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  1. Alec_t

    Toilet cistern valve leak

    Maybe that big nut is just cross-threaded? That could account for its reluctance to move and the leak.
  2. Alec_t

    Hole bush/ liner

    Search for 'cable escutcheons'.
  3. Alec_t

    filling brickwork cable holes

    I'd just poke a bit of mortar into the external part. Maybe colour the mortar with kids' water-colour paint to match the brick colour?
  4. Alec_t

    Cistern only filling part way up/weak flush

    Use a Phillips screwdriver to rotate the threaded white plastic rod of the fill valve clockwise to raise the blue float.
  5. Alec_t

    Securing laminate worktop to units - screws or something else?

    Screws would be fine. Just the weight of the worktop is almost enough to hold it in place !
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    *The Did you Know thread*

    I expect the stats reflect the fact that an Australian venomous spider or snake bite can result in death within an hour or so if untreated immediately, so many victims would go straight to the morgue instead of being hospitalised ! :giggle:
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    Public transport, is it really possible to live without a car?

    Isn't the Welsh pass also usable in England?
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    How do i stop birds coming into loft through these gaps?

    I wouldn't. I'd just scrunch up some wire mesh to fill a gap.
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    Public transport, is it really possible to live without a car?

    Your wife's pass will obviously be useful.
  10. Alec_t

    Kitchen sink blocked, tricky access

    Fourth pic in post #10 seems to show a lot of gunge in the left branch, restricting flow.
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    Why do firms change their laminate click flooring profiles?

    The profile change obviously achieved industry aims, as you had to purchase more product! :giggle:
  12. Alec_t

    Electric shower only produces scolding hot or ice cold in hotter months. Any idea what I can do to fix this or is this normal?

    If it's the usual isolator/service valve then it's a quarter-turn type. The 12-6 position is fully open (and the 3-9 position is fully closed).
  13. Alec_t

    Cistern, what's broken?

    Tie up the arm of the fill valve. If that stops water entering the system and water is still trickling into the bowl then it's the flush valve which is faulty.
  14. Alec_t

    Lane Assist

    Probably a useful feature in America, with its long straight sections of inter-state highway, so that the drivers can take a nap :giggle::giggle:. My car has it, but there's a switch 'conveniently' located just near a knee position, such that it can accidentally get enabled when the driver...
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    Looking to buy a decent wire stripper .. for DIY only

    One of these?:giggle:
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    Pan connector not sealing on toilet

    Is it accurately aligned?
  17. Alec_t

    Removing kitchen tap handle without visible grub screw

    Have you tried pushing a pin into the hole? It just might, perhaps, possibly, maybe release some catch to allow the handle to pull off.
  18. Alec_t

    Removing kitchen tap handle without visible grub screw

    How tiny is tiny? Can't see it at all in your pic.
  19. Alec_t

    Why is there a batten behind my cistern?

    Do you? Wayners used the word "maybe". Spreading the load (as you imply in post #3) is a possible reason too.
  20. Alec_t

    Square O rings?

    As Harry says. But failing that, it might be worth trying some suitably-sized round-section O rings.
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