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I have a burst pipe in an outhouse on my property. As you can see in the photo, the pipe on the left has come apart at the joint. I'm semi-competent at DIY, but no expertise when it comes to plumbing. Does this look like a straightforward fix? If so, what parts and/or materials would I need...

I'm looking to replace an old-style ceiling rose with a modern light fitting. I've found that the three earth wires in the rose have been twisted and sheathed together - it's been done such that it is impossible to remove the rose without untwisting the wires. It might not be clear from the...

I'm about to replace a light with an old-style ceiling rose with a modern fitting. Before taking the old one down I want to identify the switched live wire, which has not been marked. Looking at this photo, am I correct in thinking that the black wire on the right must be the switched live as...

I am looking to replace the two radiators in my living room. I've entered the room dimensions into a BTU calculator and it's come up with a required rating of 10866 to 12922 BTU/hr. It is a long room with rads at either end. Am I correct in assuming that, since there are two rads, I can simply...

I'm replacing an old Honeywell thermostat with a T6360. The old one has four wires as shown: Old by cassidy posted 22 Nov 2020 at 5:20 PM This is the wiring diagram for the old one: Old_Wiring_Diagram by cassidy posted 22 Nov 2020 at 5:20 PM So the terminal numbers/wire colours reading...

I'm looking to remove the wiring and controls for my bathroom underfloor heating, which hasn't worked for years. They are on the wall outside the bathroom. I don't 100% understand how all this works, or how the heating controller links with the one for the bathroom towel rail, which I plan to...

I'm preparing to skim the walls in my living room, and want to remove an old, unused phone socket that's in the way. I've tested it with a phone and it's dead (our landline now comes through the Virgin V6 box). I'm tempted to cut the cable back flush with the wall and plaster over it. I did...

I have a fairly old New World e70doa double electric oven. The grill element in the top oven has packed up, so I bought a replacement, which I plan to have a go at fitting myself. I assume I first need to pull the oven right out to access the back. I have a couple of questions: As it's a...

I've bought a pendant light and it has different wiring to the old one, the new one using a terminal block inside the metal housing. I've done some research into how to change over the wiring, but wanted to run it past the experts on here to make sure my understanding is correct. This is the...

I want to replace the under-cabinet strip lights in my kitchen. They were installed 13 years ago and are daisy-chained together and controlled by a single under-cabinet light switch. I’ve attached photos, one showing one of the existing lights, and the other showing the light switch and the...

My living room ceiling has developed a crack in the plaster near the edge. The plaster beyond the crack has started to "sag" in one small area, causing an unsightly hole - see pics. The ceiling was re-boarded and plastered around 8 years ago. Could anyone advise what needs doing to repair...

Water is constantly running from my cistern into the toilet bowl. I understand that the first port of call with this problem is often to try replacing the flush seal? I'd like to try that but need pointers on what part(s) to buy and how to do it. The toilet was installed by a builder about...

I had a stable door fitted recently and the top section is catching slightly on the bottom one. The hinges are height-adjustable and I think that raising the top section by a couple of mm would fix it. However, (a) I'm not sure how to do it and (b) I've been told that the top section hinges...

I need to remove an internal door to plane the bottom. I understand the recommended way to remove it is to knock the pins out of the hinges. However, these hinges seem to me to have fixed pins - they are flush to the hinge top and bottom, with no top knuckle. Here's a photo: What's my...

I have a shower powered by a Stuart Turner Showermate 46407 pump. Until a few weeks ago, it was very powerful and had been for the 12 years we've lived in the house (a bungalow). However, recently the water pressure has noticeably reduced. It seems to me that the problem is with the hot...

I'm thinking of buying one of these to replace a similar one that has broken: http://www.hafele.co.uk/shop/p/kitchens/pull-and-swing-corner-unit-for-cabinet-width-1000-mm/90828/10140 Is this a good make? Worth the £150 or so it will cost? Also, what level of difficulty will I face...

My kitchen mixer tap is dripping badly and I want to fix it. I bought a bag of mixed washers, but I've read that it might actually be a case of replacing a ceramic cartridge, since the tap is a quarter-turn type? Here is a photo: Is that the cartridge I need to replace? And do I need...

I sliced through the mains lead (twin core) of my Bosch hedge trimmer at the weekend and want to repair it. Using one of the intact lengths to reconnect to the trimmer body would leave the cable too short, so I want to re-connect the two cable lengths using a choc-block or similar. Rather...

I want to fit an external security light to an outhouse that already has an internal strip light. My plan is to fit a junction box between the electricity supply point and the strip light's power switch. I want the security light on permanently (it's motion sensitive), so figured it would be...

I have just bought a new Zanussi washer/dryer to replace a broken one of the same brand. I'm installing it tonight, and was planning to re-use my existing 2.5m water supply hose (10 years old but looks in good condition), as the one provided with the new machine is not long enough. However, I...