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Afternoon folks, We’ve got a decommissioned alarm in the house which is wired directly to the consumer unit via a fused box (pictured). Can I just remove the fused plate and rewire it with a standard 3pin plug if I am getting rid of the spur to the alarm panel, or is there anything funky that I...

Morning all, We have inherited a wet room in our new house that has a few nasties hiding in it- have sorted the dodgy grout, leaky loo and busted shower, next thing is the door frame. At the base of the frame, there has obviously been some water damage from the splashback of the shower...

Hi all, Out exterior door that leads into the garage seems to have slipped a bit, meaning that it is now rubbing on the bottom left hand side when closing, and I need to properly slam it to get it shut. Any ideas how I can adjust it to lift it back up again and stop it catching? Pictures...

Hi all, My manual garage door has recently started sticking in the top right hand corner meaning I have to give it a kick at the bottom to get it to open from the inside in the morning. Obviously not keen on doing that for much longer as I'll end up sticking my foot through it... Any...

Hi folks, A little issue with my Triton Aspirante electric shower- when running, I get a drip of cold water coming from the base of the unit. I had the front off this afternoon, and couldn't spot anything obvious wrong, so I am turning to the internet for help! First thought was that the inlet...

Hi folks, just moved into our first ever house, so am a bit of a DIY novice. This is question 3 of 3 across 3 different forums, so any help you can give will be appreciated! We have just had the boiler replaced in our kitchen (£££!), and as the new one has been mounted on a different wall, it...

Hi folks, just moved into our first ever house, so am a bit of a DIY novice. This is question 2 of 3 across 3 different forums, so any help you can give will be appreciated! We have a non functioning outside light that I am looking to get replaced, but first I want to check that there is...

Hi folks, just moved into our first ever house, so am a bit of a DIY novice. This is question 1 of 3 across 3 different forums, so any help you can give will be appreciated! We have a small wetroom in a downstairs extension and some of the grout used on the floor has flaked away, particularly...

Hi folks, Over the weekend, my loo has started to not return the flush button once pressed, leaving the water continuously running into the bowl. I'm currently getting round it by lifting the cistern lid and pushing down the blue part in the attached pictures. I suspect I'll need a new flush...

Hi folks, Just bought a new house and for the first time, have my very own boiler! However......the filling loop has a drip coming from the "in" pipe by the looks of things. From what I have read so far, it seems to be a relatively easy fix, and with my boiler service not for another 6 weeks...