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Hi chaps. 2004 Jaguar XJ8. Something is drawing 4 amps at rest, so obvs battery is flat overnight. Got multimeter. Tried pulling a few fuses, alternator AC ripple test. Fault not found. Garages unenthusiastic. Last auto electrician ran away screaming. I use a Noco booster to start it. Workaround...

Hi chaps. My Bosch dishwasher door used to open by pressing it, then it would spring open. It has now stopped doing that. I can get it open using the two red plastic things that came with it, and the actual wash still works. Any idea pls?

Hi (help!) do I go for the dewalt, pre-owned bur looks concourse condition at £115, or the evolution new at amazon £134? The dewalt says it’s soft start, which obvs I can check if I go to the seller’s house, but afaik doesn’t do trench cuts. The Evolution does trench cuts but is hard start. The...

Long shot maybe but has anyone got or is anyone familiar with this https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-jlbiff55182-integrated-50-50-fridge-freezer-white/p112307377 please? In the description it doesn’t say whether it’s fixed or sliding hinge. I contacted JL a while back and they are still...

Hi last night as i locked the back door the key felt funny - looser feel than normal. This morning the door cant be opened. I don’t think it’s the actual barrel lock. I think something has come adrift inside, gearbox or that area. Plenty of websites on how to fix the multipoint bits and pieces...

Hi chaps, looking at a replacement fridge/freezer (Integrated). Checked : 50/50 - cos of existing doors. Sliding hinge, check - ditto. Reversible wine side, check - ditto. One, a Bosch says in the product spec (among a ton of other stuff) "Installation required - No" Another, an AEG, has...

hi I could do with a shed or "garden office" in a spot in front of the front elevation of my house. It could not be seen from the road. From what I read you don't need PP (subject to various stuff) if the shed is beside or behind the house. But you do need PP if the shed is in front of the...

Hi I’m nowhere near gas mains out here. My oil boiler seems to be on its last legs. If I just get a similar new replacement boiler fitted, any ideas how much I would be looking at? 2-bed bungalow. Seen some boilers just north of 1100 quid for the boiler not fitting. Old one is a combi. Cheers Terry

Hi I need to undo a machine screw. Iris slotted but very tight. A screw driver as broad as the slot tends to just twist and would damage the slot. I need a screwdriver to square drive bit as thick as the slot - any ideas pls? Terry

Pls can you tell me how “bench dog clamps” work? Those I’ve looked at seem to consist of a tube 19 or 20 mm with an arm at right angles to that and an overcentre clamp on the end of the arm. I don’t understand why when you operate the clamp the tube doesn’t just slide up out of the hole in the...

Hi chaps any advice/experiences with sliding mitre saws please? (I’ve looked through forum but some discussions are from a while ago.) Got a Pioneer brand mitre saw (not sliding) that cost me about £17 17 years ago and thinking of moving up. Not to DeWalt 600-800 £s (though they do one at around...

HI chaps, I've got a problem with a Bailey plane. It has a knurled knob you turn to move the blade in and out so setting the depth of cut. This knob runs on a threaded bar about 1.5 inches long, like a bolt only with no head. That bar is screwed into a threaded recess in the back of the frog...

Hi chaps, my circular saw got knocked off a shelf to the floor and the impact distorted the shoe slightly. I took it to a place to get it fixed and they got it better than it was, but .... I'm looking at replacing the shoe (£30-ish). There's a bolt at the back which should be no problem but the...

Hi all, I've painted a couple of interior doors by just cleaning and painting over previous coat. It doesn't last. The surface soon gets mucky and a little bit flaky. So I'm wondering if I need to strip back to the wood and re-prime / re-paint? If so I wonder how? I recently used a blowlamp -...

Hi there, I've got an annoying drip from the tap in the kitchen. It's one of those taps with a single spout which comes up about a foot then bends to point downwards and can be swung from side to side. There is a tap handle on each side, cold on right, hot on left, each about a three-inch long...

Hi chaps, I bought a router recently (before the virus), an old one, Ferm FBF 6E. Now looking at router tables. I've looked at various pictures including on here showing home-made router tables. What I can't understand is this: say I get a bit of ply, cut a hole in it and (somehow) fasten the...

Hi chaps, I'm doing a bit of painting but struggling. The colour is one of about 20-odd shades of white that SWMBO seems to be able to distinguish between and has strong preferences about! So I'm usually painting over the same colour, when I find it difficult to tell which bits I've painted and...

Hi chaps, the house I'm in has a supposed "wet room" containing a shower, bath, sink, toilet and bidet. The shower has a glass screen at one side, I suppose because it's next to the door, but is otherwise open to the room. Problem : the shower drain isn't at the lowest point. Most shower water...

Hi chaps, there seem to be loads of reversing cameras out there but what I want is a camera stuck on the front looking sideways (well preferably two, one looking right and t'other looking left) sending the video to a monitor or iphone. Then I can stick the nose six inches out of the gateway and...

Hello chaps, I'd like to get one of these door closer things you fix above the door which closes it when it would otherwise get left open (by some people!) I don't know the jargon for these things. This is just for an internal domestic door, nothing to do with fire regs or all that. I would...