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I think this has been asked before but there wasn't any sensible answer. The fittings on my toilet pan that locate the quick release seat are sliding around and no matter how much I clean the pads and tighten the screws, it still slides around. When I removed them for the first time since the...

My current toilet seat which was fitted new three years ago has pretty much stopped soft closing. I have been looking for a replacement but I am having trouble because of the shape. It is not square but tapers slightly from front to back (see drawing). All the seats I have found are "square"...

A neighbour asked me if I could have a look at his Icon 12v bathroom fan over the weekend. It had been installed a few years ago with the "run on" timer module fitted. Previously it had run on for about 10 minutes after switching off the light but was now running indefinitely. He assumed that...

I am considering using a water butt to supply my Karcher K3 pressure washer. This is with a view to using some of the copious amounts of water we get from the sky in Cumbria rather than from the tap. I always find that rain water cleans the car better as well. Apparently the K3 supports drawing...

I have a couple of lengths of 6mm chrome plated steel bar that I want to bend. The bend is not tight, only about 30 degrees at most. Will cold bending damage the plating at all. If so, would hot bending be better or would this also damage the plating?

My wife made a remark the other day about how her dad always told her not to drink cold water from the bathroom tap. My first thought was that this was a throwback to the days of lead pipework. However, I had a look at diagrams for domestic water systems and saw some where the downstairs cold...

I am going to redo the silicone between the bottom of my aluminium shower cubicle and the white shower tray. I just have a couple of questions: The sealant is currently clear but I have seen instances where white has been used. What do people generally prefer? I want to use one of the plastic...

I have only become aware of the differences between silicone sealants so want to make sure I use the correct ones when I redo a lot of the sealant in my bathroom. My main issue is what to use to seal around the shower cubicle which is anodized aluminium. Should I use a neutral, non acidic type...

With regard to the attached pictures, is it an easy job to remove this glass shower panel? Is it a case of removing the top and bottom clamps and then easing it from the seal along the right hand edge. The shower was installed around three years ago and I have just read in the fitting...

I had a new shower cubicle installed (not very well with hindsight) a couple of years ago. I recently noticed there was mould behind the clear sealant between the shower tray and the bottom frame. This is on part of the curved area and at a point where there is a small gap between the frame and...

I have some small areas of corrosion on an anodised aluminium shower surround frame. I think these have been caused by soap/bathroom cleaner getting trapped under a section of sealing strip. I have cleaned them out and they are similar to stone chips on a car. I want to fill these will something...

Four years ago we started hanging some 16" half round baskets along a fence. For the first two years we had a really good display with plenty of flowers. However, the last two years have been disappointing with sparse growth and a lot less flowers. The plants are always bought from the same...

Just bought the other half a new Samsung Galaxy phone to replace her old Galaxy. The SIM and SD card are the same size so we will just swap them to the new phone. Will this transfer everything across? We will make sure that any pictures in internal storage are saved to the SD card but is there...

I want to disable shopping notifications on my Echo Show 8 so that my other half doesn't see any gifts I have bought her. When I ask the question online, it says to do this via the Alexa app that I used to set the unit up originally. However, having a screen, the Echo Show can be set up without...

Can anyone give me a rough idea of the cost of an annual service on a Worcester Bosch Greenstar boiler? Our boiler was installed some years ago and has been serviced by a WB engineer every year since then. We have a service contract, the cost of which has been creeping up and is now around £50...

Some coping stones on my low garden wall have come loose but not all of them. The ones that haven't come loose cannot be persuaded to come off and the cement course under the loose stones is not in a hurry to come off either. Therefore, to refit the stones without removing the cement course I...

I have seen various tips on how to do this and many suggest using a pressure washer. However, I have also read that using a pressure washer can damage the wood and can wash out preserver from pressure treated timber. After cleaning, I will be applying a wood treatment but want to get the fence...

We have always used coir type liners in our 16" wall baskets. However, we do find that they take up a lot of planting space and wanted to try something thinner this year. Ideally we would like to try the jute/wool type but they all seem to be designed for round baskets. Has anyone adapted these...

My expanding garden hose recently split. However, considering I bought it not long after these hoses first appeared, it hasn't done badly at all. It hasn't been treated particularly gently either. When I bought this one, there was not really any choice, however, now there are dozens. They seem...

I can't really fault my old pressure washer. It was an old Karcher K2 which was an Ebay return. Lasted over 12 years with less than careful handling so can't complain. However, I now need a replacement and I am quite happy to get another Karcher. The question is, how is the water pressure...