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My washing machine is just a coupon of years old, warranty expired. The water inlet hose had a tiny leak In the hose itself, dont know how but anyway, I had a spare, disconnected the leaking hose, a simple task, and fitted the spare hose, put the water back on, switched the machine on, and no...

There are spots appearing around the top of the living room wall (outside wall) and ceiling edge, its a bungalow. I use a dehumidifier regularly but this is not making any difference. I've added some pictures, one shown with a remote control next to the spots so as you can get an idea of the...

After 5 years of not being able to find the key for my house alarm and numerous internet searches I finally managed to locate the key number and purchased a new key. This is an old-ish wired alarm, no key pad or fancy bits, just a key to turn on and off but had been excellent until the key went...

Just wondering if anyone might have any tips. I used masking tape on my caravan, a nightmare to remove, I used WD40, this worked a treat, removing all the sticky residue. Unfortunately this has now left some staining. I’ve not tried anything else as I know I must careful on the plastic. How can...

I’m trying to drill a hole through a steel plate, approx 5mm thick, I’ve started with a smaller bit and then changed to a bigger one, this went through quite good, but, I need the hole to be slightly bigger, enough to get a 10mm bolt through. I therefore changed the bit to another, slightly...

Can I put a spotlight into a glass display cabinet, it’s metal cased, floor standing. Theres one hole at the top in a corner where I deliberately left out a screw as it would seem just about big enough to get cable through. Is it possible to wire up one of those round lights, not recessed...

I’m totally lost. I tried drilling into brick with some various masonry bits I’ve accumulated over the years, they wouldn’t even touch the surface. So, after researching I found Bosch came out one of the best. I have purchased. Bosch Multi Construction TCT Drill Bit 6.0 x 100 ive managed 4...

Thought I’d revamp my flat garage roof as it’s looking a tad tired, there are no leaks, so hopefully giving it a makeover will prevent this (for now anyway). After purchasing Acrypol I ended up returning as I was not aware this stuff remains tacky. The roof is walked on several times a year to...

Hi all, my mother in law moved into a bungalow 18 months ago. Her bed is situated on an outside wall, on the same wall are 2 air bricks, 1 high up with the other directly in line but lower down, about 8” up from skirting. The floors are all wooden planks, open space about 10” under. Last winter...

From one dilemma to another. Purchased a new Acer PC yesterday. It ran windows 8.1 but recommended you download the new Windows 10. I won't go through it all but the list was endless what it said would and wouldn't happen if you DIDNT do the download. So am now running Windows 10. Not too...

When I switched my PC on today it turned itself off within seconds and continued to turn itself on and off until I switched off at the socket. It has recently been crashing but always restarts, last night I got a blue screen with jumble on it, I didn't have time to get a code, but I switched it...

i have just spent a huge amount of money having my driveway paved with heavy 2 x 2 x 2 grey concrete paving slabs, not the type you see in the street, and very nice it looks too. The problem is, this is brand new and already it is has really bad car tyre marks running over it. It has had to be...

My Grundfos central heating pump has just made an extremely loud noise and I have turned it off, so, central heating and water is now all off. It has been making a whirring and droning noise now for a while, I bled the pump by removing the silver screw in the middle and just water trickled out...

I sold my motor bike to my friend in September, told dvla and received back confirmation from them. A family member just happened to mention, and nothing to do with my bike, that when they sold their car they were quite pleased to get a bit of a refund back from the insurers, that got me...

I have been using Samsung Master a photo editing suite that came with my camera for about 3 years now with no problems. Photos are stored in various fikes in my Pictures folder. When viewed on the screen they are set in rows and I can easily select what I want. If I want to move say 20 pics to...

I had a Gainsborough shower 18 months old, the shower head seemed 'not right', I replaced with a new shower head, switch on, and water was dripping through the shower unit, rang plumber who said as water had got in there it was best to get a new shower. Forked out £200 on new shower and paid...

There is white powder coming up in places through my garage floor, I presume this is dome form of efflorescent. The floor has been painted in the past with floor paint and I would like to redo this. What preparation should I do before putting fresh paint on. Is there some sort of barrier I can...

Every time I use my oven everything in the house trips out, this happened about 12 months ago, I bought a new element and it worked fine but is jow happening again. The oven dosnt seem to cut out if nothing else in the house us on, ie TV, microwave, but have noticed that when the Tv is on it...

Has anyone heard of Safeguard composite doors or used them, considering a front door and just wondered if anyone had any experience.

Decided on a composite door but now found some are filled with foam and some with wood, what is best or are they much of a muchness. :?: :?: :?: