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Bleach has stained Bath brown !!!
I was cleaning our bath today and squirted some bleach around the plughole and overflow then left it a while. I came back to find the bath now stained brown...... It's quite an old white enamel cast iron bath and the enamel is quite dull and a bit discolured anyway so it needs re-enameling sooner or later, but why has the…
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Thermostatic shower help needed
O.K. maybe I should know this but hey...............Im a woman!!!!! Right, daughter has bought a thermostatic shower for her bathroom. It is one that has a kind of bar thing for the controls. It has to go on a studded wall (think thats the term used?) Plumber says it is too heavy as all that holds it secure is the pipes…
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Alternate to carpet
hi all, i would like to replace the bedroom carpet as i personally don't like them as they are difficult to clean and moreover i am allergic to dust. i know carpet is good during winter as it keeps the room warmer. is it advisable to put laminate flooring unstairs. it's easy to clean but then it will be noisy when u walk.…
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Cleaning Leather?
Can anyone recommend any products for cleaning leather? Thanks, Pete.
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HELP please - Lifting carpet
This weekend I need to lift the carpet in my hallway to get under the floorboards. The carpet was professionally fitted some years ago. How do I get the carpet up, especially out of the brass transitions at each doorway (there are 6 of them), without damaging the carpet and brass bits. I have read (and posted in) the…
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"misty" water
Hello :D The water that comes out of the cold water tap in the kitchen is very misty (it has lots of small air bubbles in it) unless I run it for a few seconds. What causes this and is there a way to have clear water straight away, without having to run/waste water first?
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Locks for swing opening Double Glazed Windows?
:hello: We're looking at purchasing a fourth floor flat which has perfectly adequate double glazing but the whole window swings out (IFSWIM). They also appear to tilt ever so slightly inwards at the top. My husband is totally paranoid about people throwing themselves out of the windows and wants to completely replace them.…
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Chimney breast - cost to reinstate?
We're buying a house. In one downstairs room the chimney breast has been taken out from halfway down to the floor. It has been propped up on pieces of wood. We need to put it back to support the chimney. We'd like to get a builder to take out the rest of the middle section of the chimney breast up to near the ceiling (to…
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Water pressure has gone....
We have recently installed a new bathroom. This required isolation of the water supply to the house. We had a stopcock under the floor boards in the bathroom and as we were tiling the floof have replaced it with a Pegler stopcock situated under the bath. There is another stopcock in the garden and yet another in the path…
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Wrongly Addressed Post
had two letters come in the post today, which although they had my address on them, were addressed to another person now i know someone could get part of their address wrong, ie. wrong house number, or quote their postcode wrong, but this person has done both and somehow managed to give the right ones for my address,…
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Council are putting a street light outside my house I want to object
I got home last night to find the council have sprayed markings for a new lamp post right at the top of my drive. There was also a letter from the councils sub contractors to say they were putting new lights all on my street. My gripe is the exsisting lamp is 20 yards from my house, this one is being taken up, why do they…
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Damage on new suite
Hi We bought a two seater settee and three seater settee from a large furniture store. When it arrived we saw there was prominant indentations on both arms of the two seater settee. The service inspector came out yesterday and said it wasnt repairable and said would I accept money back? I said it depended on the offer. The…
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Tumble dryer?
I am looking for a condenser tumble dryer as i am getting a bosch wfx 2868 washing machine as i used to have a washer dryer. Which make of tumble dryer should i go for and what features do i need. Also would like to know which is the best price comparison site as there seems to be a lot on the web.
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Solar Hot Water + new bolier + underfloor heating?
We have just had planning approval to convert our bungalow loft into two bedrooms and a couple bathrooms and are reviewing our heating needs. Due to the location of the stairs, the floor situated gas boiler, hot water cyliner in the hall and the two water tanks are all going. We are reviewing various Solar compatible…
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Upstairs Cold - Downstairs Hot!
Hi Any advice would be greatly appreciated on why my upstairs is never as warm as downstairs. We have gas c/h with rads in all rooms that have thermostats on at least number 4 or 5 setting and are always hot but the bedrooms and landing are only just warm!!!
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E7 night storage heating or gas central heating?
I am moving to a bungalow that currently has 20yr old electric over night storage heaters. Anyone out the able to offer advice on wether I should change to gas central heating? Thanks
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Aqualisa Aquastream
I have a 10 year old Power Shower, had to buy a reed switch assembly, which controls on/off and power boost. Is this something that's OK for me to install or does it require a plumber with electrical qualifications? PS posted this on incorrect thread before
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Parts for parkray heater???
I have a parkray 111 solid fuel room heater. The front panel on the door is held in place with 4 L type brackets. Three of these have sheared off, can anyone tell me where I may be able to get spares please.
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Shall I cancel sky?
We are having some building work done to our house. As a result we will have to take off our sky dish from the wall. So,we will not be viewing sky at all for about a month, maybe more. I wanted your advise as to what is the best thing to do in this situation? Should I just phone up Sky people and tell them the situation? I…
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Old fridge and freezer electricity usage?
Hi I have a separate hotpoint fridge and freezer (slimline under worktop size)they are approx 14 years old and in good working order other than fridge door seals a little tatty. I've heard that new ones are much more economical to run and wondered, would it be cheaper to replace them and save on electricity or should I…
