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Im repairing a leak on some 70s plastic 1/2 durapipe, similar to polyorc. I have glued on a fitting i had for it which has a 1/2 Bsp thread in the end, parallel thread. I was wondering which is the best fitting for this to go to 15 mm copper, i have wound in an iso valve i had with some ptfe...

Always gives me a headache trying to choose discs and pads for my cars! In reality most of the big players are ok but what do you favour? last set I bought were pagid from euro car parts and to be honest the quality is ok but I’ve heard as they are now the sole distributor for these quality has...

Brother in laws car. driving it down a duel carriageway today and he said it started to blow black smoke out of the back and lost power. he pulled over and it’s a crank but no start condition now, had to recover it. no codes stored on my scanner. im struggling to know where to start with this...

We had a new front door and frame fitted in February, it replaced a hardwood door and frame. We used a local respected company to do it. We are not at all happy with the product, the finish is poor close up and the structural rigidity of the frame doesn’t seem right, there is quite a lot of...

Some moron drilled into a pipe today, the photos show what we have. This is the incoming cold supply into the house, the external diameter is 21.5 mm. The house was built in the 70s so I’m guessing it may be an older imperial pipe? ive no idea how far it runs through the house and at the moment...

A long shot but thought I’d ask if anyone could identify this profile, no markings to underneath. I thought they looked like a Redland Grovebury but not too sure. Thanks in advance.

I have an internal porch door and frame to paint probably anthracite grey, it’s currently dark varnished. It sees no bad weather. I was thinking of trying the Zinsser all coat paint to save on time with prep etc, has anyone any experience of it? 2nd option would be Zinsser bin and then a topcoat...

We had a new aerial and cabling installed back last year, the installer commented that we may need a masthead amp as our signal is borderline due to location. Picture is fine in good weather but breaks up when raining heavily etc. I need signal to 4 tvs in total so was thinking of getting a...

I have a 1 year old hyundai 4 stroke lawnmower that uses an sae 30 engine oil. I keep a high quality vw 5w 30 low ash engine oil in my garage as I use it the family cars. Is this ok to use in the mower ?

Can anyone tell me if this looks like salts affecting the paint? We are replacing our windows in the next few weeks from the old wood which has started to rot slightly. I just wondered if it may be water ingress affecting it but it looks more like salt to me. Thanks in advance.

Would like to paint certain areas of our Varished staircase. Is it best to lightly sand, clean and use something lime zinsser bin to prime it and then a high quality gloss?

I have some areas that require Re sealing on our conservatory and wondered which sealant is recommended for upvc to upvc joints? I was looking at this Dow 796 product. https://www.screwfix.com/p/dow-796-upvc-silicone-sealant-brilliant-white-310ml/40004

I replaced the rear pads on our Xtrail today, the new Pagid pads came with the anti squeal backing on them and no extra shims. The Trw pads I removed had a thick removable shim plus the stainless thin one that clipped over them. I was a bit unsure if the stainless one was to be reused so I...

Father in law had to call the AA out today, one of the bolts holding the injector clamp in had worked loose. It was tightened but there is still pressure chuffing out of the injectors, I’m assuming some seals have gone. The bolts and seals are readily available, i understand the bolts are...

Im looking for a petrol lawnmower for a medium sized garden, will probably go for a push along with a budget of £300. Would prefer something with readily available spares. Any pointers toward a specific brand would be much appreciated. Thanks.

We have quite a lot of conifers in our new garden, I’m looking at hedge trimmers and platforms. I have ryobi one power tools but I will probably end up buying a stihl petrol trimmer as I’m not sure how long the run time would be on the batteries. I just wondered could anyone recommend something...

I'm putting up some shelving in the garage, I have metal brackets with M10 holes. Are these Masonry fixings suitable for a rendered breeze block wall? I'm assuming the pilot hole is the same as the bolt size? Thanks https://www.toolstation.com/lightning-masonry-bolt/p16120

Just moved into a property that has one of these fitted, no user instructions. I've sussed how to use the manual shower controls, but just wondered what the LCD panel controls. I see the fan and radio features but am unsure on the others. Looks a hideous pile of crap to me but each to their own!

Brother in law fancies a smart controller to switch the powermax 155. Is it better to just replace the room stat with the Hive/Nest and leave the hot water alone? Generally the hot water is set to constant.

Im looking to replace a wooden garden gate 6 ft high and 3 ft wide, solid construction with no gaps etc. Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers as I don’t really want to resort to one of the diy sheds. I don’t mind paying for quality but ideally I’d like to spend around £150. Also a...