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I know the above shower has 2 removable flow regulators but I don't know what they look like, or where to find them as I want to remove them. Any help appreciated.

Who builds these ovens? They seem to get good reviews for a basic oven but I cant seem to see any spares available. Are they a copy of any bettre known makes/models?

A down stairs hot tap drips so needs fixed. I think I can fix this but dont know how to switch the hot water off as cant see a tap leading from the tank. The salesman that sold me the house said it had a mains pressure hot water system with a big red expansion tank next to the hot water tank...

Display says 200 degrees has been reached, doesn't feel like 200 degrees. Thermo varies between 160 -180 Food takes ages to cook. Temp probe faulty? If so, how do I check this with multi meter? Or any other suggestions? Thanks

Getting a new vented drier. Going to drill vent hole from utility into garage, then from inside garage to outside. Q1: Will vent work ok with 90 degree elbow in pipe, or does it need to be straight? Q2: Was going to use proper plastic vent pipe to improve vent flow, rather than flexi...

Cost £209. Offered by BG engineer on a ten year old mains pressure ch system with Ideal boiler. Had inhibitor when first filled, has been part emptied and filled a few times but thats it. Worth it or not? :?

When I brake, it feels like there is a high spot on the discs. At higher speed this causes a bit of a judder, but when coasting up to traffic lights, it feels like the pads are catching a high spot then a low spot. Garage said they took a look at brakes but couldn't see any problems, but my...

10 year old Whirlpool Fridge freezer tag no. 858680715000. Warm fridge, freezer not working. Light still works, nothing happens when turn thermostat up or down. Thermostat, compressor, or something else?? thanks

Any ideas what the black stuff is? Perished seal or something similar? Fixable without replacing tap? Thanks

Please see picture attached. The thick black cable used to supply a second line upstairs, but is now disconnected at the exchange. However I was wishing to use it to make the upstairs point an extension on my one and only line. Could I cut the orange, and white cables (which are redundant...

The black insulation material on the back of my dishwasher has melted at the top. Is this common on a ten year old machine? Does it matter, is it the sign of something wrong? Thanks

My aluminium greenhouse is set on a steel base in the ground. It has a mk masterseal socket supplied by 2.5mm 3 core swa taken from a 13 amp fused spur from the kitchen ring final in the house a few meters away. It is used for one propagator. Reading other posts, and excuse my lack of...

Does anyone know if a 20 mm piranha nut can be fitted inside a MK masterseal 2 gang socket? I have found with some other weatherproof boxes, there is sometimes not enough room to fit/tighten these nuts due to the inner shape and profile of the box. Thanks

A colleugue has come home from holiday to find his central heating system has frozen. Some of the radiators have burst, leaked, then frozen again, and remain frozen. The boiler expansion valve ( looks like a knee joint?) has burst. The heating was left on but obvioulsy not enough. A thaw is...

What is strain relief when wiring junction boxes? I guess its something to do with not making the cable going in or out of the box not clipped too tightly?? I don't have a specific situation in mind but there are lots of posts on here from DIYers asking about junction boxes, and many of...

I have a sticky tap which is difficult to turn on and off. Its downstairs with my mains pressure hot tank on the first floor. I want to check what I need to do to have a look at the tap. Should there be a stop cock to shut off hot water between tank and all taps near the tank? If so...

The bulb in my mums electric garage door opener....... keeps blowing. Its a 12 v 21 w bulb we have tried a couple of times as this is what was in the unit. Here is a picture of the bulb fitting... It blows after a few openings. Any ideas what could be causing it to blow...

Could somone tell me what the gauge below should read? A friend told me it should be about 1 when system cold, and about 3 when system running. Whats the orange needle for? Thanks

I had the above boiler recently serviced and the engineer said I need to get a cage for the flue and an aluminium heat shield above the flue. Do they need to be of a specific size or specification? Whats a good outlet to try for these kind of things. Thanks

I have a problem with my low voltage garden lighting. I noticed a burning smell coming from the transformer... but noticed that it was the connector next to it which had melted. I have the transformer plugged in to a 13 amp socket, and it is able to power up to 150 w of...