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Thanks to both jj4091 and assuhors for your replies. I'd looked at a few spare parts sites but hadn't seen one with a metal panel. I haven't fully removed the decor panel yet but hope that undoing the two screws in each hinge will be a reversible operation. Drilling new holes into fresh MDF...

Neff integrated dishwasher (part of kitchen incompetently fitted 4 years ago by firm now out of business.) Fitter didn't seal the cutout in the plinth, which eventually swelled and this year started catching on the outer panel, pulling it out on one side when the door is opened. (I have now...

Thanks - I'll pick up a new valve tomorrow & give it a go.

I think that I have a problem somewhat like the one the OP had; his fill valve looks similar but not identical (mine is a Wickes WDI B3300M fitted to a Wickes Newport Cistern etc. installed in 2014.) I've attached some pics as sharp eyes may see features that I haven't recognised. One of the...

I have a similar problem to the OP, and have looked through the posts before making a new one (hence 5-year gap.) In my case, I'm replacing a chrome bottle trap which a bodger/plumber had fitted many years ago, presumably with mastic rather than a washer, and I want to fit a reliable plastic...

Thanks for the helpful replies. To clarify some of the points raised: I do want to keep the 3 handles which each have a couple of stuck screws - the other 8 handles can be undone. (I want to undo all the handles to allow for repainting the doors - and to be able to in case a lock mechanism...

I agree - my problem is that I can't tell which is the long screw side - both ends are similar.

I need to undo the connecting screws which are holding door handles on. After I first fitted them (many years ago) I got tired of them continually coming loose, so I applied what was described as a removable thread-locking fluid; for some of them, this has turned out to be more permanent than I...

Job done - didn't even have to try the boiling water. I have a small & flimsy multi-head ratchet screwdriver and thought I'd check that Phillips No.2 was the right size in the screw. Not only did it fit, to my surprise it was able to undo the screw where the Pozi and flat drivers failed. Thanks...

Thank you both. I'll go and get a No.2 Phillips driver, and then try the boiling water and using that, before resorting to drilling out. I'll report back

i have a Franke Zurich kitchen tap and need to replace the ceramic disc valves. The instructions are straightforward: water off (at service valve - done); remove the H or C screw cover (done); remove the screw [.. and slide off the handle.] - PROBLEM. Not the usual problem of the handle being...

I'll check the consumer unit when I get to my son's house - so far I'm going on his photo & emails.

I am surprised about the comments on using 30A or 20A junction boxes. I have a couple of 20A ones as well (see photo) and cannot see why they would be any better. (If one had paired terminals so that the 2.5mm cable went into one and the 1mm into the other, maybe.) Without extending the debate...

Thanks to everyone who has replied. As it is not my house but my son's, and the aerial needs fixing (which needs a long ladder and balance that we haven't got) I am limiting myself to providing a socket which the repairers say is needed for the replacement amplifier that they will fit. In view...

Thanks for your quick reply. A junction box is needed as there is little cable above the floor; I have a 30A junction box and SFCU, and bought 1m of 2.5mm² cable as all of mine is of the old colour-coding and at the time I didn't know whether the supply circuit was lighting or ring main. My...

Son has a new-ish (12 years old) house; the previous owner wired a TV amplifier in the loft into the upstairs lighting circuit using a "chocolate block" wrapped in insulating tape (see photo.) Understandably the TV repair firm asked to update/repair the aerial and amplifier won’t touch it, and...

Thanks for your helpful reply. The only firm to offer a cosmetic repair want over £300 and then don't guarantee that it will last, so a glue job with a cover strip for strength seems a better idea. Wickes do a few thresholds - and my excellent local DIY shop Bishopston Hardware have wide...

The UPVC door in our kitchen (which opens outwards) has a crack in the plastic threshold on the inside. The crack is about 400mm long and gap width is 3mm max. I have attached some photos showing the detail. Is it possible to get this repaired? I have tried several firms and at least 3 have...

Thanks again -I'll contact Bristan on Monday (tomorrow.) You've save me taking it apart before I get a replacement.

Thanks for the prompt reply, mcmoby69. I have a couple more queries (I'm also adding info for anyone else with the same problem in future.) Queries: for a "full strip down" what should I do after removing the cartridge? Do I need to get a new cartridge, or should I try...