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We moved into a bungalow on a farm lonning, the previous owners had ran this drainage pipe into a culvert to stop water pooling on the lane, unfortunately over time it's been damaged by trucks and cars reversing back out of the lane, I'd like to install something a bit more permanent like a...

Hi group we recently moved into a property with a Triton 300si remote shower fitted. It was always hit or miss whether it would decide to run hot, showing low pressure. A couple of quick turns on the basin cold tap would make it sometimes. Last week it stopped flowing all together. Checked the...

Can anyone tell me what the white plastic thing is on the bottom right, was in the instruction bag with my Beko dryer but there's no mention of it in the manual. Thanks in advance..

Just moved into our new home, bungalow built in 1990, found this under a flimsy board in the utility room, I'm wanting to lay new flooring but need to be sure I can board over it first. My first thoughts are that it was some sort of heater sighted over it forcing warm are around the property...

Hi group, going all ECO friendly I decided to replace the old fluorescent tubes in my strip light for the newer LED equivalent, the ones I purchased come with their own starter, however my luminaries don't have a socket for a starter. When I try to switch them on I don't get any light, it's a...

Hi, can anyone shed any light on what type of board this is? I'm hoping it's not asbestos!

Hi group, can anyone guesstimate how much concrete I will need for this small project ( drive way extension), its for one of my neighbours and they don,t have much money so I really don't want to order too much. We have added hard core to the base and its approx 4 inches deep, appreciate that...

Hi group, our house stopcock is leaking and needs replaced, I've found our meter in the street and assumed if you turn the blue handle in the picture it would isolate the water to the house so we can replace the stopcock. However the blue handle won't turn in either direction and I'm afraid if I...

Hi group, does anyone know if the LNB pictured below (EL021) is compatible with a Humax Foxsat HDR Freesat box, the box won't accept the postcodes we enter and both tuners have no signal, although there are some channels showing. TIA, Otto in a warm West Cumbria.

Hello group, I'm looking at buying my first nail gun but the options are bewildering, i.e. framing, finishing, sliding, first fix second fix! Primarily it would be used for ship lap and feather edging, I have a compressor but don't really want to lug this around with me every time I want to use...

Hi group, a rental property that I own has condensation dripping from the underside of the bitumen roofing felt, the attic is accessed via a full height door with a staircase, there is no ventilation other than what I've pictured below which is situated above the soffit. Its a detached property...

Hi group, I purchased a 12v Ferrex Mini Air Compressor model XYZ544-UK-2020 from Aldi last month, I went to charge it today but I have that many adapters for tools and things that I'm not sure I'm using the right one. The adapter I think it is states Model SF-689 Output 7.5V DC 400mA...

Hi group, the mother in laws has a problem with one of her storage heaters, it’s a Creda 79141, basically its not heating up, last year when I took a quick look at it everything appeared fine except for the excessive amount of dust that had accumulated. I hoovered it clean and the next day she...

Hi group, does anyone know what Resistor I need to replace the one in the photos, it went bang!

Hi group, I'd like to have WIFI in my detached garage but am unsure what I need to buy to achieve this. Currently there is no signal at all, I have access to the router by running a Cat5e cable across the bungalows attic. Bought and tried the power line adaptors without any success, can anyone...

Hi group, can anyone tell me approximately how much concrete I should order for the planned driveway pictures, please ignore the 2.5m section detailed on the right, that has now been taken out. Thank you..

Hi group, I would love to build a pizza oven in the garden, something like this one I viewed on youtube... My question is, they specify perlite in the construction, can this be substituted for vermiculite like they use for insulating flue liners? Stay safe everyone

Hi group, hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas time... I am trying to fit a standard 3 wire thermostat to a boiler which has had a previous 5 wire installation, long story but the previous tenant has taken their thermostat with them and now I'm statless! Can any body advise is this can be...

Hi group, I have a problem with a thermostatic mixer shower, left hand side of the block is getting hot where the HW feed comes in, but the water is barely warm coming out of the mixer. I had my water isolated via the mains stopcock on Thursday to feed on a new CW supply to a fridge freezer...

Hi group, I'm looking to install a small domestic CCTV system (approx 4 cameras), I understand that you need a video cable to run to each camera, but where do the cameras get their power from, is it supplied from the DVR or will I have to locate a power source in my loft for each camera? Regards...