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Hi, My nan has this filter I have attached below and she asked me to find out what she needs to do with it. I am guessing you turn the supply off then remove part of it then add some chemical cleaning liquid? I tried looking on google but I couldn't find quite what I was looking for. Can...

Ok so basically I need to box in some pipes for my nan behind her toilet and obviously it would be a lot easier if I can drill into the wall for the frame but I am nervous about there being asbestos. She recently had her bathroom converted and they have drilled a handle on the wall but I don't...

Hey guys, I am doing a few odd jobs for my nan and I am painting the bathroom and doing some boxing in of pipes and she has a patch on the wall where she had the boiler moved when she had central heating installed a few years ago. I said I will ask here as you are a knowledgeable bunch...

Hi, I just wanted to ask if it possible to update this Honeywell timer that is next to my Valliant bolier to something newer at all and what would be a good replacement please? Also is it a complicated job for an electrician or a straight forward swap? Tia

Hey all, Well basically someone gave me some nice unused light switches so I decided to fit them in my living room. The problem was that they were intermediate so I couldn't match up the wiring. I need to use them both as a single switch. There is the living room switch and then a switch for...

Hey guys, Basically I just got some 6 x 6 ft dip treated fence panels to replace my 3ft high panels but after spending out on them I kind of can't afford all the gravel boards. I have wooden fence posts so I thought it would look better with wooden gravel boards. I have some closeboard panels...

Hi everyone, Basically I moved house last July and we have had random problems with the electric tripping for most of that time I think. But it seems to be getting worse and it is always between like 7pm and 10pm. It's housing association and it looks like a new consumer unit was fitted just...

Hey guys. I moved to a new house last year and it has a breaker that controls both floors sockets all together. My old house was seperate. Is it possible to have a breaker for each floor and how much work would it take please?

Hi guys, Basically I moved house and I have sheet vinyl ready to go in the downstairs hallway but I am not happy with the floor. I wanted to show a few pictures for an example. The floor is not really dusty or crumbly at all even though it looks a mess. The whole floor is not this bad, there...

Hey guys, Basically I moved into a new house which had no flooring anywhere. I have done most rooms and I have some sheet vinyl to go in my downstairs hallway but one of our cats keeps ****ing by the front door no matter what we do. The problem is I have to clean and get rid of the smell so...

Hey guys, So basically my garden is probably about 9m by about 5m. The first 3.5 metres outside the back door is patio then the rest is lawn/mud. I wanted to install a picket fence to separate the patio from the grass but I need to install about 5 drive in ground spikes for the posts. Well...

Hey guys, So I recently moved to a new house and I have been looking at getting a nest thermostat but I want to make sure 100% that it will work before I buy it. I have a manual honeywell stat with 4 wires inside. (Pic Below). I also have a water heater upstairs so does that matter? I wanted...

Hey guys. I just moved into a house a few months back and I am not totally happy with the door locks and was hoping to add more but I am not sure what would be best which is why I am here. The back door is pvc and the front is composite? Well it has a plastic/pvc back where i would have to...

Hi all, I just just moved to a new house and the pipes for the central heating run along by the skirting under where my TV is on the wall. I have a TV cabinet underneath with an extension lead behind it with TV, Xbox, sky box etc... Is this dangerous or could it cause any issues with...

Hey guys. I just moved to a new house and I was wanting to mount my tv. It is 55 inch and about 17.5kg. My old house had dot and dab so I used corefix which were great but here I have soft breeze block. I have mounted the bracket already with 10mm Fischer duopower wall plugs and THESE M8 80mm...