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I have a 2 gang socket in my shed, can i replace this with a 13A two gang double switched RCD socket so i can run my mower and electric tools off it??

Quick question guys, my Son in Law has been told that a cavity wall should be covered in at loft level, ie; the cavity opening should be covered by brick or some form of other covering. I thought a cavity should be allowed to breath at all times. This all stems from a mold issue they have in...

Looking to find my wife another automatic car in the near future, needs to be 1600cc to 2000cc, a pal at work suggested the vw golf, 2006 to 2008 era. Don't mind if its diesel or petrol. Anyone have any knowledge of auto golfs from this era?

Need some advice here guys, my Daughter needs her old patio removed and a new one put down. Approx area is 14 square metres, all they want is cheap standard slabs putting down, they realise the job is labour intensive which will require the old slabs removed and the remaining ground made good...

Need a bit of info on the above car please; does it have a cam belt or chain? If it is a belt, what are the recommended mileage change times? Any untoward problems to look out for? Thanks.

Need some info on the Volvo xc90 with the diesel engine, rather fancy one in the '04 to '06 range, have any of you guys out there experience of this vehicle because I've heard conflicting reports! Looking to get an automatic one.

I need to replace our old electric shower, we have seen a "Triton Sensation thermostatic electric shower for £104 from Wicks. My question is, it states "suitable for cold mains only" As far as i'm aware our present electric shower has a cold water feed from a tank in the loft, now I know very...

I,ve just got myself a Sony Xperia as an upgrade from Virgin Media, the idea was to take the SIM out of my old Nokia and put it in my new Sony, obviously so I can keep my number. Problem is, the Sony uses a Nano SIM which look much smaller, so, how do I go about getting a Nano SIM and...

My Wife has a 2003 Honda Civic auto (MK VII) I've looked at a couple of the newer shaped Civic auto's ie; 2007/8 and the auto gear shift lever looks completely different, is this auto box the same as ours or is it one of these new fangled type of auto boxes like those fitted to the likes of...

My good Lady has taken a liking to the VW Beetle, she can only drive automatics, so my question is, are the auto boxes in the Beetle reliable? Are they DSG? The model year we are looking at is 2001 - 2003.

It has come to light that early K12 Micra's, ie; 2002/2003 had very weak timing chains that stretched, even at low milage, my Wife has a 2003 Micra with only 25k on the clock, but, it turns out that the chain has stretched! Has anyone any experience of changing the timing chain on one of these?

We had a Rav 4 in yesterday for some paint work, it was a 3 door "ngr" This is the sort of thing my Wife needs, but, every Rav 4 we looked at was a long 5 door, this short 3 door ngr also had loads of Japanese writing on labels in the engine bay and rear load area. Are these an import and...

I've had a Calamondin (miniature orange) plant in my conservatory for 3yrs, I water it once a week, I trim it in the growing season, I give it liquid feed when I remember to. At the moment it has more fruit on it than its ever had, my problem is, the leaves have taken on a yellowy tint around...

A quick question for the sparks out there. My good Lady wants to replace our gas hob for a ceramic one, question, does a ceramic hob req hard wiring by a sparks or do they come with a plug so I can just plug and play? Thanks.

We are due to change the head gaskit on my old work horse, a Peugeot 1.4 8v 206, its got quite a bit of mayonnaise in the header tank , so, I'm assuming there could be traces in the coolant pipes, when I say quite a bit of mayonnaise there is a bloody lot really. I want to flush the system but...

My good Lady Wife has taken a liking to the vw beetle, she has gone off the little Micra I bought her a few months ago. Only grey area for me is the Auto box fitted to the beetle, she can only drive an Auto. I assume they will have the SMG box fitted, if so does anyone have any comments or...

2002 Nissan Micra, electric power steering light is intermittently showing on dash, today the light stayed on and my Wife had trouble turning the steering wheel, switched engine off and on again and the PS light extinguished. Anyone have any knowledge of the Micra electric steering?

I need a bit of feedback on a Nissan Micra Automatic 1.2. The year is 2002. Cut a long story short, I work in a bodyshop, my boss has just acquired the above vehicle that has sat in a Ladies garage for the last 6yrs after her Husband passed away, it has full history, has just passed its MOT...

Ok, I'm a middle aged guy confused with all these ads for front doors, I need to know the difference betwixt UPVC, GRP and Composite, which is the best, ie; most secure, also how do they differ price wise? Thanks in advance for your help.

I need to extract about 60 numbers from a Vodafone sim card, the phone is knackered and I need these numbers to put on my new Virgin phone. Is there any way I can get these numbers??