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The water inlet valve in my toilet cistern developed an issue where it wouldn't stop and the water would keep running. I tried to adjust the screw on top and I seem to have broke it as the water doesn't run at all now. So I ordered a new one from Amazon that I'm now trying to replace it with...

Hi all, I need to clean/descale my waterfall shower head as the pressure has fallen dramatically in the past year. I've tried tiny shower head brushes and limescale gel but it didn't work so I think I need to either remove the top and pour something in or remove the whole head and soak it in...

I just purchased a Hotpoint H8I HT59 LS UK integrated dishwasher and the instructions for fitting the door really aren't that clear. Firstly, it seems to provide two door options. I'm not clear what the first one is but mine is a solid mdf door with the usual vinyl type cover. So I'm assuming...

Hi all, The front door area of my house has a few areas of spalling brick that also needs repointing. During frost white efflorescence appears on the brick due to what seems (from googling :)) to be some kind of moisture issue. See the photos of the three main areas effected. Question -...

I'm creating a new thread as my previous one doesn't quite touch on what I'm potentially now needing to do. This is the old one (that has photos of my wired thermostat wiring): https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/how-to-thermostats-work.634918/#post-5856190 I have a Timeguard 3 Channel...

Hi all, I have a gas boiler than is for underfloor heating and hot water (on demand) on the ground floor, heating and a hot water tank on the first floor, and then heating on the second floor. The first and second floor heating and the hot water tank are managed by a Timeguard TRT038N 3...

Hi all, Complete noob here! We have a garden room that is in need of re-varnishing. We have no idea what was previously used on it as the garden room was there when we moved in. If I was guessing, they have used a coloured varnish on top of the cladding but when I looked online (and at...

Hi all, We need to revarnish our garden room. We don't know what varnish was used before so I'm assuming to we need to sand it all back? With the sanding, it looks as though it will be really tricky because the panels overlap. Has anyone got any tips on the easiest way to sand it? See the...

Right, now that I've solved the boiler pressure problem from the other thread on my own, all while you lot were probably still in your pits (I'm feeling pretty cocky and proud of myself!), I'll turn my attention back to what I was looking at my boiler for. I have underfloor heating on the...

Hi all, I went to check my boiler today, as I'm thinking of changing my thermostats, and noticed a puddle of water underneath it (photo with the big green circle mark up). It's leaking a water droplet every ~20-30 seconds. It's not the only issue that I've noticed in the last few months...

Hi all, I've already asked this question in the Garden section but it was part of a longer post. So I want to be specific. I have a fence that I need to treat but before treating it I need to clean it. However, I think I also need to find a way of cutting a couple of inches from the bottom...

Hi all, I've moved in to a house that needs the fence weatherproofing/painting. It's clearly not been done in a while but is still more than good enough to clean and repaint/weatherproof. I'd like some advice on a few points please: 1) See the attached photo of the fence (with a bit of the...

Hi all, I'm going to replace the six cylinder locks around my house and garden house with keyed alike cylinder locks. I just bought my first pair to try them on the garden house double doors but I can't seem to remove the existing cylinder lock. See the attached photos. I've watched a couple...

Hi all, My house have the sink plug types shown in the attached photos. I have a couple of blocked sink drains that Mr Muscle or a plunger hasn't resolved so I purchased a drain snake from Amazon. However, upon receiving it I realised that the head of the snake is too large to fit down my...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and a DIY newbie so apologies if I'm not posting correctly. We've just purchased our first house and we moved in to a leaking bath tap. The leak happens with either the tap (correctly terminology?) or shower outlet and is dependant on whether the mixer part is...