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I seem to be going through these drills i every few years and its always the switch that has become unresponsive, I've kept a few rather than chuck them but have been buying body only replacements but I think I'm going to see if I can buy a switch...

Right that's it! Ive had it since 2011 and its had a few new blades and I've always struggled like hell to find blades that will fit the stupid thing. I'm on a kitchen job and I bought a new fine tooth Saxton blade for it with reducing shims and my god they are tight, I'm getting blade wobble...

Not interested in Starlock as i kill tool many blades, I have a 12v blue Bosch and its all noise and no guts, I've got the 350W Fein but its on its way out so i need a 240v replacement. Which is the best non Starlock 240v quick release?

I'm a big fan of these, my original 250w model lasted maybe 5 years abuse so in 2015 I bought the 350w version and had been great but now I notice it looses drive when I push it, I don't push it hard but general pressure it doesn't go full stroke left to right. Am I looking at a new gearbox?

As a professional I will never use these tiles again, anyone reading this DO NOT USE THESE TILES ON FLOORS they are too soft, they will crack along the seams of any tile backer board no matter how solid or double taped they are. BCT will blame the fitter and take no responsibility. Chipped...

I'm sick of buying new blades every few months, I notice there is an American product called sharp hog or sharp pog which is a series of grinder disks with spacers mounted in a cordless drill. I cant find it on ebay but I think I'm going to try a dremel disk and see how I get on, surely I can...

Some of you will have seen this and some not, its scary I couldn't even watch it he was lucky. Be safe..

In a one storey new extension is it a requirment to have foil backed plasterboard on the ceilings? Or can you just use normal? Does it cut down on mould on the ceiling?

Hi guys, It seems manufactures have abandand the 24v battery, just wondered why?

Would all the mods and regulars who have left the forum overnight please enlighten me as to what has gone on? Why is Dan a dictator all of a sudden?

Over the last few days our heating system has developed a fault, when we select hot water the heating comes on. The Danfoss (Type:HSA3) 3 port divertor valve in the airing cupboard feels quite hot to the touch on the top even though all 3 pipes are cold, I'm guessing its faulty but is there...

Until Screwfix can sort out its offline issues then they will continue to loose more and more contributers to Diynot. Its a good place for banter Screwfix, but seems to be unavailable a lot of the time. Banter on this site seems unacceptable for some reason?

This is a question that has had a lot of debate on here with lots of different answers. I need to connect to 1/2 inch pipe at home to add a new radiator. I know imperial pipe was measured on the inside and metric is measured on the outside. Is 1/2 inch pipe bigger or smaller on the outside...

I'm thinking of swaping the bath in our ensuite for a shower, the bath is a very slow drainer due to cowboy installation. I want the new shower to have a nice fall on the waste pipe, and I also want it under the floor. 1. My wife does not want any boxed in pipes :evil: 2. The basin will be...

Our cast iron soil branch is leaking, on closer inspection it seems the putty in the joint has crumbeld out. Is this just regular glazing putty they used to use? How do the pro's mend these leaking joints?

Our cold bathroom tap (mains fed) has started vibrating loudly when turned off. The taps are the tall Edwardian type, I took the tap apart and put a new washer on and the problem persists. My question is should the jumper be loose in the tap body or should it be a tight fit that can't be...

Do all booster pumps come with a plug on the end? I have cut it off and hard wired it into a 5 amp FCU. I know Salamander are strict regarding warranty, I hope I haven't voided it?

I've ordered a few bits from here recently and saved a fortune over merchants prices. An example is this fitting at £1.06 + VAT, I bought this recently from my local merchants for £7.45 inc VAT, I feel robbed now. Surely you plumbers can't buy basic stock cheaper at the merchants...

While we were round at my mothers this morning her freind was there and she was telling me she's got a problem with her combi boiler. Its a Vokera and the pressure has to be topped up 4 times a day! I topped it up while I was there and a fair amount went in before the needle started to move...

My neighbour has a problem with the pressure on her Worcester Greenstar condensing system boiler, the pressure dropped to nearly zero today so I tried to top it up but could not find the filling loop, no flexi loop or 'permanant' loop underneath. She said there must be something under there...