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Kitchen appliances.... (MEGA-THREAD possibility?)
Hi guys and gals, I'm now a home owner (woot!) and as such, the usual list of things to do is now growing and ever present in my mind. So, naturally Kitchen appliances are right up there on the list and as such I thought it might be good to get an idea of what everyone thinks of their appliances, or can put across a…
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How safe are electric showers that have not been serviced?
I'm a student and live in a rented shared house. I'm in my third year now and since we've lived here the landlord has never had the electrical equipment checked. I've been diagnosed with anxiety and I start to worry about things, a lot, so I'm not sure whether I'm just worrying over nothing....but I've started getting…
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Insulating a bedroom - recommendations?
Hi All, I have a 1 bedroom GF flat. The bedroom has no central heating/storage heater present and is currently heated with a convection panel heater. On one side of the room is the inner face of the end wall of the block. Another side is a sliding patio-door which was replaced in the spring with a brand new A-grade system.…
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Advice Needed - Buying Gas Fire
Hi I'm looking at buying a new gas fire to replace my Tortoise Firebox. I'm looking at the Kinder Oasis HE, the Oasis Plus, or possibly the Valor Petrus. Can anyone advise me whether these are good fires or which is better? I hadn't heard of Kinder before so would I have trouble getting it fitted & serviced? I've seen it…
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wind Noise and ventilation in chimney
hi we moved into our current home few months ago. original fireplace has been removed and replaced with the decorative electric bulb fire. i am hearing a lot of noise coming from the fireplace in living room, when its quite windy outside. the fireplace is in living room and goes through to the bedroom on first floor…
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renovating parquet flooring
my daughter is moving into a 1974 house with a biggish lounge - its approx 4m by 6.5m although one end does narrow. It has parquet flooring which has been used, covered, opened up again and which now shows definite signs of wear, especially by the garden door where it is faded. And of course around the edge are all the…
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any washing machine experts - Stopping during wash cycle
Hi We have a Zanussi WJD 1667 washing machine which is making a scraping sound and stopping mid cycle no error codes showing just --- the machine stops approx 10 minutes into the cycle with drum full we can restart it after turning the machine off for a while but the problem still persisiting the filter is clean anu ideas?
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Heating & renovating empty house in Winter
Hi all, Going to be completing on a house (fingers crossed) around dec/jan. Plan is to remove all wallpaper, floors (carpet), and get walls/ceilings skimmed in order to paint. Its a 1930s 3bed house. To do this i would need to remove the central heating radiators...is it advisable to keep the house warm over winter?if the…
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Help! Beko Washing Machine Fault
Hi I Have a Beko washing machine that stopped filling with water, after looking on the net I ordered a new inlet valve and my husband fitted it tonight - still did not work! the pump comes on water goes though the pipe but inlet valve not opening. He then took the filter and drain pump off incase there was a blockage that…
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Fan Oven - how free should fan spin?
I have replaced the heating element on my fan oven and my particular model required the fan to come off. Because it didn't come off very easily I undid a couple of screws behind the fan and then realised I could get the fan off without taking these screws out! I assume these screws hold the motor behind the oven. It did…
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Cause for rotten window frames?
I have noticed where the windiws haven't been replaced with UPVC and are in their old wooden frames a lot of wet rot. Where as this isnt a problem in its self as they will be replaced is there anything to be concerned about with regards to why they have rotten other than general neglect? The wooden door step is also rotten…
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clicking noise around meter/clock
Hello! guys and girls, This evening I noticed a clicking noise coming from the electric meter or the clock next to it, not sure. Its one click about every 2-3 second, not very loud but able to hear it when standing in the hallway (meter and clock in cupboard in hallway). The time on the clock is wrong and has been for…
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Storage heater
Hi can some one please tell me how much it will cost me to run one storage heater in my conservatory? Thanks
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central heating timer
hi guys... my central heating timer is useless ( Horstmann Coronet 425 ) i want to replace it with a digital one.. can i just purchase any digital timer to replace it. ive seen some on ebay that work the hot water and heating on seperate switches , will these work or do i need a heating only timer
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c/h circuit rads drained and refilled - 2 not working -advice pls
I have been having some building work done which has necessitated having the rads drained and refilled. The plumber has worked on my house before and went around rebalancing the system before he left this afternoon. Just as he was leaving I asked him if he had checked the rad in the airing cupboard (which is on the ch…
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Anyone here know about loft insulation?
I have heard that loft insulation 11 inches thick is available for free via a grant situation. Anyone know about this? Thanks
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Bathroom ventilation - air inlet
Hi everyone, I need some advice on bathroom ventilation. We removed built in cupboards at one end of the bathroom and installed a shower with an extractor fan over it. The old bathroom extractor was (still is) in the external wall at the other end of the bathroom. This ancient extractor fan is now surplus to requirements…
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New gas fire
I am looking for a new gas fire to replace an existing inset gas fire. I have seen a Paragon slimline 3 in stainless steel but it seems expensive - £600inc VAT but excluding fitting. I have looked on the net and there are fires available online that look similar and are cheaper. Are they all the same or do you get what you…
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Changing door hinge sides
Hiya We have a number of doors which we'd like to change the side of the door frame that the hinge is on. So the door still opens the same way (ie into the room) but hinged on the left instead of the right. I assume it's not as straight forward as unscrewing the hinges and screwing them on the other side, so I wondered…
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F220 Contract - Advice/help needed!!
Hi, I'm currently pursuing some window work on my house with tradesman (Construction Industry Scheme - Subcontractor Registration - Sole Trader). The cost looks to be around £8-9k. The gentleman in question has a slightly dubious business past and so I am treading carefully. I realise that walking away is the easiest…
