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Hi peeps, my shower room light switch is starting to play up… light sometimes flickers and then either comes on, or goes off. Guessing switch is going to fail completely soon. It is on a pull cord and operates the ceiling light and an extractor fan simultaneously. Need to purchase a new one but...

Can ventilation grills flush with surface of wooden suspended floor provide adequate sub-floor ventilation where extra conventional air bricks aren't an option ?

My w/machine's standpipe goes into a p-trap which appears to be a vented type (or is it anti-syphon) - see pic attached. My question is, what is the purpose of the knob on the top of the trap and should it need adjusting to help against gurgling noises? I'm reluctant to loosen it off any in case...

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...