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Hello, Another 'what tool do I need' question! This is for a mixer cartridge on a shower, there appears to be a collar, preventing the cartridge pulling out. The slots on the collar are recessed. I've tired open pliers at right angles but can't get the torque without slipping. I've tried...

Hi, I have a bedside lamp with an "in line cord switch". Which is essentially a Single Pole, Single Throw - One Way Switch. I would like to add an additional "in line cord switch" for the other side of the room. I have seen the circuit diagrams for for Two-Way Switches, but obviously...

I live in a bungalow and have noticed an 'off' smell in the cloakroom. It has a toilet and a wash basin. The smell seems to be worse when it rains or is generally damp outside. I have put it down to being a problem with damp somehow, but haven't lifted the laminate flooring yet. On my...

Hi, I had a new radiator fitted and my system was drained and refilled. After the plumber had left there was a gurgling noise from inside one of my existing tall (2m) column radiators. I opened the bleed vent and after a lot of hissing water came out. (as expected). Since then there...

Can anyone help me to identify the make of these radiators? We've tried our local plumbers merchants and they've no idea. We're having some alterations done and would like to get two more to match. We have four of them at the moment, the dimensions are: Height (of all four) 2000mm...

We've tried about three double glazing companies to get quotes for replacing some windows and all of them have been really negative about aluminium windows. The companies we contacted do aluminium and uPVC so I can't understand why they are so anti-aluminium. I know in the past they were...

My GXI-3000 appears to have died. There was a '2' in the Fade display box, and the unit didn't respond. I pressed all the buttons and the 2 went. The only response I get out of it is when I hold down the Zone 1 and Zone 2 down buttons.... all the LEDS on the panel light up. I have...

I have relatively new double glazing (less than 10 years?), but the panels are not argon filled or coated. Can I simply replace the existing units with 'A' rated units? Or does it involve ripping the whole frame out as well? Also what sort of improvement will I get with A rated units?

My boiler is in the garage, my hot water cylinder is in the house. The pipes to circulate through the cylinder and the hot water supply feed go through the wall with a fairly large gap around the pipe. This lets draughts in. I understand expanding foam is a no-no. So is there anything...

My central heating/hot water pump is an orangey/yellow coloured Grundfos pump. I was chatting to a plumber round the other day, who said, I shouldn't have one of those fitted. He said all the following: It was a 'bronze' pump. The pressure would be to great for the system. That 'it' (?)...

I have two 'runs' of radiators. One run heats up quickly and nicely, all the radiators on the other run take quite a bit longer to heat up. So I balanced the first run and have opened both valves on the radiators on the other run. My logic behind it was that the hot water would take the...

I have a Potterton Suprima 100l. Had the notorious PCB replaced about 2 years ago. But it's being a bit odd again.... The boiler starts, I can see the flames, the pump is running. The boiler runs for 45 seconds precisely, the pipes leading from the boiler get hot, then the boiler...

I have a large chestnut tree in my garden with four main trunks, where the trunks meet at the bottom there is a 9 inch hollow, which just collects rainwater. This rainwater is smelly, stagnant, and is full of slugs and gnats. Is there anything I can do with this? I was thinking along...

My bungalow is a T shape, with the horizontal bit all being bedrooms with TRVs on the rads and 'normal' radiators. The vertical bit of the T is an open plan kitchen, lounge and dining room. These all have the tall column rads (no trvs) The thermostat is in the dining room. The house...

My 2 port valve seems faulty, in that the heating is permantly on. The lever on the side is floppy... if I give the power head a whack the boiler turns off and the lever rises. It says on the side of the power head that it is a 'normally closed' system. So.... where could the fault be ...

I live in an "L" shaped bungalow. The "_" bit of the house is open plan are tall (1.8 m) column type and the radiators take AGES (1.5 hours to get hot all over), when they do get hot, the room starts to get warm, but it does take about 2 hours to start. The "|" bit of the house have trvs...

I have about 50cm between plasterboard ceiling (attached to joists) and thick plastic backed 'sheeting' attached to the rafters. There is very little insulation in this space (that I can see through spotlight holes, there is also very little access.... spotlights is about the lot ! What...

We currently have white UPVC double glazed windows and frames. I'd like to replace it with black UPVC on the outside. Is it possible, and how easy, is it to replace the plastic surrounds and frames? Or do I have get the window completly replaced ? Ta.

My shower was draining slowly so I took the base off, removed pipes/trap cleared all the usual hair and gunk out and it's better. But... From the shower trap there is a 18" flexible pipe laid horizontal in a C shape that then connects into a solid vertical waste pipe. I figured the long...

Hi, I currently have a large open plan lounge / diner / kitchen. Double Glazed - No Trickle Vents. Open Chimney (No fire) I am intending on blocking off the fireplace (putting in a hit/miss vent) But this will be the only ventilation into these rooms.... is this sufficient? I am...