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Hope someone can help me quickly. 1. Iam retiling a small area round a kitchen sink. I removed the old tiles quite easily but in a couple of small areas (approx 6" square) the tiles have brought off some patches of plaster which will need filling before I can retile. Could I use some of the...

Thanks ch427. iste just the actual instrument panel light, the individual warning/ indicator lights are all working on the instrument panel. Its the instrument panel background light (or lights) which is off. All the exterior lights are ok many thanks

My Clio has afault on the Odometer display (LED). Only the bottom half of the figures show up. The dealer says that it cant be fixed and the only way to put it right is a complete new instrument panel costing £500 + You can sees that the miles are increasing so I suspect it could be fixed...

Can someone please help. My Aquarius washer has stopped spinning. A knowledgeable (?) mate of mine said it will be the brushes worn and said its easy to fix (!!!) Can anyone confirm his diagnosis and if correct tell me how to change these. Urgent please, washing is piling up. Thanks Geoff

Help.. The light has gone off on the dashboard panel Ford Focus (X Reg) Is it likely to be just a bulb? If so how do I change it, if something else any ideas? Many thanks Geoff

I have laid floor tiles with under floor cable heating and found that one of the tiles is slightly loose. I want to take it up and refix or replace but I ama bit concerned about how I will remove it if most of the adhesive is set and that it might damage the heater cable. Any ideas, asap...

Thanks for such a positive response ! A double oven will fit under a bench. I dont want to make a dining table. Can anyone offer some practical help.

Busy installing new kitchen units. A mate told me it was easy to make a double oven housing (below bench) and a waste of money to buy one from the kitchen manufacturer. Can any one give me details on sizes and construction methods ? a drawing would be great. Many thanks

Thanks symptoms, very helpful. One of the problems is that the stopcock comes up through the floor which means I will need to do quite a lot of cutting of the backboard which inevitably weakens the structure also the waste comes in from the side whch means cutting the side panel as well. If Im...

I'm installing new kitchen units. Is it best to have plumbing connections (washing machine hoses, isolating valves etc) in the sink base unit where they are more accessible or somewhere else? Wen they are under the sink it can make removal of the sink base difficult. Does anyone have an 'ideal...

I'm busy fitting new kitchen units and the supplier says there are new Regs stating that an electric cooker should be positioned at least 150mm from a wall. Is this correct, my existing cooker has been alongside the wall for years and I dont really want to change the position. Many thaks

I fixed mine with an instant grab adhesive no problem. If your walls are reasonable this is fine and I ran a bead of acrylic filler round the top to fill any small gaps and smoothed it off with a wet finger, no nail or screw holes to spoil the finish

Can you tell me the best product to use to seal exposed surfaces of cut worktops to prevent water soaking in to the chipboard, eg where the sink unit fits, many thanks

Thanks namsag, are you sure its the boiler stat. After a couple of minutes it settles down and works fine without any noise, it's just the first minute or two when it comes on from the timeer. Thanks

I have a similar problem to this. I have a back boiler (Baxi) Installed by a right cowboy by the way. When it comes on Hot Water (as opposed to Central Heating) there is a lot of gurgling of water and what sounds like the water boiling up through the pipes int o the loft where the cylinder and...

I ma busy installing new kitchen units and work tops. What is the best way to joint worktops to get a really good fit (corners that is)

The mains water stop cock mwont turn off fully, any ideas. Will I have to get the water turned off from outside and change the washer ? Many thanks

I have just laid floor tiles in the kitchen which has resulted in raising the floor height by about 1". This has caused the waste pipe to not align with the fixed outlet pipe. Can anyone please suggest the easiest way to sort this. I only have a pipe run of about 1 Metre to play with. Urgent...

Hi wop What do you mean put no more ply down ? thanks

No, on top of existing floor boards