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I have two Honeywell 2-way motorised valves (1990 vintage) in my airing cupboard, one for CH and the other for hot water. The CH valve got stuck in the open position. I investigated best i could, took the cover off and managed to shift it by pushing gently in one of the brass cogs with a...

Hi folks, wondering whether an off-the-shelf liquid drain cleaner can damage pvc waste pipes if left for too long (like weeks or months). I’ve just locked up my holiday house for the season but before I left, I poured a little liquid drain cleaner down each plug hole (showers and sinks). I...

I’m starting to get visions of a tradesman wanting to demolish half my house to try and find a hidden cable or spur that didn’t exist in the first place. Ker-ching

Thank you. I did try that but to no avail. I tried quick presses and long presses but it didn’t do anything make any sound.

Hi Exedon. Thank you for reply. If by service switch you mean test switch, then yes I have tried this. The entire boiler seems dead to the world. When I switch the boiler’s on/off switch to “on”, the indicator light doesn’t show and nothing happens. Similarly with the test switch. The reset...

Hi peeps, Problem with my boiler. Bit long-winded but to explain: I have a Grant Vortex Pro external oil fired boiler. It is about three years old and has been running perfectly fine until now, regularly serviced and In great condition. I was away for a few weeks and turned off all the power to...

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Just fitting a new siphon into a low-level cistern (not close-coupled, has a flush pipe). The rubber seal that comes with it is flat on one side and ridged on the other. Which way up should this rubber seal go ?

Thanks for your reply FrodoOne. I wasn’t looking for a lecture, just some friendly advice as to whether a can-do or can’t-do. I asked what I thought was a reasonable question in a reasonable way. I wasn’t trying to avoid the cost of a simple table lamp switch, I was just trying to avoid having a...

Thanks Winston1. What do I do with the neutral wire though ?

Thanks CBW. This is kind of what I had in mind originally but I want to be able to fix it to the side of the unit so it doesn’t move at all. I had the wall light switch (as pic) in my cupboard so wondered if I could use that instead. After all, it’s just a light switch … isn’t it ?

Hi folks, need some advice. I have a lamp I wish to control by a simple light switch. At the moment, I have to plug it into a socket and pull the plug out to switch it off, which is a bit of a pain as the socket is quite low and in a difficult to reach place. As it’s a lamp I want to keep always...

It’s an mdf construct (looking at the back edge) but has a white melamine type coating. I’m in France at the moment and bought it for about 16€ in a local bricolage (diy) shed. I’m now wondering if the holes in the shelf are maybe slightly too large bores for the pegs, as it were. I’m thinking...

Hi folks. I bought a floating shelf with associated brackets to fix to a tiled wall in a shower room. I drilled and plugged for the brackets between tiles (ie: on the grout line) to avoid cracking any tiles. The rawlplugs and screws are substantial and the brackets, once in place, feel really...

Hi. I have a crack in a stone lintel which is worrying me a bit. To be honest, it’s been there a few years and doesn’t seem to get any worse, but I’m wondering if it could be appropriately filled and repainted, or whether it needs completely replacing in which case I have no idea how expensive...

Thank you Fillyboy for your reply. Tgat sounds more encouraging so I will have a go at it today. Cheers, Keith

Thanks RandomGrinch for your reply. I attach a photo of the two hinges waiting to be fitted, one open, the other closed, front side and rear side. Hope helpful. Keith

Morning all. I need to replace door hinges on my integrated Neff fridge, as one of them has broken. I have sourced the correct replacement hinges and now want to fit them. Will I need to remove the fridge from its housing to do this or can I do this with the fridge in situ. The fridge is not at...