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Replacement fluorescent tube?
Please help! Recently moved house and electrics are dodgy - fuse box trips about once every week to 10 days and all bulbs lasting much shorter time than I've ever had before. In the kitchen the fluorescent tubes under the cabinets also go quite frequently and there's one which I can't find a replacement for - it's 3 feet…
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door handle keeps coming off hollow door
I have got a fairly cheap but nice 6 panel woodgrain effect white door from b&q. not expensive. We have a doorknob on either side of the door with which to pull it closed - there is a small roller ball mechanism on the door which slots into a recess in the frame and clicks the door shut. The catch isnt stiff or anything,…
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Window covering suggestions
I have these too cover and there is also 2 square windows on another wall. One sits above the sink and the other is just on the wall with nothing below it. I would like to have matching, but wouldn't want to fit into the upvc or have a curtain completely across the back door and 2 windows as its often used and would be a…
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Central heating won't work Grr
I went to switch my central heating on and it's not working (typical) I don't suppose anyone would have an idea of what could be wrong please? I have a gas fire and back boiler. The control switch is in the bedroom, there are two buttons that can be pressed for either heating or hot water to come on for an hour, there's…
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Upvc draught excluder
I am having a workman round next week to fit draught excluders to external Upvc doors as not wind free. I wondered if anybody else has ever had this done, how it was afixed and did it work?? I am skeptical as its a fairly new door!!!
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Condensation
Hi, hopefully someone can shed some light on this. I've just been reading this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2146265 and i have a similar problem. I live in a ground floor flat and every winter the windows on one side of the building are half covered in condensation. Once a week i do dry…
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controls for heating dont seem to work-HELP!
Hi all, I moved into my home around a year ago and have not really been able to control heating...and it is driving me crazy! it is a Thorn EMI boiler and control panel with 2 options for water only or water and heating,anyway the timeclock control panel, althoguh it powers up ok and dispalys the correct time and i can set…
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Belling oven warning
In the Sun this week there was an important safety notice, if you have a Belling Gas cooker numbers: G707 G708 G709 DB60 You need to ring 0800 093 9945 or email [EMAIL="bellinginfo@gdha.com"]bellinginfo@gdha.com[/EMAIL] I have this cooker and it has a serious fire fault if placed on combustible flooring, they range me back…
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New thick carpets and sticking doors!
Hiya We've just had our new house recarpeted throughout. With 11mm underlay and a pretty thick pile it feels fantastic underfoot but most of the doors are now sticking. I don't think it'll just press down enough over time and some are so stiff that I'm worried about damaging something when forcing the door open. What's the…
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Sound and heat insulation - Tripple or double glazing ?
Hello, Might be an obvious question but looking at getting windows replaced in my house as on a busy road and windows seem to do a bad job of keeping the cold out. have had quotes from two local companies and got conflicting advice. 1 said triple glazing is the way, best thing you can do to cut out noise and keep heat in…
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Maisonette Roof who is responsible
We stay in a Maisonette flat at the top, and we are about to have the gutterings cleaned and some work done to the roof. However, my downstairs neighbour says that the previous owned of our flat took over all the responsibility for our roof as the converted the attic into a bedroom and that the deeds will reflect this.…
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Central heating thermostat only reach 18
It has been so cold lately, my central heating thermostat does not over 18 centigrades and then cut off. I have been advised to have a powerflush by BG, could this be the problem? Thanks
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I've Been Had Again Carpet Con.
For the second time in recent years I've been had over by the carpet measurment con. My own fault really, I should have double checked. Got the bill for what I thought was going to be the agreed £34.99 Sq Mtr but it seems the price, despite it being sold in Sq Mts, is calculated in Sq Yds. Thus I'm looking at an extra…
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cavity wall insulation
My husband and I are both over 70 and we had a visit from Solarwall insulation of York, we were told that we were eligible for free cavity wall insulation, so we agreed to a surveyor calling. he came today and told us that we would have to pay £96 towards the cost as our 3 bed detatched house was over the size that the…
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Double glazing
We are currently saving to put double glazing in our flat. My brother in law works for a DG company and he will do the work for us so saving a small fortune. But as it wont be done by a FENSA company we will need to get someone in to check it is all ok. Could someone point me in the right direction as I seem to find it…
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lights gone off upstairs
hi, i got the house last year november and the upstairs lights were not working and then they came on few months later. same thing happened 5 days ago. i turned the light on at 6 am and all upstairs lights went off. yesterday the light came on for few minutes and then went off again. this seems to be happining in winter. i…
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New Electric Cooker - fuse blow
Bought a new cooker last week and tried to have it fitted (by a electrician) all going well, wired into a connection on the wall tried the oven ok, also put on the grill and "pop" fuse goes. Tried this 3 times and each time the fuse went. Phoned the retailer who supplied the cooker and they wanted to send out an engineer…
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Hot water full of air - Help.
Hope someone can help. I'm having problems with air in my Hot Water System, main prob is when using power shower, it " coughs and splutters" and sometimes no water at all. British Gas has advised getting a Combi Boiler fitted saying this will solve the problem.
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Where can I get a good quality light fitting at a good price?
I found an internet company that are selling italian inspired lighting through amazon marketplace, and their lights seem to be cheaper than any other site on the internet for the same light. I got some super lights from there. their site is lightalia.co.uk:T. Super:money:!!
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how do you get vinyl flooring under kitchen plinth?
I am sure this is a very basic question, but can't find anything on the net. If we have a kitchen fitted with plinths, how do we then get the vinyl fitted under the plinth? Kitchen hasnt been started yet so I have got time to make sure plinths go on in the right way to get vinyl in after. Also, what are those long clear…
