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Hi, We're currently quarantined until Tuesday and the tumble drier has gone kaput. The model is Hotpoint TCEL 87b. The other half grabbed me on Monday and said that the drier was not heating. I've tested the thermostats and thermistor and these appear to be fine. I put the tumble drier back...

Hello,45CBF894-86A4-4DC4-9743-360AA099D9F3 by CovBoy posted 2 Nov 2019 at 12:36 PM I moved into a new house at the beginning of the year and am slowly knocking down odd jobs 1 by 1. In the hallway there is a light and double light switch at the bottom of the stairs and the same again at the...

Hi, I’ve just viewed a house a couple of times, put an offer in, had it accepted. While daydreaming over the photos last night, i’ve just spotted something that i’ve not noticed before There is a loft conversion with 2x Velux skylights. In a pic of the rear of the building there is...

Hello, I moved into this property just over 2 years ago. At the end of the garden is a double garage. I've got plans to convert them into a summerhouse type thing, but first of all I need to address a problem with the area at the front of the garages. As you can see in the pics, across the...

Hi, My garden currently contains a brick arch, that's i'd like to remove. Supporting the top of the arch is a steel beam. I'm trying to establish how heavy that beam is so that's i can make some kind of plan to shift it. I've done some exploratory brick removal today, pics attached. The...

Hi, Just starting work on clearing the attic and insulating, as currently it's an absolute mess. The picture of the floor - is that normal? Is it plaster? The picture of the split beam? Is that another job that needs doing? Thanks Ben

Hi, I have a double garage + workshop at the end of the garden. The garage currently has an electricity supply fed from the house. That supply currently feeds 3 x fluorescent bulbs, the alarm system (3 x sensors and 3x key pads) and one double socket with a switched fuse ahead of it in the...

Hello, I recently moved into a new house. There is a tv arial on the chimbley, and from it comes a long wire. Handy for hooking up a tv however the cable is not coaxial... Anyone know what this is and what I need to do to extract a tv signal from it? It's 8 core. Cheers Ben

Hello, I've just moved in to a new house this week. I'm really keen to get all the cardboard boxes with "attic" written on them into the attic, but after having my first peek up there yesterday, I'm not sure the boxes are headed up there as fast as I'd hoped. I've taken some pictures, but they...