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Some coping stones on my low garden wall have come loose but not all of them. The ones that haven't come loose cannot be persuaded to come off and the cement course under the loose stones is not in a hurry to come off either. Therefore, to refit the stones without removing the cement course I...

I have seen various tips on how to do this and many suggest using a pressure washer. However, I have also read that using a pressure washer can damage the wood and can wash out preserver from pressure treated timber. After cleaning, I will be applying a wood treatment but want to get the fence...

We have always used coir type liners in our 16" wall baskets. However, we do find that they take up a lot of planting space and wanted to try something thinner this year. Ideally we would like to try the jute/wool type but they all seem to be designed for round baskets. Has anyone adapted these...

My expanding garden hose recently split. However, considering I bought it not long after these hoses first appeared, it hasn't done badly at all. It hasn't been treated particularly gently either. When I bought this one, there was not really any choice, however, now there are dozens. They seem...

I can't really fault my old pressure washer. It was an old Karcher K2 which was an Ebay return. Lasted over 12 years with less than careful handling so can't complain. However, I now need a replacement and I am quite happy to get another Karcher. The question is, how is the water pressure...

I had smart meters installed by EON in November 2022. However, they were never able to read my gas meter remotely, only my electricity meter. As a result, I had to send monthly manual gas readings. I asked if they could investigate this problem a number of times but nothing happened. In the end...

I had a new bathroom fitted about 18 months ago and had a new radiator and extractor fan fitted. The fan is about 150mm above the tall radiator/towel rail. I was never convinced that the bathroom warmed up very well and when my wife voiced the same opinion recently I realised that this was...

After much badgering, I decided to finally let Eon fit smart meters last November. It was hard enough manually reading the old meters in my stair cupboard so I figured this would solve the problem as they would all be read remotely. Ah, if only. Ever since they were fitted, they have not been...

Yesterday I removed the door seal from my Bosch washing machine as it needed a serious clean, which an hour in a bleach solution did perfectly. Removing it was bad enough as I had to remove the top, control panel and front to get to the rear securing band. The actual seal came out easily though...

I have had a backup aerial in my loft for many years due to occasional problems with the roof aerial. Currently it is a small log periodic which actually works surprisingly well although reception on some independent channels can be a bit hit and miss at times. Anyway, I want to change this for...

I have just opened up a couple of iec type coax female connectors to fit them and was surprised to find no grub screw to hold the inner coax core. They were advertised as screw type so I expected a small screw like the ones in all the other connectors I have fitted (unless solder type which...

After losing three roof aerials to either the weather or seagulls, I have been using a loft aerial and booster for a number of years. I always had some reception problems with all the roof aerials and no better with the loft aerial, but at least it is safe from harm. I now want to try a roof...

There were some questions about this many years ago but I will ask again. I am replacing all my rads over a number of months and have avoided draining down as I have kept the old TRV's and lockshield valves fitted as isolation. However, in one Instance I need to lengthen a pipe by about 100mm...

I am just about to replace my dead Karcher pressure washer. One of the main jobs we use it for is cleaning the drive and patio each year. We have always used just the lance on the highest pressure to do this but some of the new pressure washers I have been looking at come bundled with a patio...

I was using my Karcher pressure washer today and noticed an oil film appearing on the wet ground beneath it. I am going to strip it down tomorrow to see where the leak might be but I just wondered if I could get an idea in advance as to whether this is likely to be fixable (a seal gone) or could...

I have been looking at radiator TRV tail extensions as I am installing new radiators which are a bit shorter (metric). I was going to get the rigid type but there seem to be a lot of the telescopic type available. I would be a bit sceptical of these but the comments about them seem to be...

I want to cut up some old steel panel central heating radiators to help with disposal and thought this would be an ideal time to get myself an angle grinder, possibly used from ebay etc. Is this a job for a larger 9" disc machine or would a smaller one still do the job? Thanks.

My garden tap hose connection thread has an outside diameter of 22.9mm/0.9". What thread is this? It doesn't seem to tie up with any sizes I can find. I want to fit a hoselock adaptor but not the universal clamp on type. If I can't find an adapter then I will probably replace the tap.

I want to sand some marks out of an oak coffee table top. However, the wood has had beeswax applied over many years and although I have tried to clean off as much as I can with white spirit, there is still wax remaining on the wood which doesn't allow the sandpaper to sand properly. It clogs up...

Can anyone tell me the switch positions for charging and starting on the Ring RCB320 charger/starter. It is not obvious on the unit or the instructions. What doesn't help is that the position markings that are supposed to be below the sliding switch are either obscured or not there. Should the...