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How easy is to replace glass top job in a free standing cooker? My friend has broken her cooker glass top and apparently ordered a new one and ask me if I could replace it. I'm not sure what model it is yet.

Good evening. I had a new system fitted a while ago, Vaillant Ecotec 832 combi, hot water is fantastic, plenty of hot water for shower. The heating seem slow at start, burner mode at low level for a while before going up to normal level at 70c. The rad icon is flashing. Is this normal? I have a...

Good evening. My Dad’s large drink cooler fan has stopped working, the fridge unit is ok, just the tangential fan motor burnt out. I have the new one but the motor is on the other side of fan, the seller say it is an universal fit, unclip the motor, clip it back on other side but would that...

Good evening. I have a Bosch GOP 250 CE and I’ve noticed that the flex around the ball grommet is breaking up making the tool incorrectly working. I’ve disconnected and removed the flex, cut back and need to reconnect it but there is no label on the terminals to say which is live and neutral...

Good afternoon. I have install a double socket in my cupboard for my chargers and other use such as lawnmower and outdoor use. As I have a combi powered by a ring main, immersion heater cable is disused but still connected to consumer unit. I've reused this cable and extend to new socket. All...

Good morning. We need to install false ceilings in a 2 beds flat ground floor with concrete ceiling and above that is first floor flat. We are fitting wooden frame onto batten fitted to wall. The question is, do we fit xtratherm sheet 25mm thick onto concrete ceiling or get plasterboard with...

Hi. I'm a plumber so not really in decorate. What the difference between gloss and satinwood? I've finished painting the walls and ceiling in my hall stair and landing and about to paint undercoat to wood work, wonder if I can paint satinwood as I don't want gloss to go yellow. Can anyone...

Morning all. Do you know where I can get a long handle like a normal stopcock handle for underground, but for gripping onto spindle with the handle broken off? Stopcock is turned off and unfortunately handle has snapped off, I know the stopcock work, I just need to turn back on. I've seen...

Good evening. I would like a fan to replaced old one which has 100mm duct to outside. What sort of fan can I use for a bathroom with no window? The one with in-built pull switch? I can power it from a fuse spur in airing cupboard, the old one was disconnected. Can anyone recommend one...

Good morning all. I have a kitten living at my home and leaving her in my kitchen does worry me a little as I work long 10 hours. I have been thinking about buying remote cctv where I can see her on my ipad or mobile phone. Is it possible and easy to fit and have the signal come to my devices...

I've been challenged to see what wrong with this CU photo but I can't see what wrong with it? Can you see what? Daniel.

Have anyone heard of Yorkshire Plastronga? A type of plastic black pipe? Googled it and nothing come up. Daniel.

Hi. Got a new BT broadband infinity 1 last month, work great till stopped working on Thursday 7th and still no broadband. Rang a lot of time to BT. They saying there is a fault on line between their exchange and their socket in my house. An engineer is coming around to fix it. The question...

Hi all. Will a 6mm cable be ok for built in oven and hob? Hob is 5700 watts and oven is 1900 watts. I'm going to use dual connector box to spilt into 2, but what shall I use to connect to oven and hob from there? Flex? Do 6mm flex exist? Cheers Daniel.

Hi. At my house I just moved in, with a garage about 15 metres away. Info:.. In the garage, there is sockets and lights. All cables is in round trunking. Lights and power all goes to two way fuse board with MCB each, no Rcd. At the moment there is no power. On finding why, i found the...

Hi. Noticed my TV start flicking, losing signal. Found mid position valve head affecting my TV. Hot water fine, heating fine but mid position look like it fighting each other causing flicker to TV. Odd, what causing it? Daniel.

Hi. A friend of mine has just asked me. Should he, as a plumber working with a company, allow to install gas pipe from meter to boiler ( replacement ) for a gas safe reg engineer who also work with same company? Company is also gas safe reg. Not sure what to say to him.... Daniel.

Happy New Year to all! Daniel

While sitting outside a cafe having a cuppa, I saw contractors laying down cables underground and was pulling by a huge winch truck. What is the cable they are laying? It look like red or brown thick cables about 30mm x 3 cables bunch together. The contractors were having a hard time trying...

Good evening. Thinking of buying kitchen units from B&Q range. I see they sell Cooke & Lewis Clic cabinets which require no glue, no screws and no tools to put it together. http://www.trade-point.co.uk/brands/clic-by-cooke-and-lewis/ Have anyone use it before? What the pro and con...