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I have an Opaz wall-mounted pan and have a leak at the bottom. Not from the concealed cistern but from the round hole at the bottom center of the pan. This has been slowly developing over the months and is now a steady drip. I'm not sure of the purpose of the hole. The water level in the WC...

Hello, I have underfloor hot water heating with three zones each controlled by a separate Horstmann HRT4-A thermostat. This morning one zone was very hot despite thermostat set to normal temperature and the red light was not on. Other two zones were fine. Can these stats fail always on...

Hi, Using Rustins Danish oil over the years on a wooden kitchen top. Cleaned, sanded lightly and cleaned again. Applied as instructed with cotton cloth. Surface in places remains tacky even after two weeks of hot weather. Is there any tip of the trade or product to make it dry out? Many...

I had to remove the semi Ped to change the old tap. The ped has a single hole in the bottom. The hanging nut is attached to a wire that's clamped to the top of the underside of sink. It's impossible to align the nut with the bolt. Tried thin cord but still can not do it. Does anyone have...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can help with hairline cracks in 4 year old plaster painted with Dulux Trade Matt. I thought they may have settled down by now but they almost vanish in winter but have reappeared now. Very very fine, smaller than a hair but curved lengths of 4 feet or so on...

I have a 10 year old Petrol Hedge cutter that was working perfectly then stopped half way through the job. It now starts & idles okay but when I squeeze the throttle it fades & stops. I checked the spark plug & cleaned the gunky air filter. Any ideas? Its a Komatsu ht601d

I have a 30 year old loft conversion that had felt & pitch roof. After one re-roofing & failing replacement builder advised GPR. One layer of fibreglass bonded with Topseal & Cureit. After the snow, some leaks appeared & now come if there is heavy rain. About 3 drops per minute. Roof seems...

My friend has had her bathroom redone & the builders electrician installed a FHT control unit. (SKU Quantity - 1 Manufacturer C & F Technieken, The Netherlands.) She is having problems programming it so I downloaded the manual (from Screwfix) Is there a way of having it come on on...

Newly restored ground floor. New plaster, left to dry, mist coat, Dulux Trade Supermatt. Looks beautiful. Now, six months later very fine random hair cracks have appeared on walls & ceiling. Question is do I just repaint over, working paint into cracks, or should I try some very fine...

Had a fiberglass topping to my loft flat roof last year. On Monday the drought rain found it's way through the ceiling. Examination showed the ridge tiles had very little mortar at the bottom so the laying water was pushed by the wind through the gap. I mortared the whole row of ridge...

I have a hall which is painted white over lining paper. The paper is fine but it's peeling at edges about 1 1/2 inches. Is there a way of re-pasting the edges so when I re-paint it won't look so bad? Any ideas please. Thanks

Halstead Eden CBX 24 Was working normally with no issues. 1 1/2 bar. Then it stopped & red reset light came on. On doing reset, the red reset light has turned to flashing blue & the four leds are on. Does this signify a PCB burnout? Any ideas welcome.

I have some MDF cupboards & under the stair cupboard panels which are raw. I understand from this great forum that I should seal with Rustins MDF sealer but do I fill screw holes first or seal first? I want to finish with Dulux Satinwood. Grateful for any tips. Peter

I have some MDF cupboards & under the stair cupboard panels which are raw. I understand from this great forum that I should seal with Rustins MDF sealer but do I fill screw holes first or seal first? I want to finish with Dulux Satinwood. Grateful for any tips. Peter

So I gather form this great site that new plasterboard/skim is best painted with Dulux Trade Supermatt. Question is, having done mist coat, & first coats with Supermatt what would you recommend for the final coat? I want white matt for ceiling and silk for the walls for kitchen &...

I'm having wet underfloor heating and will have a screed on top & intend flexi-gluing wood to screed. I love Dinesen (Danish) wood but it is solid Douglas however they mostly supply to underfloor heated houses. I've been advised to only use engineered wood. Has anyone used Dinesen...

I'm having wet underfloor heating installed. After the screed is applied, how do you fit engineered floorboards onto the screed? Obviously you can't nail. If you glue it wouldn't it warp? Thanks to anyone who knows, Peter

I wonder if someone could help me please. I am planning to install a Worcester 37CDI boiler to provide hot water & heat for upstairs radiators. Seriously considering wet underfloor heating for open plan kitchen / dining / lounge area. Removing all downstairs joists & floorboards, filling...