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Slow Cooker Advice Please
So i'm after a slow cooker for when i'm doing double shifts at work. There are 5 of us in the house, can anyone please advise of a one big enough and as cheap as possible please? Not sure what size to get and which brands to keep away from! :o Thanks in advance CP xx
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Washing Machine Spigot
Bought a washing machine form currys, delivered but could not fix it, as they said i need Washing Machine Spigot, before they can fix it. What is this and how much woudl it cost to fix it please
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Refilling Toothpaste Pump?
Has anyone found a way to refill the upright toothpaste pumps yet? I got 12 normal tubes of Colgate from Poundstretcher but I prefer the pumps, was wondering if there was any way to get the toothpaste into the empty pump?
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Dealing with unreliable electrician
Hello So we arranged for an electrician to come around and what he has done has been good. He said he would next come around on Thursday just gone. He didn't turn up so I phoned him Friday he was very blunt and rude. He said he was on holiday and that he had text me and my dad that fact (which was BS) I couldn't be arsed…
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Kitchen worktop - is quartz worth the money
Hi all, I am currently buying a new build house and am making my kitchen choices. Quartz is obviously beautiful compared to laminate. My question is, is there anyone who has shelled out for Quartz and regretted it. Apart from the cost, I obviously cannot see any negatives. I can skimp and scrape to afford it - personally I…
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Painting fireplace
Hi all I'm hoping someone can help me! I painted my fireplace recently and eversince, any bit of paper that I leave on it sticks! Is there any kind of varnish/sealant clear paint that I can put on top to stop it doing this? Thanks in advance :)
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Anyone recommend York stone flag sealant?
Moved the flags out of the garage into the kitchen extension last week. They're nicely old & pretty rough in places but cleaned up before laying. Realise they'll never match the smoothed-with-age flags in the original bit of the kitchen but need to seal the flags (and mortar) before applying a polish. Any recommendations?…
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Flooring options...
Ok so I live in a HA property, New build flat and moved in 5 years ago, location wise is excellent as I'm less than 10 mins from work/local shops and about 20 mins from school and the town centre, Would still like a garden though so am on the council list and homeswapper sites so could in theory move in the next year or…
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Sealing Bath - Leak
Hi all, we have a shower over the bath, whenever we have a shower it comes through the ceiling below (never when we or the kids have a bath). I have tried to remove the sealant and fitted a sealant strip from B&Q but the water still seems to be coming in. Do you think i need to get this professionally sealed (who do i…
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Range cooker recommendations/advice please
We are planning a new kitchen and after suffering with second hand cookers for years have decided to treat ourselves to a new range cooker :T any advice or experience on brands to buy or avoid would be greatly appreciated as we've not bought a new cooker for years so don't really know what to go for. I think I want either…
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Faulty light switch, replace or repair?
The light switch in my living room has started playing up. If I switch it on, the light just flashes, however if I hold the switch at the midway point (between on and off (where the switch itself is basically vertical)) the light comes on. But once I move the switch to its "on" position the light goes off. So in short, the…
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Electric Cable in bathroom
My bathroom has a very large bricked enclosure, in it, a grey electric cable run up the wall. This cable exits the enclosure at the top of the inner wall and enters the bathroom side. On the bathroom side there is a plastic switch box that has one big button, like the old immersion switches (?). I need an extractor fan for…
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Fence
Hi Basically I am responsible for the left side of the fence in my house. On the right side its all plants growing, there is a very old fence in between the plants on my side and there side, but I am removing them all as they need a lot of maintenance and makes the garden look a lot smaller than it actually is, but if i…
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Leaking hot water cylinder - replace or combi?
Hi all.... I wonder if there's anyone here who can help me :D My father has a leak from his hot water cylinder. I've looked underneath it and there's a large section of corrosion and its dripping. We realised this when it dripped into the kitchen below. The green corrosion must be at least 12 inches across. We thought if…
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PVA and plaster skim
Im due to get a room skimmed by a local plasterer. He commented that as my walls are dry lined plasterboard and that board is not in great shape that the walls would ideally be bonded with PVA first. I said I would do that bit (thinking it would save a bit of cost - and how hard can it be??) However, would cheap stuff do…
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Dying curtains
I have some curtains that I would (hopefully!) like to dye to save me buying new ones. They are a cream/brown colour with a turquoise fake suede panel. I am hoping to dye them chocolate brown.... The materials on the label are: 40% polyester 30% linen 30% viscose 100% polyester 50% cotton 50% polyester Any suggestions…
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Help please - gone through an electrical wire
Evening all Just after some advice. We are decorating my babies room, the carpet is getting replaced this Wednesday and so as if had access to the floorboards (which are really squeeky) decided to drill some screws in to help reduce the squeeks ! I checked with our black and decker cable and pipe checker and to be safe…
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Brick weatherproofing
Hi all I've got a problem with my single skin garage absorbing water and in turn either leaving a white powder on the inner walls or when it's bad, making everything mouldy. I want to treat the outside brickwork to stop this happening but not sure if I'm best going for Stormdry @ £125 for 5litres or something like…
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Rising Damp
Does anyone know a good place to check as I'm looking at getting a Damp Surveyor in to check what looks to be a rising tide on one of my inner walls, this has went unnoticed for some time due to a 3 seater couch in front of it :) Hints/Tips/Suggestions on what to ask, get, look for would be greatly appreciated :) Don't…
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Central Heating reset/not working
one of the flatmates in my gf's flat switched off the CH from the fuse switch, and now the timer is not working. we tried the reset button, etc. is there a common fix, or we have to shell out the £20 for the handyman?
