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    CONNECT TO BASKET STRAINER

    Hi - I want to replace my sink basket strainer. Can someone advise me what fitting I use at the lower threaded section of the strainer so I can continue off in 40mm plastic pipe and fittings to my existing trap. I've seen the fitting used but I don't know what it's called - basically a plastic...
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    CAR BATTERY - WHAT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY??

    I bought a Yuasa 12V 45Ah car battery on 30th May 2023 for my Toyota Corolla from a major supplier on a major selling site (I won’t name names but there isn't many) . This is the same brand fitted to the car when new which served me well for many years. On receipt I charged the battery as...
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    DAWN TO DUSK PLUS MOTION SENSOR LED BULB:

    I believe this question was raised 15 years ago but technology has moved on! My neighbour has an outside wall-mounted security lantern - it comes on at dusk and off at dawn. But additionally, after dusk, if it detects motion the light increases in brightness for a short time. I can't find such...
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    ALTERNATIVE EXTERNAL WOOD FILLER:

    I’ve been using some well known 2-part fillers on external timber. I’m aware of the fast setting time but the problem I’ve found is that if I try to fill the back of a crevice the filler is just too “gooey” to push back and then very quickly changes to an almost unworkable state. Can anyone...
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    ASBESTOS REMOVAL COST:

    I have a garage approx. 16ft x 8ft with an asbestos roof that I wish to replace. Approx. how much would a builder pay to dispose of the asbestos? (I ask because my Council offers free asbestos removal to householders so I might possibly save on the cost of the job). Regards. PS Am I thick?? -...
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    ASBESTOS DISPOSAL COST (garage roof)

    I have a garage approx. 16ft x 8ft with an asbestos roof that I wish to replace. Approx. how much would a builder pay to dispose of the asbestos? (I ask because my Council offers free asbestos removal to householders so I might possibly save on the cost of the job). Regards. PS Am I thick?? -...
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    TOILET SIPHON AND 11/4" FLUSH PIPE:

    Hi to all - I was thinking to change my toilet siphon, a (theoretically) easy job. But my flush pipe is 11/4" or 32mm diameter and most siphons are designed for 11/2" (38mm) flush pipes. Presumably my toilet is not so unusual it won't accept both sizes of flush pipe?? I appreciate I can buy a...
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    STRANGE WALL LIGHTS!

    Hi all - I have 2 wall lights and each has 2 bulbs – they both operate from a single wall switch. The wiring concealed behind the lights is in very poor condition and insulation has dropped off in places. Recently I slightly disturbed one light whilst decorating - there was a small flash and...
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    NEW PLASTIC GUTTERS - BALLPARK PRICE:

    Hi all - I’m thinking to replace the cast iron gutters in my (semi-detached with driveway) property to the side (about 30’ long) and to the rear (about 18’ long) with plastic gutters and would like a rough idea of costs (to see if I can afford it!). The rear guttering is easily accessible from...
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    VELUX WINDOWS:

    A friend is having a single-storey extension built which has 2 side by side Velux windows. There is considerable delay on delivery of the windows and the roofer is not prepared to do his work until they arrive and are installed. Yet many Velux windows are retro fitted so surely it is possible to...
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    HONING GUIDES:

    I’ve been looking at videos on chisel sharpening using wet and dry sandpaper. I am wondering why it’s so difficult to manufacture a simple chisel clamping device with rollers - top-end guides can cost £150? And even the classic honing guides often need to be reworked to hold chisels securely and...
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    STOPCOCK SEIZED:

    I have a stopcock inside a kitchen cupboard which isolates an outside tap. A couple of weeks ago the stopcock worked fine. More recently it would only do about a quarter turn from off to on. Now it is off and refuses to turn more than a fraction. I don't understand how this problem has developed...
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    HINGES DON'T MATCH?

    Hi – I have conservatory doors which open outwards into the garden. I have replacement hinges of similar size but for the screw positions to match the existing hinges I would need to reverse them which would of course place the countersinks on the inner face? To elaborate: the 3-knuckle side of...
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    Watery wallpaper paste:

    Hi all - I recently used a well-known wallpaper paste. It was good for up to 10 rolls mixed with 7L of water but as I was only using 2-3 rolls (of lining paper) at most I mixed up half the paste with 3.5L of water. At the end of the second day the paste had turned very watery and I doubted it...
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    GREENSTAR REGULAR BOILER:

    Hi all - I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 18Ri (non combi) boiler and intend to drain the system to carry out some work. I noticed that refilling requires the boiler to be vented through an airvent and an attached tube that has to be routed away from any electrical components. There is no...
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    HONEYWELL ST9400C & ST9500C:

    Hi all - My existing programmer is a Honeywell ST9400C for CH and HW, each circuit having a motorised valve. I wish to replace it and have been offered a ST9500C. I understand this is normally used to control 2 separate heating zones, but in all other respects it seems identical to the ST9400C...
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    TAP CONNECTOR - FIBRE WASHER SUBSTITUTE:

    Hi - I remember a plumber on this forum suggesting a "washer" for a tap connector could be formed by several wraps of PTFE tape around the threads and extending to form a "washer"at the end - this was in place of the normal fibre washer which couldn't be introduced, or was unavailable at the...
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    PART 2 TOILET FLOAT VALVE:

    My toilet cistern is mains fed but takes several minutes to refill so I decided to change the float valve. This should have been a 10 minute job but I hit problems which were sod's law and Catch 22 rolled into one. The existing float valve is a Part 2 type so I bought a Part 2 replacement. The...
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    INSTALLING LED DOWNLIGHTS:

    Hi - I have a ceiling light with just one twin and earth cable connected to it - there is no ceiling rose or junction box nearby. I assume this cable is the neutral and switch return wires and that the red wire is the switch return. I wish to install 6 downlighters and intend to loop this cable...
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    UNEXPECTED WIRING TO CEILING LIGHT:

    I have a ceiling mounted light which has the red and black wires from a single T&E cable into its connector block (which is not what I expected!). Would I be correct in assuming this must be from the switch, and somewhere along the way the red (or black?) wire has been tapped into a live feed...
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