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I have just purchased a new Bosch built under freezer GUD15A50GB. It is designed for a decor panel. I'm fitting it in place of an old Bosch built under fridge complete with decor panel. The problem I have is the decor panel fitting are completely different, but I also can't see how to fit the...

I am going to drain my indirect heating system to remove a radiator for decorating. Can I still leave my hotwater running on the boiler. Or should I turn it off as well. Thanks.

Hi. Just prepared a room for painting. Removed all the loose flaky paint, then filled in as necessary, sanded down the entire wall areas, washed with sugar soap then clean water. When I painted with a crown Matt emulsion the paint immediately started to blister with air bubbles some of which...

Getting an electric shock off the drum. When I put a meter on the drum to earth its showing 110VAC. Any ideas? Other than stop using it which I have done.

Had my gravity heating system replaced with a pumped system. The gravity system had an expansion radiator in the bathroom adjacent to the airing cupboard/hot water tank. The expansion radiator has been re-piped into the pumped system, (I was told as per requirements). Now the the system is...

I have some good quality hardwood windows about 20 years old which I am just rubbing down and recoating. However some of the Espagnolette Multi Point Window Locks need replacing and I am having trouble finding exact replacements or anything similar. They are as follows: U-Rail type, with...

Does anyone still produce glazed edge wall tiles? Or Bullnosed tiles? For doing the window ledges and corners.

Is there anyway of repairing ceramic shower trays? I have just noticed mine has a long thin crack in it. Its a major job to replace it as all the drainage piping is in the ceiling space and means removing part of the plasterboarding etc. Any advice would be appreciated.

Are there any suitable replacements for RO80 eyeball spots that have the same size diameter ceiling cutouts, i.e.140mm? For use in a kitchen ceiling, with bedroom above, 120mm deep void space. Is this a notifiable change?

Please take a look at the photos I have posted. Its at the meeting point of a door frame and a hardwood floor. These small piles of dust keep appearing. Hoover it up and a week later its started to build up again. No sign of any creatures but then you don't always see them? Any suggestions as...

I am using a Sony Vaio PCV-RX203 Desktop, windows XP home edition, 120GB hard drive (45% used) 1024MB RAM. Use BT Yahoo Broadband 8MB Max download speed, usually running at about 3MB when tested. I have Norton running, windows defender, and use No Trace daily. Sometimes all works fine, at...

I have a large artexed ceiling to paint, that is very dirty, mainly black dust, blown in from the tarmac crusher next door. I have vacuumed as much as I can. I know it should be sugar soaped and clean water washed but the area 9m x 4.5m is a bit daunting and arm aching. Is there any other way...

When plumbed into the utility room if you happened to touch the drum and the adjacent ss sink unit with the power on, ouch! a shock, reading 110VAC. The fault was isolated to the actual washer machine. The electical supply and earthing are all okay having been checked by an electrician. Fitted...

Any suggestions how to repair a side panel of a kitchen unit carcass where the hinge screw have pulled out of the mdf boarding? Preferably whilst still in place as removal would entail taking out the sink unit and worktops.

When slowing down in my Citroen Berlingo Van 600D LX, the hand brake light flashes on and off sometimes stays on for a few seconds, the work "BRAKE" flashes on and off on the dash just below the speedo and I get an audible warning beeping. Have had all the brakes checked, front dics and pads...

New washing machine, plugged in and plumbed. Just by chance with 1 hand touching the adjacent SS sink unit and 1 hand touched the washer drum I got a really bad shock. On checking measure voltage was found to be 110VAC. Any suggestions?

What does the term "Going 1.8m" mean relative to a description of a staircase?

The builder tells me the lv shaver socket/tooth brush charger cannot be sited where it can be reached when standing at the sink. Is this correct? So in the show house they have sited over the bath! So you can stand up in a bath full of water and touch it. What do the new regs say? Where...

I have an internal wall that is unplastered brick finish, but has been painted many times. It is showing signs of damp in two places with black mold and cracking paint, that was hiding behind a wall unit. I have identified the source of the damp as poor drainage from external guttering...

I have a supply from my garage running underground to the shed. The cable is a 3 core 2.5mm twin and earth flat pvc run in a plastic conduit. Supply is from the consumer unit direct from it's own 16A RCBO The cable needs to be replaced. Is it okay to just renew this cable like for like or...