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Prompted only by the horror of a trebled water bill, I tracked the source down to a Geberit dual flush valve silicon/rubber seal washer that had deteriorated and become covered with "warts". (Not an uncommon problem! ) Isolating the WC, noting the dropped cistern water level later, and washer...

An existing bath waste run is made up of polypipe 43mm o/d 40mm i/d with solvent elbows I need to make up a replacement run of pipe with various solvent elbows to fit between an existing straight compression coupling on the 43mm o/d (40mm i/d) polypipe and a soil boss compression fitting that...

Recently a green bordered "Privacy & Transparency" pop-up has appeared on opening DIY not forum. It does not respond to clicking on "Continue with recomended cookies" and no further progress is possible. I am using an old (V9) ipad for this purpose that has been OK previously, and an alternative...

This should be a simple paint job, but how would you reach the fascias over the porch roof? The slope is uncomfortable to stand on, ladders will not angle over it and the roof is slate which could be troublesome. Is it OK to just stand on it (Rafters cannot be located) or are there any useful...

As the hot water on an S-plan system was far too hot, I worked through the following logic. The immersion heater was definitely off. There had been no recent work on the system. The cylinder thermostat was set correctly and the Myson 2 port 28mm zone valve (Neon and motor) responded to...

I am having a problem in obtaining a replacement 28mm brass body (Part No Myson 421202) for the above and the complete unit is not required. (The actuator heads are freely available, but the complete unit is attracting a premium price!). Is any one confident enough to suggest an alternative...

I wonder if any one has had any experience of refurbishing this brand? It's a very dark brown finish, but when the sprayed finish is fully sanded back, the wood has an orangeish colour. Is it actually a mahogany? Regardless of the actual wood, has anyone had success with matching up a suitable...

Major question for the brickies, please! I have fitted a 3 foot metal lintel for a new door opening in a garage wall and need to replace 3 stone blocks to fill the 3 foot x 6 inch gap in the course above it. Will a 5kg ready-mix mortar tub suffice as I can get one at the moment?

When viewing the forum (on Android and not logged in) the accept cookie message is appearing but "Accept" is not actioned unless the "view policy" is first entered, read and closed. However that link has an intermittent fault of not showing the link in an underlined form, and so does not work...

I wish to install some LEDs under the kitchen wall cabinets to give a working light on the worktops (ie not just an ambient illumination.) and was looking at some triangular units, 230V direct mains without 12v drivers. However the wattage seems to vary greatly (as well as the prices) from...

Help, please. Having misjudged and miss-cut a kitchen worktop when the surrounding walls were not at right angles, I have a tapered gap on both ends up to 20mm wide. There are cupboard units above and I want to bring the tiles out from the back-wall to end level with the worktop on the side...

I have a 6.1 Kw double oven on a cooker outlet served by a dedicated 32A MCB circuit and wish to fit a 1200Watt microwave. above it. Can I add a 2.5mm cable to the cooker socket and connect to a wall socket 13A, please. My calcs say it is OK but is there anything else to consider, please?

Perhaps this should be in the appliance section but it is to help my understanding rather than a practical question. My oven case cooling fan circuit disc thermostat has three wires connected. One is permanent live from mains input via the fan, one is to mains return and one is switched to live...

I have two separate one way switched lights in a large garage, with switches on opposite walls and intend to convert each to 2way operation for convenience, BUT maintain the separate illuminated areas. I will need to replace the single way one gang switches with two gang 2way and could use two...

My consumer unit has three circuits (up & down sockets & garage) protected by an RCD and all other circuits (including appliance sockets circuit & and a cooker circuit) on the unprotected side. Each circuit has an MCB. Everything has functioned perfectly since installation (2003) and has the...

Is there anything available like an earth connector bloc-bar, but that is protected with insulation (like a choc bloc) to enable 10 single core cables to be connected together.? Suggestions or signposting please.

Help please. I have searched under everything I can think of, but cannot find a framing diagram and valley layout for a false dormer. I am just trying to understand what is going on with my existing one that is causing rot on the adjacent roof fascia. Could someone please point me in the right...

I have a 2 port Myson MPE222 ACT222 actuator head on the zone valve of the central heating radiator system. This has 4 wires and has worked without any problem (but has needed to be changed about every 3years.) However the actual valve base is marked 28mm and Myson tell me that I need an ACT228...

I have fitted a simple chain and spring door closer but the door only closes to about 4 inch from fully shut. It's just like when a door is binding on the hinges. However, if the door is closed manually it shuts easily. I have tried various adjustments to the spring tension, but this has no...

The spark electrode tip on my Paragon living coal 2000 gas fire has broken off. As only the complete oxy- pilot assembly is available (at a price!) and the electrode seems to be non-removable, does anyone know whether it is possible to replace it with a generic electrode, even if it means...