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Fridge Freezer - Recommendations
Morning All, We have just moved into our new house and seem to have spent most of the weekend trying to choose a new fridge freezer! We're thinking of buying a side-by-side f/f - what is apparently known as an "American f/f" and had thought about the Samsung RS20CCMS5. But I've just read the one and only review I can find…
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can a bt man move a phone point?
i have a phone point in the hall, and would ideally like it moved into the lounge, can this be done?
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getting more plug sockets put in?
is this possible? how would i go about this ie do i need an electrician? i have a lounge with 2 plugs and would like another 2 on the opposing wall, would they have to make a big mess of the wall ? any advice would be really appreciated and any guess at costs etc :) thankyu
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Garage Door
Hi does anybody know where I can buy a stad garage door of reasonable quality for under £200 ?
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Combi Boiler - Low System Pressure - Help!
We've been in our first house for just over a month, and have hit a problem with the central heating system (never had to deal with this stuff before). It worked fine for the first week or so, but we came in one night to a "low system pressure" pressure light. Was advised by a friend over the phone, that there would be two…
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HELP. How to finish wooden doors!
My old pine kitchen was very orange and tatty............so OH carefully sanded all the doors down and they looked beautiful, not wanting to "spoil" them with varnish, we waxed them (Briwax) and they looked lovely, warm, clean, pale and fresh, but any little water spot or splash leaves a white mark, not very practical in…
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large crack in brickwork (merged threads)
repeated by mistake!!
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Dripping Shower
Any ideas would be great! Our ensuite has a bath and shower. The shower head is constantly dripping. When OH took shower head off he says there is water in the pipe connecting to it. In DS1's bedroom there is also an ensuite (shower cubicle). This ensuite is side onto ours and the plumbing is obviously connected. OH…
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What's best to clean/polish leather suite?
Has anyone any suggestions to get that nice leather smell back I can only think of saddle soap but not sure whether this is suitable for furniture or just boots and saddles?:o Anyone recommend something?
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Monersaving bob boo…….
Hi ! I bought a (cheap?) vacuum food sealer off Ebay from America….. Hmmm, you’ve guessed it…….. Their electricity (or summit) is different from ours….!! I know I can get a converter but I am struggling to know which one is right (and don’t want to waste more money……..) The machine is 120 v – 60 hz 0.95 amps. The seller…
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Machine Washable Suits (any good?)
I haven't purchased a suit in ages and now have to find a new professional looking one. While shopping around I noticed a particularly large line of home washable suits at one of the major chain stores. Are these the new future of formal attire or just a gimmick for lazy customers? Do these hold up as well as dry-clean…
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Duff Sony Camcorder Screen
After only two years and having hardly ever been used the LCD screen for my £300+ camcorder is crocked. It has a one year warranty. The local Sony Centre says they will charge £75 for someone to have a look and if there is something that can be fixed I'll not be much short of £200 out of pocket. Their advise - don;t bother…
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New bathroom taps - forum plumbers advice pls
We are redoing our bathroom, managed to get a brand new steel bath for £10 at local dump !! :T :rotfl: The stupidity of some people amazes me, but there you go. :cool: We need to get new basin taps and new bath/shower mixer taps. I know you can buy budget taps but as we live in a very limey area, the taps get a lot of…
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Ikea Malm bed - Slats keep falling through!
I got myself a lovely Super King Size Ikea Malm bed. The problem is that the damn slats keep falling through!! Has anyone else had this problem and more importantly does anyone know how to sort it??? The slightest bit of movement and the slats lose position! Cheers K
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oven trips out mains
had a new element put in oven [electric]by repair man,everytime you switch the oven on it trips out the main fuse box and all sockets go off,do i get him back or is it not his problem
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Suntubes - any advice?
I have a small, windowless bathroom and am thinking about getting a suntube, sunpipe, solatube, or whatever other names they may have. Does anyone have one, and if so, what do you think? Did it give you as much light as you had hoped? Was it expensive? Any problems with installation? Anything else I should know?
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i need a new iron!
any ideas ? i need to go and get an iron asap has anyone any recomendations at the moment? just a normal steam iron will do but i do a lot of ironing so it needs to be fairly good!!:confused:
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Curtain size help please
I need to purchase some new curtains for new windows which have been installed. The opening is 8ft and I'm not sure what size to get? I plan to purchase tab-top curtains and dont require a great deal of gathering but I'm not very good at this sort of thing. Also on the curtain packs sizes, they list the size (ie 46 x 72)…
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Spiders - Please help!
Hi all - I really need your help! We live in a garden flat and it's the first September we have spent there - needless to say now that September is here the place is full of spiders and I am really scared of them. Just this morning one large one scurried out from under my wardrobe when I went to get my work clothes and I…
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Old cottage - damp walls
My 200+ yr old cottage has solid (no cavity) walls some in stone and some in brick. I have just stripped vinyl wallpaper off a downstairs living room (installed by last owner) to find a variety of surfaces: some original lime & horsehair plaster, some obvious patches of something that looks like cement-based plaster, some…
