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What ho one and all, Have a Dyson DC34 handheld vac with a DC31 battery. The current battery is a Chinese finest Li-ion and has been good for a couple of years. Today, when plugged into the main, the charge light flashes once and that is it. I have removed the battery and the only multimeter...

What ho one and all, My wife this afternoon, decided she would like to have a hot bath. Unfortunately the water was not terribly hot and I got some flak for not knowing how to boost the temp on a one-off basis. I have searched the instruction book but cannot find anything as useful as 'Hot...

Ho Ho Ho one and all, Getting my knickers is a twist regarding replacing a garage light. I have a Hormann garage door, operated by a remote transmitter. When the door opens or closes, an MR16/GU5.3 12v 35w halogen light fires up for a default time of around 3 minutes. Unfortunately, it has...

Ho Ho Ho one and all, I have a Hormann garage door operator that when it opens / closes activates a 12v MR16 halogen spot light for a few minutes. The bulb has now stopped working and I would like to replace it with a wider beam angle LED. Having difficulty finding a 12v MR16 LED but there...

What ho one and all, The land for my house has a fall of around3-4 meters, front to back over about 50 m. Rainwater from the roundabout in front tends to drain onto my land a prior to building, sort of 'flooded' the front garden. During the build, I installed a sump on the verge and took a...

What ho one and all, In the greater scheme of building questions, a question about clearing the kitchen sink rates rather low. But I have just done it and not surprisingly, found it somewhat blocked with black algae and gunk. I have searched with Dr. Google on how to keep it clear but I...

How does a thermocouple work? Does it produce an small electrical signal? Do they wear out. I have an Ikea / Westinghouse hob; over the years, the thermocouples have been causing trouble to the extent that recently, some of the burners will not stay on. I have cleaned the head and the tc...

What ho one and all, I have a MVHR unit in the loft and recently, when it starts, the Alarm light is illuminated. The manual says that the incoming thermostat needs manually resetting but this involves clambering into the loft every time. I want to replace the stat but as it is a Swedish...

What ho one and all, As edging between the soil and gravel path, we originally used 4x1 tanalised timer which I gave a coat of black wood preservative. Looks good when new but as it is rubbish, fast growing wood, it does not have longevity when in the ground. It lasted about 5 years before I...

What ho one and all, When I built our house, I installed a Flexit L4X (sometimes labelled as Helios KWLC 350) ventilation and heat recovery unit. Has been working fine for 12 years. Recently, when it comes on, the upper Alarm LED on the control panel is illuminated; according to the...

What ho one and all, Fitting a replacement wash basin; annoyingly, it is a few mm smaller that the one I have removed so will require some silicone 'remodelling' to fill the gaps. But that is a different issue. Am using the original pop-up waste fitting as the visible part inside the basin is...

What ho one and all, I am changing my broadband supplier from John Lewis to PlusNet. As it happen, JL sourced their broadband from PlusNet, which as you probably know, is part of BT. However, PlusNet have supplied a new router with associated transformer. Although the poser cable is...

What ho one and all, Want to buy some multi-coloured, mains powered string lights to put around a tree for Christmas. Built-in timer (8 on 16 off) essential. Having difficulty finding a 15m length of lights (may be 20m overall) but have found this...

What ho one and all, I have just taken possession of a maisonette that has (I believe) a Scantronic 9100 alarm beside the front door. The model is based upon internet searching until I found an image that looks right. It still works fine but I would like to replace the battery. Have found...

What ho one and all, I have an small ultra-sonic cleaner that I use for cleaning my glasses. Unfortunately, it has stopped working so before discarding, I thought about a repair. Opening, and I find the internal fuse has no continuity. It is a 5mm x 20mm and has the marking F5 and F1L250V...

What ho one and all, I have a brick cavity boundary wall (it is mine) that originally, was the wall to the garage. The neighbours side is fine (that was the external wall) but my side (it was the internal) is not so good. The wall is now external on both sides. My side, many of the bricks...

What ho one and all, Kinda trivial question. I have a cross cut saw and the handy, laser projected line is not working. eBay searching show many available and some even the correct diameter, but ............! The non-working one has DBXQ03B on the side. One that I can find are listed as...

What ho one and all, I have an Ikea hob HGS4K which I believe to be from Whirlpool. Need a replacement thermocouple but am gobsmacked at the prices for Whirlpool parts. (https://www.espares.co.uk/product/es146424/hob-thermocouple---520mm) Oven thermocouples appear tobe a better price. Why...

What ho one and all, Have the opportunity to buy a Gen2 Amazon Dot. I know it is behind the curve but I don't really need (or want) the very latest c**p.) The only reason to buy it is to hopefully get a better radio reception via the internet than we currently have with a regular FM or DAB...

What ho one and all, The road I live in has recently had optical fibre installed and can now be connected to every house, should they want it. I kinda want it but .......? My wife is Japanese and frequently makes calls 'home.' At the moment, we use one of the various CPS (carrier...