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Hi, I have 2 issues: 1) my tap is leaking from the body - probably needs new washers ? 2) I don't know the make of tap. So can anyone identify my tap and advise on renewing the washers please. Thank you

I bought a fridge freezer (a Logik model L50BS22) in March to replace the one in my garage. It worked perfectly up 'til December when it stopped freezing. Service engineer said it was because the weather is too cold and the thermostat wouldn't operate below a certain temperature. He...

I've a Smeg KSEV 905X extractor hood. The lights have stopped working, the fan works OK. I've tested the light bulbs (Halogen G4 12 volt types) and they're OK. I assume the problem lies with the either light switch or the transformer (?) However I can't find an obvious way to get into the body...

I have a double oven Britannia stove. If it helps the reference/model numbers are: "Nr AR1303" and "MOD SI-10T6-SS" and "ART JFD100-6MP" My problem is with the Rotisserie in the small oven - it works Ok but the motor has become quite loud and a bit 'grindy'. Is a spray of WD40 dangerous ? What...

Help please, I have a toilet with the cistern connected by a flush-pipe. Can I replace an external flush cone (the wrap around jobbie) with an internal flush cone (the ribbed beasties) ? In other word are they interchangeable ? I'm a bit of a newby at this sort of thing. Thanks in advance

How much easier it would be if a toilet syphon came in two parts. One part the tube to the toilet, another part the syphon mechanism/unit itself. If this were the case then replacing a defective syphon unit would merely be unclipping the old syphon unit from the tube and clipping on a new syphon...

Hi Forum, Some advice please I've laid a scratch coat on a small breeze-block wall. The mix was 5-1 with no other additives. How long do I need to wait before applying the top coat please ? (I intend to use 5-1 mix again with no additives). Thank you

Hi, I have a Skylo bottom entry cistern valve. It features a 'delayed fill' function. However the delay between flush and refill is quite a long time, minutes rather than seconds. Will someone please advise me how to adjust it - or what might be wrong if it is not adjustable. Please note the...

I have an external door frame to repair. The sole plate is partly rotted as is one of the uprights. The timber is rough-cut 4x2. Yes actually good old fashioned 4x2 and not the modern reduced metric 'equivalent'. I wish to scarf in new timber. My question is does anyone know where (in the...

The loft of my daughter's 'new' house is insulated - 100mm. From what I can tell from the paperwork this insulation was laid in the 1980's. It appears to be fibre rolls, still quite firm but appears to be quite dirty in places (presumably where there once was roof leakage). I know insulation...

Can anyone please advise what is the generally accepted shelf overhang beyond the front of its supporting bracket. Thanks

In my daughter's kitchen there's a wall cabinet above a radiator. Any foodstuff in the cabinet is adversely affected by the heat from the radiator. As space is tight it's not just a situation of merely putting foodstuff elsewhere. So I'm thinking that a solution might be to position a shelf...

I've a Classixx washing machine. Of late, at the end of the washing cycle there's been water still in the conditioner compartment of the drawer - about 3 quarters full. Note the conditioner has been flushed out - it is just water remaining. Now, if I top up the water left in the drawer it...

My boiler which is in the kitchen on the ground floor is being replaced. The replacement is a combi in the bathroom on the first floor with the flue out the back wall. Immediately below the bathroom is a conservatory. This prevents access to the new flue from the outside. How to...

Help please, have just returned from a week away and attempted to start my dishwasher. However the lights in position 4 & 5 (under the word 'end') are flashing. The machine won't start. Both these lights flashing is NOT covered in the washer's User Instructions. I've pressed the 'reset' button...

One door of a cupboard is warped along its length. The top and hinge side fit perfectly but the side opposite the hinge is bowed out such that the non hinge side progressively bends away from its matching partner door and bottom of the door sticks out by about an inch. The door is of the ledger...

I've a Peugeot 207 Urban. From time to time when starting the engine will turn over as if there's no life in the battery. Give it a second go and it will spin over and start normally. This is an intermittent problem and most confusing as to why the two behaviours. Could this be just dirty or...

Hi, I have wooden french windows from my lounge to the garden. Currently the "fixed" door has upper and lower vertical bolts; the "through" door has a rebated 2 lever sashlock only. I think I need to upgrade my sashlock at the very least. However I cannot find on the internet any 5 lever rebated...

I've two toilets on the first floor of my house. One of them recently developed a "clunking" sound as the fill valve shut off. I've taken the fill valve apart and cleaned it (it wasn't dirty). Now as the fill valve shuts off it does so with a squeal/squeek. What am I missing ? All advice...

I've a 2010 Fiesta 1.6 TDI with a small leak from the coolant header tank. I do not trust "sealants" and wish to replace this tank. I'd be very grateful for any advice on how to go about this. Thanks