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It's on a Flavel gas fire. I had two engineers look at it. They both cleaned it out and one of them replaced the thermocouple but the flame is still very weak. What do you think might be causing it?

I have been helping my brother set up his new 21CV internet phone line. His router is in an upstairs bedroom. When a phone is connected directly to the router the sound is fine, but when the router is connected to an extension socket there is a buzzing sound/interference on the line. I have...

Believe it or not this screw/bolt was used to connect a kitchen sink drain to the waste pipe below - that is until the screwhead abruptly sheared off causing a mini flood. The sink was fitted about 10 years ago I think (not that the sink manufacturer can be blamed as waste kits are sold...

This should be a simple enough job. The new sensor has a screw in the middle. Unscrew it and the front cover comes off to reveal the wires. But in the same place on the old sensor is a narrow slot and no screw; in fact no obvious way of removing the cover. Any ideas?

Hi I am thinking of switching round a dishwasher and washing machine because the steam from the dishwasher is seriously corroding the adjacent radiator. However the electrics have given me pause for thought. The dishwasher is connected to a standard single plug socket on the back wall. The...

The insert for the Armitage Shanks porcelain hot tap handle on my bathroom sink has split and now the tap handle sits loosely on top and cannot be pushed in. It would be trivial to fix if I could find the part. It is a 6 spline insert and is not compatible with the 8 spline design found in...

Hi there! This is my first post. I have been doing some decorating during lockdown, and after stripping the wallpaper from around a particularly awkward double light switch I discovered (a fortnight later) that the attic light is now permanently on. The bathroom light (left switch) still works...