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Right at the end of the warranty period (now expired), a grohe engineer replaced one of these valves in a leaky cistern. As we had two others in the house, he kindly left two more flush valves in case those failed as well. We're now getting both of these not closing properly so there is a...

There is a small grating in some tarmac that the rainwater from the garage roof flows into - then into a c4 inch pipe that goes vertically down a long way. I'm trying to get the leaves out of the vertical pipe but it goes down much further than my arm. So I need something to get another 18-24"...

I need to replace a chrome shower door handle (Model No NRXC/1000). It is circular and about 70mm in diameter; it comprises two threaded parts that fit either side of the curved glass door. Trouble is I can't get the old one off. (I'm assuming it is a combination of lime build up and just being...

Has any one worked out a better way of stopping the cut edge from fraying. I've tried turning it underneath and that's OK until I move the membrane; ducktape lasts a season but the edge then has to be recut.

I've installed a smart heating system and, in doing so, replaced all the old TRV's with smart TRV's but left the two hall radiators just with their original manual valves. The characteristics of the smart heating system and how it handles the water flow means I can either have these two rads...

I'm into day 3 of fitting this and trying to get the whole system fully working. It is a 3 channel system, has 2 room thermostats, 13 smart trv's and 2 smart plugs. All trv's have schedules and are allocated to the correct rooms and channels. Almost everything worked fine first time - apart...

I'm into day 3 of fitting this and trying to get the whole system fully working. It is a 3 channel system, has 2 room thermostats, 13 smart trv's and 2 smart plugs. All trv's have schedules and are allocated to the correct rooms and channels. Almost everything worked fine first time - apart...

I’m using evostick impact contact adhesive. Any advice on how to clean the brushes after use - a couple of solvents I tried did not work. Thanks

I've got an intermittent fault on a lighting circuit that I've been monitoring for over a month. There are three unusual things about it : it only happens about every third day and then there are usually multiple trips over the space of an hour or so before things settle down again. about half...

The two panels (c1980) of a fully glazed, outside door have badly blown and need replacing. They are secured with painted wooden glazing beads. Needless to say air gap of the existing panels is minimal but all timbers are very sound The door only accesses an unheated boot room so there is no...

I've got some GGL-6 glazing panels to replace (c400mm wide). That seems to be the easier bit. Any hints on how to get the whole window back as there's hardly any space to get the window in position, line up the pivot hinges, and slide everything back. Seems to be a '4 hands' job with barely...

Hi, I've got a Makita DUR184L Strimmer but the quarter turn on the locksleeve now has no effect in terms of keeping the overall strimmer length constant. It now always extends to maximum. There are ten bolts on the motor housing at the top of the strimmer that I've removed and that has freed...

I've got a Grohe Eau2 dual flush cistern and the discharge valve sometimes stays in the raised position after a full flush. (It is 6 years old so just out of warranty.) Part number for a full unit seems to be Discharge Valve, dual flush AV1 42 314 000 The leaflet that came with it has a lot of...

Can SKS help me with an independent view. I've got 2 quotes in to completely replace conservatory glass. The brief was, as far as feasible, to extend the months we can use the conservatory by controlling the high temps/ ideally glare in summer and maximising light and heat retention in the...

Just had new garage doors fitted and there is now a 20mm channel of depth varying from 2mm to 10mm across the width of the garage after which the main concrete base of the floor starts about 20mm higher No cars will drive over it - just BBQ's and the like. I don't want anything too fast...

I'm just starting to decorate a boot room where the ceiling and walls have been clad in knotted pine and then varnished. It was done about 30 yrs ago. I want to repaint to a much lighter colour as well as fill in some of the gaps around the worst knots. Any advice on how to proceed and...

Hi, I've salvaged a great piece of very old elm and sanded it down to make a feature of it. Unfortunately there are a few nail holes that now look quite unsightly. They're no more than about 5mm in diameter and are clean (ie no rust staining). What is the best way to fill them so they'll be...

I'm wanting to put up something on an old garden wall which is now part of a conservatory. The wall is made up of primarily of flints on the outside and rubble behind. The wall has recently been repointed so (a) it looks nice (b) is sound. There'll be a backing board of thick marine ply (about...

I've managed to get hold of a diagonal slice of old elm trunk - about 100mm thick, 1m wide and 0.5m across. The grain and bark are stunning so I want to hang the piece on a wall. The wood has been seasoned in an open dry barn for a couple of years so the moisture content of the wood is good but...

The attached photo shows the control unit of a handsfree switch of a heated bathroom mirror. Mirror was manufactured about 3 years ago and sold by bcdesigns. They can no longer get the parts as their manufacturer ceased trading. The four coloured wires at the top of the pic go through to a...