Home DIY

A flexible, double sink, double appliance trap, wow, such engineering going on there! Any it somehow worked for a period of time?
If they'd just glued some waste together it wouldn't be bad TBH

It's likely you will need a new cartridge for a quarter turn tap and not a washer. If you can work out what make and model of tap you have then finding a new cartridge will be easier.

I’m not entirely sure.

Perlator V written on the end of the tap and SMR on the base.

Cartridge will be fucked, new tap needed.

The whole thing?

For the money it will be for one, usually you can buy a new tap. Its insane.

If your not looking to spend a fortune but for something decent bristan is good.

Can’t I just got a new cartridge for a tenner? New tap is like £175

It worked but needed regular attention.
It's better now, but still Flexi mess.
Until I get rid of the drywall stealing 10cm of depth and put connections where they make its an improvement.

We replaced a cartridge on kitchen taps earlier this year. When I say ‘we’, I ordered the part and a plumber installed it for me.

Ensuring the correct thread pitch, thread depth body size/nut height, overall dimensions, no of splines height of splines. And also direction of operation.

Every plumbing merchant I've ever been in has drawn blanks and I've ended up with new taps.

If you can find the manufacturer catalogue then maybe you'll get a replacement part no but you'll be paying branded prices not bezos unbranded.

If you can get the right cartridge as a universal one won't work on that style taps. As i said from experience you end up changing the taps for customers most of the time.

I want to build some planters and am looking at handheld circular saws. Any recommendations at the cheaper end of the scale? Cheers

Depends how cheap.
Reckon the Makita MT stuff is a good bet for DIY gear:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-m5802-1050w-190mm-electric-circular-saw-240v/7808r

Or the regular Makita one with a slightly smaller blade:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-hs6601-1050w-165mm-electric-circular-saw-240v/639fx

If you want cheaper, I've always been pleasantly surprised every time I've used an Evolution saw:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-r185ccsl240-1200w-185mm-electric-multi-material-circular-saw-220-240v/285fj

Yes to the evolution saw, very good for price, mine has had years of abuse and still not mustered up to replace it. Blade choice is poor though,stock blade is good though for roughing and moderate work, teeth too big for anything with a surface on it though

Appreciate it, thanks

Are replacement Evolution blades poor quality too? Or just the one that comes with it?

I'm looking for some self-adhesive rubber feet to go on the bottom of the glass cooker lid on our gas cooker - the ones I can find from cooker spares places seem to be 9.99 each, more than I'm willing to spend!
Anyone used anything else/can recommend anything other than bluetack?

(these guys: https://parts.indesit.co.uk/rubber-buffer-glass-lid-front-j00059185/p)

The issue is that it’s a multi material blade for wood and metal, rather than just a wood blade that will give a cleaner cut. And by the time you’ve spent the cash on an extra blade, you’re in the Makita price range anyway.

I’d say that if you plan on maybe cutting soft metal or doing rough work (like using it to cut up stuff that might have nails or screws in) the evolution might be handy with 2 blades, otherwise I’d go Makita.

Edit: From memory it used to be that the bore size on the evolution meant that spare blades had to be evolution ones. But you can get this saxton blade for cheap and it comes with a reduction ring so it will fit the evolution saw
https://www.saxtonblades.co.uk/tct-circular-blade-185mm-at40t
The 20mm bore size is actually much more available than I remembered so a spare blade will be less than £20

If all you want is a one off cheap tool for ripping scaffold Boards then just get a cheap Screwfix/b&q offering.

I bought a Milwaukee 18v for £199 from Toolstation because #buyer.

I'm going to remove a small and totally unless built in alcove wardrobe and replace it with a cut to size ikea pax. I think at best it will end up looking like the attached pic once it's removed and I will have to fill and sand the chimney breast and any bits not hidden by the new wardrobe.

Question is, to remove it as neatly as possible, do I score the plaster/render with a stanley knife or cut a straight line with a multi tool prior to removing the timber. I want to try and avoid taking half the chimney breast with me as I remove the frame.

Edit- for clarity, the image is from the web, but ours is built in the same way, wrapping round the chimney breast.

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How do I get this out?

Spanner won’t work can’t get it in.
Socket won’t go in because of the long bit sticking out.

I’ve tried a tube spanner but it’s slipping off the nut

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Socket and mole wrench?

It doesn’t fit. The spacing around the nut is super tight

Spark plug socket?

Maybe a basin wrench?