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Hi all, I'm in the process of building a single skin block garage in the garden, it's up to wall plate height and I'm doing that tomorrow. It's 6m X 4m and the joists will be running side to side, so 4m span I'm doing a flat roof with 2" X 6" joists @ 400mm centres. The question is about the...

Hi all I had a strange electrical fault on my 2002 Yaris 1.3 auto, id just driven home and about 100 yards from my house, I had an electrical failure, the car kept on running but all the dash lights, radio, auto gearbox indicator lights, brake lights , went out, and the power steering stopped...

Hi all, The above machine stops after about 1 minute, door lock light goes out, then all the lights flash. I’ve switched it off for a couple of minutes as in the book, but it goes though the usual motions when reset, door lock light on,starts as usual, after a couple of minutes the door lock...

hi all We have a 2003 Toyota Corolla verso, the mrs has informed me that the yellow, engine shaped warning light has come on. Can anyone tell me what it means, the handbook just say take it to a Toyota dealer, but then it says the same for anything more serious than a dirty window. We are just...

as above really, the car has to go for an mot, I've checked everything works ok, just the passenger door mirror is cracked, will it fail? TIA

above dishwasher has next to no flow to bottom sprayer, top seems ok, top rack only button not pressed by mistake. Removed spray arms and run with door open, still no flow to bottom top ok, I've tried to hold my hand over the top spray bar exit to force flow to bottom one, with no joy, checked...

Hi all I have the above dryer,which has a persistent filter light problem It runs for about 5-10 mins then the filter light appears,the filter has been cleaned thouroghly,and the little sensor below the drum with 2 strips on has also been removed and cleaned. The hose looks ok though I...

We have a 2003 toyota corolla verso which has developed a fault with the Central locking Upon unlocking the car,it locks itself again straight away,and it then sounds like its trying to lock/unlock reapeatedly At the moment I've pulled the fuse and unlock manually,but I'd like to get it...

Hi all, I have a problem with my consumer unit tripping out.Typically,it started Xmas eve I've narrowed it down to the kitchen circuit, when I try to turn the kitchen switch back on, the main switch will trip. I have disconnected everything in the kitchen from all plug sockets including...

Hi all we have a problem with the mrs laptop,it's a dell studio155 About 18 months old,and it won't start,in fact there's no sign of life At all. The blue charging light is on on the cable,and there's 3 lights on the battery Itself when the little button is pressed.I've removed the...

Hi, ive just spent all sunday morning trying to get a stuck cd out of the mrs laptop,obviously shes not happy.i think ive put the cd in upside down. there is just a slot,no ejection button or little hole to poke a paper clip in. There is what looks like an eject button next to F12,but it...

We have a 2003 Toyota Verso,when turning sharp corners,there is a clicking coming from the front wheel(s) Is there an acceptable amount of clicking,or does it mean the ujs are on the way out? I have taken the wheels off this morning to have a look for anything obvious,the boots are in good...

We have a Toyota corolla verso 2003,the cd/radio has stopped working,also the electric mirrors,and cigarette lighter (i dont smoke but the sat nav plugs in) i wondered if they are all fed via the one fuse,so i checked them all,and they are all ok. Anyone know what to check now? TIA

Hi all,we have just come back from a week away to find our TV wont switch on naturally the kids think this is a major tragedy as we have already been camping for a week with no TV,now this. I have tried all the usual checks,fuse,new plug etc,the TV is a Samsung flat screen,not plasma,not...

Our Nissan Almera 1.6 petrol auto has started to stall when sitting at junctions or lights.It has felt a bit lumpy,like its thinking of stalling for a while now,now the mrs says its started stalling. Is it just a case of adjusting the idle speed a little higher? TIA

Last night i woke up at about 3 am to a horrible burning smell,eventually traced the problem to a socket in my boys room,the socket had his elecrtic heater (no rads in loft room) with one of those double socket connectors in.The connector was red hot and was burnt around the live pin,i...

We seem to have had the same problems over again lately,which sparked a tea break discussion. In the film Groundhog Day,the guy lives the same day over and over again,the question is......If you knew you could do whatever you wanted,knowing full well,that whatever you had done,the slate would...

Wonder if the OP threatened some legal action???

Heateam are advertising in my area,just wanted to ask a few questions,privately if poss.

Hi all,i have a victorian house,the window sills are the large cast sort,along with the decorative lintels over the windows,large bay windows downstairs,again with large sills.OK,questions. 1)The bay window sills have worn quite a bit,it looks like a previous owner has skimmed the top with...