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31. Ring circuit: (Electrics); The ring circuit or ring main as it is often called starts at the consumer unit and returns to the consumer unit. It can serve an area up to 120 square yards. It is normally protected by a 30 amp fuse ...; Created on 25 April 2014
32. Wiring a kitchen extractor fan: (Electrics); There are several different types of extractor fans available, Kitchen extractor fans normally incorporate a cooker hood and are used to expel cooking smells and steam outside. Bathroom extractors are ...; Created on 27 April 2014
33. Fixing decking posts: (Decking); Elevated decks will require decking posts sinking into the ground. This is no easy task and can be back breaking, especially if you have lots of holes to dig. Special care must be taken when digging ...; Created on 02 May 2014
34. Fix leaking stopcock: (Taps); Stop taps are often called stopcocks, most people will know them as stopcocks. A stop tap is often found on the rising water main of a property and is used to isolate the water supply. Normally there are ...; Created on 11 May 2014
35. Repair mixer tap: (Taps); Mixer taps are common in kitchens, the one below requires a few turns of the tap handle for the water to run fully. Some newer kitchen taps are 1/4 turn taps and use cylinders rather than washers. ...; Created on 11 May 2014
36. permitted wiring zones: (Electrics); Routing a cable is probably far more difficult and time consuming than you would expect. There are Many rules and regulations regarding electricity and they are there for your protection. Permitted wiring ...; Created on 25 April 2014
37. Washing machine waste pipe: (Plumbing); The waste pipe for a washing machine or dishwasher must connect to the foul water sewer and not the rain water soakaway. The Foul water sewer can easily be identified as this is where the waste from the ...; Created on 28 April 2014
38. Repack stopcock gland: (Taps); How to repack a stopcock or stop tap gland You may find on older stop taps that there is a slight drip from between the Gland nut and spindle, again this should be easy to rectify. You do not normally ...; Created on 11 May 2014
39. Replace tap washer: (Taps); If your tap is constantly dripping and will not completely stop the flow of water when it is in the closed position then the washer is probably damaged, or has perished and needs replacing. On most taps ...; Created on 11 May 2014
40. Ultimate Handyman Privacy Policy: (Uncategorised); Introduction This site is governed by all the rules and regulation of the country of the United Kingdom and is hosted in the United Kingdom. The sites- www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk - www.ultimatehandyman.org ...; Created on 21 March 2014
41. Basin waste fitting: (Plumbing); There are several different types of basin waste fittings, some require a plug to hold the water in the basin and others have sprung mechanisms and others have a lever which exits at the rear of a monobloc ...; Created on 28 April 2014
42. How to use push fit fittings: (Joining pipes); Push fit fittings are probably the easiest of all plumbing fittings to use, no special tools are required to make the joints although special attention must be paid when cutting the pipe as the "O" ring ...; Created on 27 April 2014
43. Isolation valve fitting: (Plumbing); Isolation valves (often called service valves) should be fitted before any appliance in order for that appliance to be serviced without having to isolate the water supply to the whole house. Appliance ...; Created on 28 April 2014
44. Replace tap head gear: (Taps); If your tap will no longer open or close then it is probably due to a faulty head gear. The head gear is the part of the tap that lifts the sealing washer away from the seat and enables water to flow through ...; Created on 11 May 2014
45. How to apply scrim tape: (Plastering); Scrim tape should be used whenever two pieces of plasterboard have been joined. The scrim is applied and then the area should be plastered over using skimming plaster. If scrim is not used on the joints ...; Created on 21 May 2014
46. Test a fuse: (Electrics); How to test for a blown fuse Fuses are a deliberate weak link in a circuit, they are there to protect the circuit from damage. A fuse is simple a piece of wire that is designed to fail if too much ...; Created on 25 April 2014
47. How to join chrome pipe: (Joining pipes); Chrome pipe can be joined using compression fittings, solder fittings or push fit fittings but for all but the compression fitting the chrome plating needs removing first. The stainless steel grip rings ...; Created on 28 April 2014
48. Compression waste fittings: (Joining pipes); Waste pipe compression fittings are very useful as they can be used to connect solvent weld pipe to push fit waste pipe. Many people struggle with connecting waste pipes as there is a large difference ...; Created on 28 April 2014
49. Electric cooker circuits: (Electrics); There are many different types of cooker combinations that can be used in modern kitchens. There are Gas hobs combined with electric ovens, or an electric oven and hob, or you may get a cooker that works ...; Created on 24 April 2014
50. Install an electric shower: (Electrics); An electrical shower is one of the largest consumers of electricity in the home and no diversity is allowed when calculating the current usage of the appliance. Due to the new electrical rules installing ...; Created on 25 April 2014
51. woodworking: (Category); Woodworking Of all the DIY skills that you will learn woodwork is one of the most used and can be done with few inexpensive tools. If you live in the UK then you will probably only ever use Pine as ...; Created on 06 April 2014
52. Vehicle Maintenance: (Category); Vehicle maintenance Welcome to the vehicle maintenance section of the site, below you will find articles on the subject of vehicle maintenance and repair.; Created on 02 April 2015
53. Toilets: (Category); Toilets and toilet repair Toilets are normally very reliable but eventually problems can develop. Some of the newer flush mechanisms and water inlet valves are unfortunately not as reliable as some ...; Created on 27 April 2014
54. Tiling tools: (Category); Tiling Tools and how to use them There are a wide variety of tiling tools available to make your life easier when tiling. Below you will find articles showing how to use several tools that will come ...; Created on 04 May 2014
55. Tiling: (Category); Tiling Tiling is a popular DIY subject, in this section we have many tiling articles that will point you in the right direction and show you how to tile. This section covers most aspects of DIY tiling ...; Created on 03 April 2014
56. Taps: (Category); Taps and tap repair Taps now come in various shapes and sizes as this waterfall tap to the left demonstrates. Basically there are two types of taps- single hole taps, which are often called mixer taps ...; Created on 03 April 2014
57. Specific tiling advice: (Category); Specific tiling advice Whilst tiling using man made tiles is normally pretty simple there are precautions that need following when installing natural stone tiles so specific tiling advice for most common ...; Created on 04 May 2014
58. Security: (Category); Home Security Securing your home is one of the most important things you can do, by being proactive you can secure your property so that a potential burglar will choose a less secure property. High ...; Created on 03 April 2014
59. Reviews: (Category); Power tool Reviews Because we are passionate about DIY and power tools we always try and review the best tools and offer the best reviews. The last thing we want is for you to waste your hard earned ...; Created on 24 May 2014
60. Power Tools: (Category); Power Tools No self respecting DIY enthusiast can be without power tools. These tools are now often cheaper than a take away and can considerably improve the ease and speed of any job. Special consideration ...; Created on 02 April 2014

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