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Toaster or Socket-Electric tripped
Not sure if I need a new toaster or if wall socket caused Electric to blow in kitchen+livingroom this morning when making toast. Managed to flick on of the larger switches in electric box to restore power in both rooms. How do I know if it's toaster or wall socket that's faulty. Thanks in advance mser's
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Best to have hot water come on when away?
Hello. I have an unvented system with the hot water cylinder in the loft. When on holiday I turn all the radiators off on my evohome system, leaving them on the frost protection setting. Is it ok to keep the hot water completely turned off for 2 weeks? Or is it best for it to heat up a couple of times a day to prevent…
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Help please
I am sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place. It's a long story but I'm hoping someone can offer some advice please. So three months ago a building across from my house starting getting renovated. Shortly after i heard some scratching in my bedroom and assumed it was a mouse so bought some poison and put it in the attic…
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WiFi controller for Worcester boiler
I just have a timer dial on mine at the moment. Can I change it to get WiFi?
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Garden fencing/gate recommendations?
Have 4' high Waneylap fencing and basic Picket gate but last couple of years have taken a battering from wind+rain that's been aggravate dby climbing cats. Any suggestions for a durable replacement that can handle strong wind in an exposed location and which cats won't need to climb up ?
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Problem inside my roof gable wall (now with better video)
So I've drilled a hole in the gable end wall in my loft. I'm looking for the source of some water dribbling down and hitting my back door on the ground level. I've stuck a crappy endoscoping camera through the hole in the inside leaf wall of the gable end, and so what I see should be the outside leaf wall of the gable end.…
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Lubricant for external door latch - only closes with force.
The outside entrance door to my flat usually closes to with a gentle pull, but now takes some force to slam the door shut from outside, starting roughly when the cold spell began this week. I think the door latch needs lubricating as I find it's moving in fine when I press it in a bit with my finger. My local DIY shop…
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Draught coming down the chimney
We have a gas fire in the main room which is only really used when it’s very cold. With today’s high winds the draught coming down it is most annoying. Is there a purposeful way of getting rid of the draught that’s not permanent for when we want to use the fire? Steve.
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Help - Tinsel stained my kitchen cabinets.
Hello Everyone, I bought tinsel to wrap around my kitchen cabinet handels and it looked festive until it stained. I need to get the stain out because the property is rented and i really dont wanna get fined. The cabinets are white vinyl. I have already tried flash and nail posh. Anybody got any other ideas? Thanks guys. :)
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I keep losing my cherry. Help appreciated.
Despite having read all the online tips about making the perfect cherry genoa, I still finish up with a sponge madeira with all the cherries at the bottom. Other than using superglue, I have still not found a way to ensure that a cherry I put into the mix isn't lost from sight when the baking is finished. If there is a way…
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Glasses Frame Repair
I've bent a pair of glasses and need them repairing, but I don't know who to use. Any ideas? I used to use Nationwide Frame Repairs for glasses repairs. They are part of Hilco, one of the big global optical suppliers. I know that Nationwide Frame Repairs were the big boys, and where high street opticians offered repairs,…
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Plumbing Leak
Have several damp patches in middle floor ceiling. They are close together. Above them is a bath, a shower, 2 sinks & 2 toilets. I had Co-op Rescue Plus in and they could not find anything, and do not cover further investigation (breaking the ceiling). Cannot get a local plumber till late January. The emergency plumbers…
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Central heating pipes 'clicking.'
So Im getting a clicking noise from one section of the central heating piping. Its only happening during start up and cool down, and may have started recently. Not too loud, but as the house is so quiet its noticeable. The system was installed last year. The engineer said its just a normal noise, to fix it would involve…
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Problematic corner cabinet
Hello, we’ve just moved into our first home, unfortunately the kitchen is rather small and the only cabinets we’ve got is 2 40cm wide cabinets and 2 76cm wide blind corner cabinets with 40cm doors, both with plumbing in (one for washing machine the other for a dishwasher) We had planned to get one of those magic corner…
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Plastic pipe joint fail - why?
A new heating system was installed by the previous owner. Just over 2 years later, after I bought the place, there was a massive leak under the floor caused by a faulty joint in the plastic pipes. I was given to understand that this was because the joint is a push fit and then tightened and it had been inadequately…
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What colour undercoat for dark red gloss
I am going to paint a garage fascia board with this dark red paint I have already primed the fascia with white primer, now I need to undercoat it. I think grey should be OK ... advise if not I do have some of this grey undercoat in the house Will this be OK ? or would I be better off just painting two coats of the gloss…
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Utilise sofa accident damage policy
Hi All I was hoping if anyone can advise. We have a young child who as you know can get to mischief at the best of times. We found when we were both out the room whilst he was playing....he wasn't playing but using his fingers to damage one of the leather sofas in the room. They were only purchased a few years previously…
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Worcester boiler/thermostat problem
Our heating has come on in the night when the Altech remote thermostat is showing OFF. We know the settings are right, as everything has been functioning properly until tonight.. I have tried putting the setting to Frost Protection but the boiler is still firing and the Receiver is showing both the Red and Green lights. I…
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How to disinfect a floor mop
I find it so easy cleaning our wooden floors with a traditional mop over an electric steam cleaning. I know the mop head is full of germs after every mop so I want to start disinfecting it after each mop. Would 500ml of vinegar and 500ml of boiling water do the trick? Many thanks.
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What's in a (bathroom) tile? And how do tradesmen price up?
To kick start with the important one... Short & sweet we're looking at tiling the bathroom as part of a re-do. We know roughly a few colour schemes we're interested in so went to a couple tile shops today to price up. The range in pricing was incredible. £19m2 up to just over £60m2 for what we were interested in. If i've…
