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I've never taken off the whole valve to only replace the washer. Just take out the split pin, and remove the lever arm. Unscrew the cap on the end of the valve. From underneath the valve, use a nail or small screwdriver to push the piston out. If the piston is brass, the end will screw off...

Nobody ever bothered about moss on roofs until jet washers came on to the DIY market! Back in the early 70s I had a jet washing business. Had an outside vehicle lift; did cars, taxis, coaches, lorries, diggers, boats, driveways, patios, walls, and factory floors, but never a roof.

So if I'm driving along on a Motorway, at less than the local speed limit and, for some reason, a vehicle on the opposing carriageway comes over the central barrier and crashes into my car, I've not been involved in an accident?

And spares are available for all parts.

When I was young (62 years ago) I worked for a year in a metal polishers and platers' shop. The small machines were 3hp.

Messrs Holland and Anderson had a new sign painted, but complained to the artist that he had left too much space between Holl and and and and and and and and and And and And and derson.

Neither of the two parts lists that I've looked at mention, or show, a clutch, so I'm unsure what you mean.

In some countries, they eat what they can, and can what they can't!

I went for bi-fold doors, to get the biggest clear opening. This replaced the original 2-sliders, because, with the old 11/2inch doors, I didn't like the almost 2 inch set-back to the rear door.

There's another word that I've heard used: can't quite remember it, but it ends with '...ard'. Or is it just me?

Would it be worthwhile having the bulk of each hole removed by burning torch? The circumference wouldn't be any harder than originally: just a lot less to remove by drill than originally.

"Bearing in mind its slightly offset to the left..." Really? Do we really need to bring politics into it? I mean; I understand that it's what the government is doing to us, but...

Take a look at a catalytic fan heater. I used them in reptile tanks because they were safe, because if it fell on its face or back, the flow of air, and thus the oxygen required for the catalysis, was shut off, and the temperature dropped to ambient. The temperature was controlled by the speed...

The only thing I would add, is to put a drop of WD40 on the protruding part; there's often rust there that can benefit from a bit of lube.

I can remember in the 40s and 50s that 5 shillings were known as a dollar, and a half-crown was 'alf a dollar! A pound was a quid, and I asked my Mum why Mary didn't have a quid for a bed in the carol. ("No crib for a bed")

I'm fairly sure that those chairs, several of which I've owned, were finished with nitro-cellulose laquer, as some of the firms making them were also making airframes and airframe parts under WO contracts.

I've used nothing other than a chrome-plated screwdriver shaft, or any other chrome-plated round-edged item, for the last 65 years.

I'm pretty sure they were(or It) was called 'Philiplugs); my Dad gave me a box when SWMBO and I moved into our first house.

To me, the Stanley/Bailey plane is the equivalent of the chocolate digestive biscuit, in that both are impossible to improve upon.

I think that Phil meant that a diamond stone would be the best way to round-off the edges of the glass!