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basic problem, unscrewed little screw in tap head; Can't actually get tap head off, to get access to the valve; tried levering it, few light blows with mallet .. any ideas, tips, tricks, special tools. Many thanks, Vijay. :cry:

This is probably a very basic problem however still a problem. I want to remove my rads to clean them, and the valve nuts are solid. There pipe work to them is 10mm and the valves have been on there for 30 odd years without being removed at any time. The more pressure i'm applying to try to...

Got a leak on a flat roff, which is the bathroom extension. After cosiderable rain fall the water will trickle through the ceiling rose underneath for anything up to 6 hours, well after the rain has stopped. I've brushed back the stones on the roof and cannot find any holes/cracks/bubbling. The...

Hi, I need to flush/clean a rad which is connected to 10mm pipes. Its around 25 years and never been cleaned and nowwont heat up properly. Can you advise me if I can clean this myself , or do i need to get a specialist in. If i can clean my self is it just a case of taking the rad off and...

Can anyone help? Upon flushing the pan the syphonic action is not very energetic, leading to not all the waste getting carried away in one flush. Any ideas? Could there be a blockage within the pan itself. It is a 8 litre low level cistern using a part 3 ball valve.

Has anyone ever removed a cast iron bath? I've got one that i've disconnected the bolts and pipes but it won't budge. Could there be something else holding this thing in or is it just heavy? Wonder how they got it in there in the first place????

To add to everything in the last week we've got ants. There in the kitchen and lounge. i've no idea where they getting in. I've a standard 3 bed semi. Is there any way to trace how there getting in or any remedy?

My kitchen units have a horrible stench, orginating from the wood. When i moved in i merely replaced the front panels and used the old carcasses. I've tried diluted bicarbonate of soda and milton sterilising fluid, but after a day or so the stench returns, its only masked by the pong of the...

ok this isn't strictly diy in the home , but in the car. I've wired up an amplifier in the car however I'm not sure of the quality of the negative/earth that i have connected to the car body. Using a multimeter can i check the quality of my earth against other earthing points to get a reading...

Could someone possibly expalin to me what is meant by series and parallel wiring and where you would use each type and the merits. Also do you suffer any voltage/power drop when connecting e.g multiple lights in a particualr way? thanks for the enlightenment...

Can anyone suggest an outdoor light, only around 60 watts or so that will detect nightfall and come on and then turn off in the morning? I'm looking for an automated light as opposed to having to switch it on and off manually. any ideas? :roll:

I need to replace the cold water bath tap valve (standard screw down type) but its stuck. The bath is plastic. When I turn the valve the Tap body turns with it. Any ideas without damaging the tap or bath?

I've got a garden tap that has poor flow; it's not drastically poor but not as heavy as it should be. I removed the hose from the tap because i thought it may be the tap itself that may be restricted but the flow from the hose is identically poor. The other end of the hose goes inside the house...

I've got a garden tap that has poor flow; it's not drastically poor but not as heavy as it should be. I removed the hose from the tap because i thought it may be the tap itself that may be restricted but the flow from the hose is identically poor. The other end of the hose goes inside the house...

I took of the cover of a fixed fused spur (switched off and fuse removed) just to take a look at the wiring behind and then whilst screwing back the front plate it tripped the RCD on the consumer unit and I lost the whle power ring. With all the domestic appliances unplugged I still couldn't get...

I've currently got a outside PIR security lantern on the outside wall. It's connected to fused switch inside the house. I want to take 2 separate feeds from the security lantern on the outsdide wall and connect to a set of low voltage downlights to fit in the canopy, and I also to a 500 watt...

My electric oven is connected via a plug to a regular wall socket. Is this dangerous? Should the oven be wired differently using a fused neon switch or otherwise?

Has anyone any ideas to get rid of a horrid smell from kitchen units, it's causing the dishes that are kept in there to have the same stench. The place is well ventilated however is there any possible cure apart from putting in new units? I was thinking of maybe a wood treatement of similar or...