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hi just turning the under floor heating on this year the programmer TH132F keeps losing the date and time. i program as normal and all seems to be working ok, but when i look back after a few hours its always back to a monday at midnight as if its switched off and back on again and loses the...

Hi I plan to edge my pond which is a long oval with 30 cms square slabs. the long side i can get away with not cutting the slabs but each end which is curved the slabs will need cutting so the joints are uniform. the question is whats the best way to plan the cuts. do i get a expert in? is there...

Hi hope you can help. i replaced a crome double light switch which i thought should be easy but i now have my doubts. the switch had 2 red 2 black and 2 earth i wired the 2 red to the 'comm' positions and the 2 blacks to the '1 way' positions the earths were connected to the earth on...

Hi Bosch customer service tell me that the lid comes off by just pushing it back. looking at it there are no screws or lugs i have given it a good try but no luck im reluctant to get any equipment involved like a hammer. anybody had any experiance of top removal? your assistance would be...

Hi I have a conservatory that was finished internally with a textured paint this was in when i moved in some 20 years ago. This started to come away from the house wall and i have now completely peeled this all off. it was painted onto bare plaster, So i know have a bare plastered wall and need...

my house is rendered and painted. i have a convervatory that is about 20 years old and has moved slightly over time one side has dropped away from the house and has a cm gap, i have had this looked at and im advised this will not move any longer but can you please advise whats best to fill this...

Hi think i have just made a big mistake, just painted some new fence panels with cupinol ducks back, and thought i would try in on a previously undercoated and glossed side gate to match. i now realise this was a big mistake :cry: the first coat seemed to go up okay but did not cover the...

Hi think i have just made a big mistake, just painted some new fence panels with cupinol ducks back, and thought i would try in on a previously undercoated and glossed side gate to match. i now realise this was a big mistake :cry: the first coat seemed to go up okay but did not cover the...

Hi My daughter has an n reg corsa she is getting a squealing noise from from around the steering wheel/instrument cluster could this be anything to do with the speedo cable? ive been unable to hear this but she says it comes after 20/30 mins of driving and will then come on always at the same...

Hi never had need to replace a transformer before so a few basic questions which i help you can help me with. A light is out i replaced the 50w bulb but still does not work so i assume its the dimmable transformer the transformers state 20-60 W and i see homebase do a 50w transformer...

Hi one of my radiators has never been the hottest, but its seems to be getting worse, its always the last to warm up and at best is lukewarm and cold at the bottom. This is a downstairs radiator and is fitted with a drayton thermostatic valve. The feed pipe at roasting hot. Questions 1,is...

HI Hope you can help. I have a conservatory on the back of my kitchen. The conservatory is 20 years old and has settled since first installed and now has a slight slop to the floor. It was like this when i moved in, and i have had people in who tell me that it will not move anymore. The...

Hi I thought I would give the drive a bit of a clean up this weekend. its a Marshalls product (see link) im going to get out the weeds and moss and put some new kiln dried sand. the question I have is where the car have been the are some oil marks and rust marks. whats the best to attack...

Hi I need to get hold of 380 Rudgwick Multi Red Bricks. for some reason supply in thin on the ground. Ive been told that they have been taken over by weinerburger and they only do a run twice a year. any ideas where i can source some or a name of a brick thats close to the same any...

Hi ive got a panasonic 42'' plasma about 5-6 years old. I took the TV off the wall to do some decorating. its now back but not working correctly. there is about a 2 inch vertical strip that looks normal until a flesh colour is in that area of the screen ,then instead of flesh colour it goes...

Afternoon. Im planning to edge my existing lawn with bricks layed on their edge. This edging was already used where the slabbed patio joins the grass and has been down for many years without any issues. The plan is to run the edging away from the patio and enclose the lawn.The brick will...

Hi my wife has an intermittant fault with the temperature gauge. i looked at the sender unit and all seemed ok no loose wires i could see however the fiddling about started it working, but is intermittant. would you say the sender needs replacing and if so is this a simple task or...

Hi I hope you can help. my hotpoint wma 54 has the following intermitant faults. 1,when spinning you can hear whats sound like a metalic noise as if the drum is catching on something, but it finishes the cycle until the end okay. it only makes this noise on the spin cycle nothing can be...

Hi just like to say that its time to get your bananas out

Hi My washing machine will not pump out. At first i thought it was the stand pipe, but i have tried to run the washing machine draining into the sink but it wont pump out. If I drop the drain hose to the floor it run out okay. I have taken the small back panel off but cannot see only...