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Water tank fitted wrong way around by house builder!!!

Got a hot water tank in my airing cupboard upstairs. Never had a problem until recently when (I was told) one of the th...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bertiebigbollox
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by bertiebigbollox

Re: Fitting an electric shower? How hard?

> ??? Hard enough that I wouldn't want to use one that an amateur had installed. Electricity, water ... .not a good comb...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by no-one
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by no-one

Clamp to hold two trampoline poles together?

Not even sure what its called. Basically consists of a U shaped bolt with a thread on each end. The two poles go within...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bertiebigbollox
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by bertiebigbollox

Fixing flagpole to a wall

Hi Need a temporary solution as I hope to be moving house in the next few months and taking it with me. I recently had...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Mentalguy2k8
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8

kitchen worktop laminate

On a mitre joint, the laminate has come apart on the join. It has not swollen much yet but I am doing my best to keep t...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Phian
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by Phian

Painting an interior Block wall.

Painting an interior Block wall. Hi I have a workshop being built with an modern insulating Block interior wall. It has...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by busacustom
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by busacustom

Earth pin broken

I have a plug in transformer for my digital radio. The earth pin, simply broke off, when I last unplugged it. The devic...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

bathroom lights

i am looking to put new low voltage downlights in my bathroom, any suggestions which type, bulb etc that is easy to main...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noname
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by noname

heating oil tank

I am sure they have a proper name but hopefully you will know what I mean, ours is 10 years old now, it is outside in a...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by katemorgan
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by katemorgan

MacAllister 18V li-ion drill....

... purchased from B&Q, 18months ago - with 3 year warranty. One of the batteries will not now recharge. Spoke to B&Q a...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by aiden54
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by aiden54

Fixing a small hole in shed felt roof?

Hi, I replaced my shed roof with new bitumen sheets, and of course I missed one of the old nails and put a very small t...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Mentalguy2k8
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8

PIR with Photocell

Hi all, Our house has a PIR with Photocell fitted in a Hi/Lo format. Basically, when dusk comes, it switches the outdoo...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by compynei*isnt*
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by compynei*isnt*

Single lever mixers and temp indicators

Just got what looked to be a nice contemporary single lever basin mixer off the internet, and it has for want of a bett...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by midge
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by midge