He has sent me some photos of the exterior of his house where there is a large wet patch visible on the bricks. He has recently had the soffits and gutters replaced along, also the loft insulated. However, although the wet patch is...

We have a Feature Flame coal effect gas fire with loose ceramic coals. The back of the fire place is painted black and is starting to peel so I need to repaint. The surface seems to be made of a cement type of material. When lit, the back of the fire place is in contact with the flames...

I am fitting an new external wooden door frame in an old brick outhouse. Both walls of the outhouse are quite out of true, so my new door frame has a gap of about 2cm at the top on both sides. It fits fine at the bottom on both sides. What is the best way to fill the tapered gaps? I have put...