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After the freeze about three weeks ago, (Mid-december) I have noticed there is green/blue powder in the water that comes out my taps that are fed from the cold water storage in the loft, ie bath, sink, shower. This water tank did freeze over and no water came out those taps for 3 days. The...

I require a heater that makes almost no noise. I have recently tried an oil radiator. Yes, they are mostly quiet during operation but when they are cooling down (in-between thermostat switching on/off), during expansion and contraction of metal, they can produce 60-75db of noise in a sudden...

I'd like to patch up this hole in my ceiling, where a mains powered smoke alarm used to be. Advice please?

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Having watched a few YouTube videos and examining a loft hatch in one part of my house; I feel confident I could install a loft hatch in another part of my house. In looking at the spec for this part of my house, the roof trusses are at 60cm centres. Does this mean the distance between the roof...

I have an issue on the single floor room extension of my house. It's a streak of water penetration that usually appears after very heavy rain, which we've had a bout of, over the past couple of days. Around 6 or 7 years back, I got a roofer out. The two gentlemen said it was to do with the...

I believe I just drained my central heating system by use of the outside LEFT tap. What does the right one do? I briefly turned it on and the water came out with more force.

Water pump was roasting hot but no hot hotter. I tried unscrewing the big screw and rotating pump a few times to no avail. Closer view: Allan key valves above and below: I guess I should just isolate the two valves (above and below), turn off electricity (of course) and then...

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This uncovered water trough, I took some photos. Any comments?

I have, what I believe to be concrete 'stains' on my monoblock. I tried to scrub away the stain with cold water and then hot, this was the result: Anyone help?

In my downstairs w/c I've noticed a patch of wetness. Having investigated the problem, it's only when the tank overflows, the water flowing into the exit downpipe (from inside the tank) causes the drip to occur - I think? I would like to fix this of course. You can see a drip forming...

My hot water bath tap's pressure has gradually reduced over the years. It now takes 15 minutes to run a both. I'd like to clean the hot water feeder pipe of any gunge in the hope of increasing the pressure again. I can switch off the hot water supply and have replaced the hot water tap no...

Hi, I'm trying to procure a BNC type connector as held between fingers in the picture below: It has an internal screw thread, which you screw tight into the GM tube socket, using the finger tightening fastener, on the outside of the connector. I'm not even sure which one to call male or...

I need to replace the syphon on my downstairs toilet but having difficulty separating the water tank from the base. The left side butterfly screw wing bolt seems to be rusted against the screw thread. I know it needs to unscrew in a clockwise direction as I’ve managed to unscrew the right-hand...

Noticed yesterday loads of wasps entering and exiting my single floor extension, at the apex. They are entering via what appears through a gap in the cement between bricks OR perhaps it is the final brick (not cemented to an adjacent brick): I can't see because of fascia 'hooded' over the...

The felt roof on my shed was replaced by a tradesman in Xmas 2013, he said it was 'heavy duty' felt and should last for years. These photos were taken Xmas 2017. Closer on the left: Alternative view on the left: inside, left side, you can see the ingress of water. Close view of...

The photo below is taken from the loft, of the nearest celing rose (bedroom light) to where I would like to put my loft light: As you can see there is one thick grey cable running to this ceiling rose. The white cables are for other things not connected with the lighting circuit. From the...

Cables At Corner by MoonMan2 posted 20 Jan 2018 at 10:36 AM I'd like to remove about 3cm x 1cm of the corner of this wooden door, it's where the door hinges (not where it opens). Currently I cannot close the door fully, and it kinks the cables when I do. If I manage to somehow create a...

The angle of slope in my shower cubicle tray is off by a few degrees. The water gathers on the adjacent corner from the water exit hole (don't know the technical name). By use of a spirit level, it confirmed by suspicions. I removed the wooden boards below the shower basin/tray...