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I have 2 Ideal Standard push button flush toilets, one dual flush works and gives a short flush when the short flush button is pushed but the other only does the long flush i.e. the short flush never works. I can see no reason why this is as they both seem to function the same. The way the...

Hi All My friend's wooden patio door locking mechanism has broken so that one of the four engaging hooks (bottom) has snapped in situ (or the metal bar to it has snapped)- this is well within the door itself and thus invisible. Its one of these arrangements where the door handle on the...

Hi All I have a new white vitreous enamel basin that was supplied with a small chip in it in a conspicuous place - the seller won't take it back (we didn't damage it but can't prove that - it happened before we collected it). Can these be repaired - I understand that there is a Bostick...

Hi All Is it wise or essential to unibond or pva new plasterwork with a diluted mix of 1 part pva to 5 parts water? Our plasterer said just use standard emulsion diluted 1 part emulsion to 1 part water. What would be best? I have lived in some houses where new plaster has not been...

This Creda is a standard non condensing dryer - nothing complicated. I've been given this to repair for a relative. On examination I see that the drum drive belt is missing and I'm lost as to understand how the rear of drum spindle/shaft engages with the back of the dryer's rear bearing...

Replacement of old boiler with a self condensing combi boiler Sometime in the next 6 months I need to replace my old boiler with a new high efficiency combi boiler (at the moment we have a hot water tank and tanks in the loft that I want to get rid of). Obviously a re-jig of the pipe work is...

I think the Capel DI 440 (still sold) is related to a Whirlpool - is this right? The manual mentions Whirlpool at one point. This dishwaher halts mid cycle and beeps - the "on" light flashes 4 times which is an error status - the manual does not state what the error is - but says it is an...

Hi all, My house has a Wylex fuse box with 6 fuse carriers (2 x 5 amp and 4 x 30 amp) - I'm looking to convert these to mini circuit breakers that just plug into the fue holder. At the end of the line of fuses there is the fuse box switch and then a separately covered single fuse holder...