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Hi folks. Does anyone know what kind of plug this is? My guess some kind of lower voltage, obsolete electricity plug?

Hi everyone. Quite recently the extractor fan in my kitchen died so I went on to replace it. I removed it from the ceiling and I discovered that the canopy extractor fan outlet doesnt lead anywhere :lol: and instead just blows the air onto the ceiling (look at attached photos). No...

Hi everyone. Ok I need some help identifying this waste pipe insert (see attached photos). Basically, it goes inside the 40 mm waste pipe (see photo) so it is possible to fit a trap outlet locking ring. Without that insert, the joint is not water proof and it leaks. I need to find a...

Hi people, i have a basic question and I was wondering if someone can give me a few pointers. ok I want to fix a metal curtain pole (not that heavy) onto the wall shown in the photo bellow: Now the problem with this wall, is that above the red line I have drawn, it is impenetrable...

Hi folks, I need your help :) I have a Zanussi Z1 180/80 Fridge freezer and today it stopped working. By that I mean it does not cool down any more. There is light in the fridge but its not cool. Now, the weird thing is that there is what appears like a "pump" going on every 2 minutes or so...

Hello guys, could someone help me please. I need to replace this red expansion vessel that is leaking: http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/V.Zografos/pic2.jpg so I decided to do it myself because the plumber who is servicing my building basically cannot be trusted and he always charges people...

Hi, can somebody tell me what this red thing is? http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/V.Zografos/pic1.jpg http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/V.Zografos/pic2.jpg It is installed near the water pump (I believe onto to the hot water pipe). It started leaking a few days ago (not too much though) and I...

Hi, I laid some tiles on the floor and I am about to grout them. Unfortunately some of them have been chipped in the corners or allong their edges. Not very big chips just a surface chip but it doesnt look that good. Is there any way to cover these chips? (the colour of the tiles is short of...

Hi everybody, I need some help identifying where a leak comes from. I have the following pipe and I suspect its leaking from (at least) one of the three places I marked with the arrows. My guess is from the top of this grey plastic "nut" because its wet there. However, when I tip that blue...

Hi everyone, It seems that my water heater has stoped working. Well, more specifically, when it turns on (via the timer) sparks come out of the immersion heater and it trips the fuse. I was wondering then if it is a problem with the thermostat in the immersion heater. My water heater has...