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    Pressure washer

    Is it acceptable to remove a damaged sealed plug from a pressure washer and replace it with a normal 3 pin plug. Is there a reg regarding ingress of water into a pressure washers plug? Thanks Phil [/b]
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    Karcher pressure washer

    I have a karcher pressure washer with a sealed plug. The cable sheath has been pulled so that the brown and blue are visible. I know I can replace the sealed plug easily enough, but is there a reg regarding sealed plugs and pressure washers? Thanks Phil [/b]
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    New rings

    Just moved into a new house built in the 60's with a severe lack of plug sockets. Apart from the kitchen all sockets in the house are on 1 ring main. The consumer unit is new and has spare 32 amp mcb's. Can I run 2 new ring's (upstairs and downstairs) myself and get an electrician to test and...
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    help with sky

    Hi I currently have sky with an old (10 years) box and want to get sky plus. I also have a seperate sky box in the bedroom , not a multi room just free channels. My father inlaw has got me a sky plus box and I know I need to ring sky to get it syncd with my card. I have had a look at the...
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    Exhaust Repair Putty/Resin

    My car has just failed its MOT because of a hole in the exhaust system. It is only small and easily repairable. Will this pass the MOT? Obviously as long as the emmisions are ok. cheers phil
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    Umbrella / payroll companies

    i work , paye , for a medium sized decorating company. we have been struggling for the last year (who hasn't?) and the time has come for radical change. we have been told we have to go self employed but can still work for the company using a payroll agency/company. basically we put in our time...
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    Worcester Green Star 30 He Plus boiler problem

    we are getting no hot water at all from our combi , condensing boiler . the central heating seems to be on all the time. after trawling the web , i thought it could be the diverter valve . with the hot tap running i tried various settings of the heating / hot water to see if hot water worked...
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    Dulux Weathershield Preservative/Primer

    Has anyone had problems getting hold of the blue primer in the weathershield system? my local ddc said it could not order it any more. thanks phil
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    Satellite Cable

    I need some advice about satellite cable. When we moved in a "sky" man ran a nice white cable around the outside of our house to our lounge, I have just decided to change it it black , as white looks bad, and decided to run 2 cables so sky + would be an option. The run of cable is around 25m...
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    Exterior Knotting?

    I am an experienced decorator of over 10 years and have used normal Dulux knotting outside many times. Am doing an outside for a very controlling customer who happened to read the knotting bottle and noticed it said interior use only. Have never come accross exterior knotting or had a problem...
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    Stair noses?

    I am replacing a very small set of steps , 2 steps , in my house due to a level change with an extension. Just wondering if i need to put a bull nose on the step treads or is it ok just to have a square edge? Is there any reason for the bull nose or is it just decorative? The treads and risers...
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    Samsung Side By Side Fridge With Water Dispenser

    I want to plumb in one of these , the fridge is on the opposite side of the room to the water main. Is it ok to run about 10m of 1/4 inch piping to the fridge or should I do a run of copper with a short distance of 1/4 inch pipe? Am looking for the easiest way so if there are no regs I will...
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    Worcester Boiler Timer

    I have recently moved into a new house and have just tried the heating out, know i should have done this when we moved in. i set the time and program to come on at 7pm, time was about 6:45pm. i noticed when heaing did not come on that the time had not changed from 6:45. have tried everything in...
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