Situation: Dining room being decorated. carpets removed leaving bare floor boards. There is a switch near the floor that used to control some sort of heater which has been removed. Cable comes up from...
Is it just my perception , or are drivers getting more impatient nowadays ? - Take the ones who overtake you to arrive at the junction a few seconds before you do Take the ones driving behind , who...
I need to replace a light bulb in my bathroom - the fitting is above the washbasin mirror and has two tubes in a horiontal line - I've unscrewed the right hand one and removed the bulb - this is very...
... a "mains tester" screwdriver. I'm doing some continuity testing in my new house - there are some blanked off mains outlets in the conservatory & I want to fit some lights. So - I want to know...
does anyone on here know what is meant by the no echo symbol? we always keep our oil level low to prevent a large amount going missing should we experience an oil theft. but today this no echo symbol...
Does anyone agree with me that councils in the UK should build large quantities of Prefab Bungalows to ease the shortage of affordable Social Housing. I have very fond memories of these so called...
The scam artist calls your hotel room from an extension line in the hotel and advises that an electrician will call at your room to carry out a vital check and it will take about a minute to do the...
Does anyone else do a Focus / Astra sized car with a heated windscreen, apart from Ford?
I would really love to have a heated screen, but am not a Ford fan....
I want to paint my garage floor - I use the garage to work on my bikes. The floor show signs of damp ,if I roll back the bits of carpets the bike stand on. I don't want to spend to much on it as it's...
I have had a letter from my electricity supplier to say that my electric meter has reached the end of its working life and needs to be changed. They say that on the day they would need to access the...
Hello, I'd be grateful for any thoughts on this. My father is getting a new boiler and having his central heating system updated accordingly. He's been trying to do this as economically as possible as...
I'm looking at getting a new (to me) car, it has a plate on it that is described as "private" by the seller and it does have some relevance to the car, the seller says he'll leave it on the car. Ok so...
We've got to change 2 or 3 light switches in our house and want to do it over the weekend. Not sure about something, so would appreciate your advice .... do we need to turn off the electrical system...
My lad has a 52plate Ford Mondeo,he has just changed the fuel filter on it.The manual says it's self priming,but guess what,it won't start.Can he hire a hand primer or does he need to buy one. Thanks...
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could someone please tell me if my boiler annual service should have picked up that the expansion vessel needed replacing and the diaphragm was really corroded? Thanks...
