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Hi, I'm looking for an auto welding mask, to replace my existing Esab "Warrior" that has now died. That cost £60 +VAT in 2014 so my thinking is that for the same sort of money i should be able to get something better ("true colour" for example). Any recommendations? It would need to have...

Hi, I need to run a duct from our garage, under the (gravel) drive to the house. Specifically this is for a monitoring sensor needed for our planned solar install, but while doing this I'll also run two or maybe three Ethernet Cat5e cables. So nothing above 48V. Are there any regulatory...

Hi, This relates to questions I have been asked by the installer. I have suggested the inverter connects to the garage DB which is fed from the house by SWA. The installer has asked for details of existing loads in the garage to confirm the cable has capacity for the "extra" current from the...

Hi, Our Kenwood Chef A901P is in bits waiting for me to fix the speed control circuit. Looking at other bits the flex looks a bit rough so I might replace that. The original is two cord, is there any reason not to replace it with three core and fit the earth to some part of the metal chassis...

Hi, Currently just have one light in the bathroom ceiling, a shallow dome with 13W mini fluorescent bulb. The room is 3.65m x2.30m. The ceiling is relatively low at 2.15m. We want the room brighter, and I think the best solution is going to two lights rather than just one brighter one. Maybe...

Hi, I thought I had a happy outcome to my recent problem with my Sony 43" TV, what with them supplying a new replacement albeit a different model, KD-43X85J. I've just discovered that it's drawing nearly 12W on standby, rather than the 0.5W that it is supposed to draw. This is made worse...

Hi, We have a Hotpoint FZ175 upright freezer. It is working OK in terms of cooling, but the defrost function is up the spout. Instead of water draining out of the tube at the back, it runs down the back of the freezing compartment, behind the spacers, and forms rivers of ice down the back and...

Hi, Our TV which is a Sony KD-43XE8396 has suddenly started display only vertical lines. The lines are some form of corruption of the picture as the change if you press buttons or channels. Sound comes through OK. The symptoms are unchanged if all inputs such as aerial, HDMI etc are...

Hi, I have a Flymo GT2 with the two stroke "JLO" engine, I have no idea how old it is. Last weekend it cut out soon after starting, and it is giving no spark at all. I haven't yet rigged up a puller to get the flywheel off, so all I have been able to check is that there is continuity in the...

Hi, I need paint for the fascias and some other parts of the garage. In the past I've used Butinox No.2 for this sort of semi-rough wood. However I see it's discontinued, and in fact the recommended replacement is also discontinued. I'm aware that things have moved on, so what's the current...

Just wondered if anyone had used, or had any thoughts about these. https://www.discount-electrical.co.uk/product.php/433315838/mk-electric-k2747stwhi-logic-plus-rapid-fix-white-moulded-2-gang-double-pole-switched-socket-with-screwless-terminals-230v Also available from Screwfix so I might...

As per the subject, I have a Dewalt 18V "XR" drill, model DCD797, and almost whenever I go to use it the battery has run flat while it's in the case. I have several other Dewalt tools that share the same batteries, for example an older drill and an impact wrench DCF899. None of these show the...

Our heating has two 2 port valves for heating and hot water, each with a switch that closes when the valve is near to fully open. These switches are in parallel with one side permanent live and the other side signalling to the pump and boiler. Early last year the switch in the CH actuator...

Hi, This is the control board for a poultry incubator, it regulates temperature by pulsing 240V output to the heater. When it's heating up the heater is on full, when it's in control it pulses on and off. The fault is that it can't get up to temperature, it will control stably to a lower...

Hi, Does anyone know of a source for the microswitch inside the Dayton ZA5 actuator? I can see that the switch as fitted has extra terminals to link incoming Live and N to the synchronous motor, but if the new switch didn't have these it would be easy enough to join these in some other way...

Hi, Our garage has a concrete floor and concrete inspection pit. Currently the pity is covered with wooden slats of around 2" thick but varying in both thickness and width. They're pretty rotten and I've replaced a couple. I've found that a sheet of 3/4" plywood over the top gives a level...

Hi, I need to provide power for a fridge when we fit built-in kitchen units either side, and worktop over the top. Currently there are freestanding cupboards and the fridge connects to a normal power point above worktop height. There's insufficient depth to fit a plug and socket directly...

Hi, This is for an area in one of our sheds where we have the controls for the electric fence, and various feed bins etc. It's approached across an unlit yard, and there's no lighting at present in the shed either. What I'd like to do is have the lights PIR controlled, but coming on when...

Hi, I have a couple of pieces of equipment that use what looks like an ordinary bolt as a shear pin to protect their mechanisms. Any suggestions for a source of some sort of commodity bolts that would be significantly softer and weaker than the standard 8.8 grade that is most readily...

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right section. Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge of the sorts of hydrostatic drives as fitted to lawnmowers and in my case to a snowblower. The machine is a Stiga 1171HST, as far as I can see this is the same OEM as Murray in the US, it's an American...