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Hi Have a Pit in my garage, that is getting water in, mostly when it it rains heavy or rains for a long time, it is leaking through the breeze block sides , ( I did put some Visqueen around before bricking !) usually from about 2 bricks up from the floor, it will fill higher if left to. Wanted...

Hi Have just fit a new Latch Gearbox for my Euro lock on my uPVC door, it all works ok , but the 2 point locking mechanism keeps sliding down with its own weight and bring out the locking points, it is just not staying up when opened, there is no resistance to hold it up , ! as per vid attached...

Hi Have a lounge with 2 lights with one switch, need to make it one switch for each light, as there is a bit f a loft conversion, can't get at any junction boxes, wherever they may be that is, would it be accepted to try and run some cables along the ceiling ( cutting into it ), if I did that...

Hi Problem : Pipes clanging when DHW calls for heat Scenario, vented system CH system, clanging of pipes in a morning ( only morning ) when system starts up, have bled the system, set pump to II , no noise but downstairs rads not getting hot, pump back to III , turned DHW thermo down to "O"...

Hi Can anyone tell me if I can replace the flush without removing the Toilet, there seems to be some connection near the bottom that looks as if it will twist to unlock, but also I don't know what type to get to replace if it will come off !. cheers Spike

Hi I have a Sunbed that needs wiring in, it has a load of 6700W , am thinking of getting somerthing like the following item ( Pic attached for 2 types ) been told though that this needs to have a type "C" MCB and the RCD needs to have a trip of 100mA as apposed to the normal 30mA trip, they...

Can anyone have a look at a picture of a Wiring Station for a 3 port mid way Valve, against a drawing that I have tried to do , could the black wire going into 8 be the live feed to the boiler ? .

Hi I am trying to find a Replacement (Actuator only), for a Siemans DVA3, 3 Port mid position , I have tried all over but up to now no luck, an get a Siemens one but at around £80 !. cheers Spike

Hi Can anyone tell me what type of cable I need ( 1.5mm2 ) to run across from my house to a shed , the distance from house to shed is just under 9ft . I thought there is a cable that is sort of reinforced but not SWA , not sure were I heard that from . cheers

Hi I am going to fit a new set of taps for a bathroom sink , my sister has a combi Boiler , would I need to turn of the Boiler as I will be turning off the cold water mains as there is no valves on the H n C feed to the sink . I was just thinking that if I didn't , would the boiler fire up...

Hi My friend wants to pull down a fire breast in the basement , it is not the original , it is a brick built one , built around the original , have taken some bricks of to see if it is supporting anything and I am a bit puzzled has to what I am finding . Lucking at the very top , it seems...

Hi This may be a long shot but I am trying to find out were to purchase some plastic form ( about 1 mtr length ) ,I need to attach some light weight material to a length of 6mm steel rod/bar , I have found what I am wanting ,but I don't know what it is called or if I an purchase a length of it...

Hi Is the male thread on a 15mm compression isolator the same as on a WC inlet ! . and do they do a 15mm to 10mm flexi compression fitting both ends . cheers spike

Hi Question: Can I take a feed ( 2.5mm2 ) for a 20A fused DP switch from the ring main to feed a 16A load Bosch Cooker ! , there will be a lot of work to run a dedicated feed back to the meter . PS: The feed for the old cooker is from a single 13A socket on the ring ! cheers spike

Hi I need to put a 63A RCB 6 way weatherproof consumer unit ( Garage unit ) with 2x6A , 2x20A , 1x32A MCB's, in my workshop at my farm , now the supply to it, comes from the Main 83A 3 phase fuse box on the other side of the wall where I want to mount this unit , the length of cable would be...

Hi Has any one heard of , " Birdbrand " as in there Danish Oil , I did send them a email asking what percentage of "Tung Oil" is in there product ,but no answer up to now . I want it for a Oak Dining room Table , and a friend mentioned this maker . http://www.birdbrand.co.uk/...

Hi I have got a Solid Oak Dining Table that has a couple of cracks down it , in a couple of places as per pictures , question how and if , can I repair/hide these cracks , I was thinking of cleaning out the cracks ( how) I dont want to make them bigger than they are ( about 1mm ) and try to...

Hi I seem to be having a strange problem with my 9kw shower , the RCB keeps tripping every time I switch the main double pole ceiling switch off , it is fine when using the shower but we have to reset the RCB every time someone finish's using the shower . I could understand if the problem was...