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Recently, I had a loud pop in the kitchen in the direction of the washing machine and dishwasher. The dishwasher was in use, and the washing machine was plugged in but not powered on from the front panel. As I had previous experience of this kind of pop, I knew an EMI filter was blown. Although...

Seems too cheap to be legit. I just need the outlook classic. Anyone has experience of buying from this site generally? https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/get-software-deals-ltd-5-london

I need to paint walls and came across this video where the guy is using rainbow brush strokes. Can anyone explain why? I painted walls in the past using vertical brush strokes and the result wasn't satisfactory. Although at the time I knew nothing about maintaining a wet edge. With the summer...

I haven't replaced my meter yet. Does the RTS turn off at the end of June affect lights and sockets? I don't use electric for heating. Will the turn off just means I won't get the economy 7 off-peak rate, or does it mean I won't get any electricity whatsoever in the off-peak hours? Thanks.

I have a pull cord light switch in the garage. It's too far away from the wall. Form time to time, the garage door catches it and creating a struggle in the dark when turning on the light. Is there any issues for me to feed the cord through a ring screw to keep it next to the wall and not...

The micra gets excessively frequent MOT advisories on the rear indicator lights fading in colour. This problem is partly an entrapment by the car manufacturer. The housing plastic for the indicator is white. Hence any light coming through is whitened. I am unconvinced they have done the plastic...

I am looking at an LG 42PX5D-EB AEKLLJP TV. It appears to work giving me access to the on screen menu, etc. But it is showing no signal from the aerial and SCART sockets. The aerial is confirmed to have signal on another TV. Going by youtbue videos, I suspect capacitors are gone on the...

I am looking at adding an aerial socket, and haven't the slightest clue how. I would appreciate some tips please. Are there any rules and regulations for this kind of thing? Currently, the aerial cable comes down the loft to the first floor of the house. I need a socket at a similar location on...

I am looking at a slow fuel tank air leak due to corrosion of the filler neck around the cap area. This caused the petrol to evaporate over the course of a few months. So far this hasn't caused anything to light up on the dash. According to some reports on the internet, the corrosion is an MOT...

Do the toilet syphon tails come in different sizes? I need a new set of rubber washers and couldn't work out the size I should buy. The O.D. on the threaded tail is 47.5mm. So the I.D. of the washer needs to be this size. I can see these at toolstation. Any of these is right for what I need...

I am puzzled why gate valve is still used and available if ball vale is that great? What is the catch? I am dealing with a won't-close-off-completely gate valve coming off the loft tank. I am in two minds whether I should waste my time fixing it, replace it, or substitute it. I want a...

I want to replace the kitchen tap tails with the flexi type. Is there any way to identify the tail size without physically measuring the threads in the mono block? The narrow part of the copper tail is 12mm O.D. Thanks.

I am looking at a potential problem with a tumble drier. It was reported to produce a loud pop during use before the electric was turned off by the RCD. Resetting the RCD returned everything to normal. I am trying to work out what had popped in the drier. Since it still works, I presume nothing...

I just did the renew on my insurance and noticed a car-value being stated in the renewal. I don't remember having a value stated in the past. Is this something new for people in general? The thing is that the stated value is about half of the cheapest price shown on autotrader for something...

I probably used my car horn no more 20 times in my entire life. I remember the sound was manly in the past and now it's just meh. At what point does it fail the MOT? Currently it sounds a bit like this, and I find it somewhat embarrassing. Is this how horns fails?

I am running low on paper and need to get more. Since I know exactly the grit I need, I wouldn't mind spending a little more if it gives me an advantage. I see these at toolstation and wondering if anyone has experience? Does the colours mean anything? Is the cloth one washable for removing...

Anyone knows if the gap between the window and metal lintel is intentional and what function does it serve? I guess it helps to vent any dampness. The house builder had filled the gap above the back door with mortar. The gap above windows were left open. Any problems for me to seal that? It will...

I need to use panel pins on epoxy resin repaired wood. Anyone has experience of nailing into cured epoxy resin? The resin I am talking about is similar to timbabuild. As an alternative, I could drill hole for pin and glue the pin in place using the same resin. Although this might not work...

I am looking for 4.2mm x 25mm pozi csk twinthread wood screws in yellow zinc. I can find it in BZP and stainless steel. Anyone knows where I can buy the yellow one? The internet says yellow has greater corrosion resistance than silver. SS would cause galvanic corrosion on zinc. I am replacing...

I am looking at leaks on a front door canopy, and wondering what the pro solution is? The problem came from bad placement/alignment for the eave tiles. Here's the rough layout of the tiles. I am guessing on the bits that are not normally visible externally. Blue: concrete tiles. Black: first row...