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I have a Smeg range cooker with two fan elements. They both stopped working at the same time and the cooker is now cold. I have removed the elements and checked resistance which is about 25 Ohms suggesting that the elements are not broken. Does anyone have any idea what else might be the...

I have a Smeg range cooker with two fan elements. They both stopped working at the same time and the cooker is now cold. I have removed the elements and checked resistance which is about 25 Ohms suggesting that the elements are not broken. Does anyone have any idea what else might be the...

I am tiling a wall using mosaic tiles (the ones held together by a nylon sheet) as a border. The wall tiles are 4mm thicker than the mosaics. I was thinking of sticking the wall tiles onto 4mm plywood to make up the gap. I was thinking of fixing the plywood to the wall using contact adhesive...

Hi I am about to tile a plywood fllor with ceramic tiles. Do I need to size the floor beforehand? If so with what and how long do I leave it? Also when covering other types of wood with tiles do I need to do the same? Thanks

I have replaced a downstairs shower and basin. The shower and basin were plumbed in to existing plastic connections which are set in concrete and go under the floor. I have a problem with the wastes which are slow to drain. I can live with the basin problem by not leaving the taps running...

I have installed a replacement shower (new shower, tray etc). The shower tray does n ot always dran properly. Sometimes it empties with a nuclear powered vortex and on other occasions the tray just fills with water. If I use a drain unblocker (one of those that looks and acts a bit like a...

My cast iron soil stack has 2 holes in it - one accepts 32mm pipe and the other 40mm. The waste pipe is joined to the soil stack by a compression-type fixing. I have bought some new waste pipe but there is a problem - the pipe can be pulled-out of the soil stack holes. On inspecting the...

The response to my recent post on how to fit a loo to a cast-iron soil pipe that had been "caulked" with lead drew the suggestion that "This is not a DIY task and you should get someone in". I am happy to accept this advice. Next question. Is there someone reading this forum who would do...

I am replacing a loo and have stripped back boxing etc to find a cast iron soil pipe. The previous loo was joined to the pipe by a lead pipe which has been cemented into a T-joint in the soil pipe. I am OK with the placement of the T-joint, but am wondering: 1) How I should remove the old...

I have two 15mm copper pipes (hot from a combi and mains cold) which are a few mm apart. I want to cut them and replace a section with new pipes with T-joints etc. I have only ever cut pipes using a traditional pipe cutter (to give a clean edge) which you spin around the pipe. However there is...

I am re-fitting a bathroom. At present the floor is boarded with some creaking and rotten boards. I want to tile the floor with ceramic times. Am I OK to remove the existing floor boards and replace them with plywood? I note that you can buy 25mm plywood - is this sufficient? Many thanks

I am re-fitting a bathroom. I have had a combi boiler fitted to replace a broken back boiler. The current hot water in the bathroom comes from old 15mm pipes. There are two 22mm pipes coming from the combi boiler - one of which gets hot when I run the hot water upstairs. I am OK to...