Search results

This might be a bit 'how long is a bit of string', but I'm guessing someone can give me at least ball-park estimates. I'm looking at buying a house which has quite a bit of fencing (it has 5 different boundaries). Not all the fencing is in top condition - some of it's going to need replacing...

Think the 'subject' says it all - my three way valve (Honeywell V4073A) has failed. I don't know the terminology, but whenever the central heating is on (room stat calling for heat), the hot water is getting heated as well. What is involved in replacing this? Is it a 'wet' plumbing job...

I have a Drayton Digistat +2 controlling some electric heating in my house. It's acting a bit weird and I wonder if anyone knows why... Basically, I assumed it's a straightforward thermostat setup: it's supposed to call for heat when the actual temperature is lower than the set 'target'...

Help! The hot tap in our bath won't come on. You can turn it a bit (maybe one complete turn), then it seems to jam. No water comes out. Sometimes you can turn it on more than that, and maybe get a trickle of water, sometimes not. Is it possible to replace just the 'inner' part, i.e...

Bear with me for not knowing the technical terms, but if I did I probably wouldn't need to ask this question... Our toilet is getting hard to flush. It's a bog-standard (ha) toilet with a cistern mounted just behind. When you press the lever, there's not the normal 'resistance' you expect...

I am trying to fit some GU10-style downlights - I have done 4 successfully (or rather my electrician has). The fittings are JCC "JC2009" fittings, which take GU10s, 50W, mains (no transformer). The holes in the ceiling are 85mm diameter. The problem is that the required void depth is 135mm...

I was working on a circuit which was switched off at the master circuit breaker. At that point, I considered the entire circuit to be "dead", so I was working on the cable, during the course of which probably all 3 wires came into contact with each other at various times. This tripped the...

I'm getting a small garden office built - mostly built from wood, but pretty solid - total weight somewhere around 1.5 tonnes over a 3.2 x 2.2m area. The company putting it in say it can rest on paving slabs, but that a concrete slab is better. They recommend a depth of 10-15cm. I'm new...

I live in a 10 year old house, built by Persimmon (I'm only saying this because I don't know the technical term for the building method - typical modern 'housing estate' house, is it called timber frame / wood frame? Plasterboard internal walls, etc). I'm trying to lay a CAT V network cable...

[I think this is the right forum for this post, but am happy to be moved if not]. I'm interested in getting a small office built in my garden, and due to the normal time/money constraints, I'm now looking at some sort of 'log cabin' or similar timber thing. I really only need something...

For a geek project I'm working on, I'd like to be able to switch a 13-amp appliance on and off (at the mains, i.e. at the plug/socket) - however, I'd like to be able to do it electrically based on a small (3-6v) input. For example, if the 3v is applied, the appliance switches on, if 3v not...

Sorry if this is the ultimate "how long is a bit of string" question, but I'm after the roughest of rough ballpark guideline figures, and I can't even give specific details yet. Something even just to the nearest £5K or even £10K would give me some idea. I'm trying to get a small one-room...

I work in an office which happens also to be one of the spare bedrooms of my house. It contains a number of computers, all of which starts to get fairly warm at this time of year. I've tried "portable" aircon but found it to be too noisy, expensive to run, and generally inefficient. No way I...

Our Bosch dishwasher seems to have got "stuck" in the pumping out stage of its cycle. It pumps out successfully - any water I add to the machine is pumped out when I switch it on, so it's not blocked. But it never stops pumping - the noise changes when it runs out of water to pump, but it just...

OK, not exactly a gardening question, but it applies in my garden / garage, and I bet someone here knows the answer. I have rats in my garden and garage. They're probably attracted by bird seed/nuts that I put out on birdtables and other feeders (although the rest of the food is stored...

During the winter when our central heating is on, the temperature of our house seems to vary widely. I have confirmed this by temporarily putting a digital thermometer next to the room thermostat on the wall which controls our heating. The room stat is set to 20C - the digital thermometer...

During the winter when our central heating is on, the temperature of our house seems to vary widely. I have confirmed this by temporarily putting a digital thermometer next to the room thermostat on the wall which controls our heating. The room stat is set to 20C - the digital thermometer...