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Nope, no cat. I'm wondering if at some time when cleaning the bath some grit got stuck in whatever sponge I was using to do the job. That's the only possible cause I can think of right now. Also, they are definitely scratches at the moment because when I stand in the bath they don't appear to...

Thanks. Tempted to get a new bath but only want to go down that route if there's no other option. Does it then sound like my current bath is a lost cause?

Only just noticed that my plastic bath has a number of parallel scratches on the base - these start around about the mid point and are heading in the direction of the plughole end of the bath (but aren't at the plughole). The top one is the most noticeable and is about 17 inches long - not only...

Thanks for all of the helpful suggestions. Think I'll use Wago connectors for the wires but having never used them before which ones should I go for?

I need to replace an old halogen floodlight but need to cut the current wire that exits via some brickwork and then connect that to the wire on the new LED floodlight. So I need a waterproof junction box that will handle both the older grey 'rectangular profile' wire and the new black 'round...

Thanks, I've never heard of them. Have they been around long? How is their customer care in the event of any issues?

Interesting, why is that? The room it will be in can fall to 10 degrees or so in cold winter weather but it's usually probably around 14 degrees in average winter weather and of course warmer in summer (the room also faces south (only with a small window though) so can get very warm in summer).

As title. Thanks

The seal of the titled chest freezer is getting pretty lousy at sealing, can anyone suggest a source for a replacement please? Or is it possible to buy an oversized one and trim it to fit? Or is there a way to rejuvenate the old one?

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but the title says Wind Turbines so ........ I currently own a small 3 bedroom bungalow in Wales - it's surrounded by loads of fields and I even own one of them as part of my property (the field is only about 1.5 acres in size). Would it be cost...

My bungalow's two chimneys were removed about six months ago - one hadn't been used for over twenty years and the fireplace for it was (and of course still is) blocked off in the room. The other one is from a small fireplace in my lounge. I've just been up to the attic for something unrelated...

The multi-tool is a DeWalt DCS355N-XJ The screws are these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007MAEH5U/ I tried some EZARC Carbine blades in the multi-tool to cut some excess from the screws (the blades are specifically for hardened metals) - the screws were sticking through a fence which...

Thanks for all of the suggestions. As the property is relatively old there is a concern that some things might not be buried as deep as they should be.

I may soon need to dig a small rainwater drainage trench across my drive (it'll only be a foot deep at most) but I first want to be sure that there are no utilities running under the drive (water, electric or telephone+fiber - there's no gas in my area so that's one to rule out). Is there any...

Is this metal version also from Hozelock?

I've had one of these for a few years: https://www.amazon.co.uk/HOZELOCK-Multi-Jet-Multi-tasking-Function-2676P0000/dp/B0011NO7JK/ unfortunately it's leaking near the base of the handle, specifically around the thick area where the thinner hozelock connector is integrated into the main body...

Am already planning on contacting the electricity board, was just curious if it sounded like a potential problem. I'll see if I can get a photo but due to the height it's possibly going to be tricky (I don't have a long enough ladder).

There's been an electricity pole at the edge of my garden for decades. There's some nearby trees but the electricity board trims them back from time to time. There's a green cable that runs up the side of the pole (the cable is only covered on the lower ten feet or so by black cable trunking...

I have an old suite (must be 30 years old) and the springs in the two chairs are knackered - on taking a look underneath I see that one chair (the better of the two) has all of the springs apparently intact and unbent but they now have too much give when sitting in the chair. The other chair...

Yeah, I should have been more specific in my criticism of chinese goods - the country is more than capable of making high quality products but, of course, we in the west 'demand' low prices meaning that quality takes a nosedive and we get garbage that lasts no time at all. Electronic goods are...