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Trying to get opening window off its hinges. Had been painted shut. Now opens ok but need it off. Any help would be appreciated. n

I have fault F7. I have taken side panel off and replaced micro reed switch. The old switch was not operating (checked with digital meter and magnet). New switch operates fine (normally open and closes when magnet is used). The new switch is from Maplins and was recommended by someone on the...

I moved into my house about 10 years ago. I was told the cellar had been tanked. The problem I have now is that some of the paint is peeling and some of it 'feels rough' a bit like sandpaper. It is mostly near the the ground. I plan to remove loose and rough paint and then give it a coat of...

I have just had the head gasket replaced on my daughters fiat punto (x reg). I believe some work was done on a piston. It now has a slight misfire when idling. seems ok once moving and in gear Before I go back to the garage could someone advise me if the misfire could be related to the...

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Similar problem to a recent post. My daughter has a Fiat Punto which has broken down. We have had it for just over 3 months. A friend has diagnosed head gasket. I have spoken to the dealer who keeps quoting 'the warranty is only valid for 3 months'. Can anyone confirm if that is...

I had a problem with this boiler about a year ago and got help from this board so I thought I would try you again. The new fault has got worse over the last month. It started with no hot water. This was an intermittant problem which got steadily worse. We managed to work round it as my wife...

I have a fault with my combi boiler. I am not sure if it is the result of fitting a new shower (mixer type suitable for combi boiler - mira excel). After fitting new shower all was well, good shower pressure - no problems. However 2 days later (Saturday) there was no hot water throughout the...

I have recently had a new toilet fitted using the above flush. There appears to be 2 problems with it. 1. There is only 1 flush duration. The small button on top does not appear to work. When pressed the surrounding large part of button also goes down. 2. Every so often we get a 'gurgling'...

am about to get this job underway. however i have read something about universal bonding agent. is it necessary to put this on walls prior to tiling. i have never used it in the past (some time ago for my last tiling job)

Is it absolutely necessary to use universal bonding agent on the walls in the bathroom prior to tiling. I have the waterproof adhesive/grout.

is it absolutely necessary to use a univeral bonding agent before tiling the bathroom/shower. I am using the correct adhesive/grout.

I have had the water board round to check my water pressure. The chap decided it was on the low side and they are going to replace the supply pipes to my house. The pipes from the garden wall to the house are mine. It is a black plastic pipe approx 15-22 mm (not sure of diameter as can only...

After earlier discussion on here we are looking to buy mixer shower. Currently our electric shower is passed its sell by date. We have a combi boiler. My wife has seen MIRA 415 EV pictured in B&Q brochure which has a good performance rating. As mentioned before my water pressure in bathroom is...

I have a Triton 200RE electric shower and a combi boiler. I have tested the cold water rate and it is 10 litres/min (approx) in the kitchen and bathroom (bath tap). When testing the water rate via the shower it is less than 5 litres/min (the shower controls set to cold/minimum temp). We are...