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washing machine running, but no water entering inside the machine. how to fix it?
yeah so pretty much as the title says. the machine is running, and it's even spinning, but zero water is entering inside the machine. is this something i could fix myself and, if so, how?
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Duresta sofas
So on my quest for new sofas I happened upon Duresta sofas. Two sofas per display were £5000!!! Pick your fabric the sales man told me, so I did. Price now £9500!! Trouble is nothing is comparing to these sofas but no way do I want to pay almost £10k. Any suggestions for similar but at a price point nearer £4?
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Agent Wants Survey Before Complete Chain
I had an offer accepted (FTB) a week ago, the sellers have found something but their sellers are still actively looking. I also went back for a 2nd viewing with the main agent who is an account manager. After a week the agent won't take it off the market until I book a survey, but I normally wait until the chain has been…
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Fixed overhead shower
It's not hugely more expensive to have a fixed overhead shower combined with a "regular" shower. As opposed to just having a "regular" wall mounted shower. This type of thing: Any particular pros/cons to the fixed overhead I should be aware of? Most shower units advertised appear not to have them which is why I wondered. I…
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sound insulating blinds/curtains
google seems to throw up Duette blinds which are the perfect fit kind claiming UP to 45% noise reduction anyone used these or similar?
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Carpets being fitted - how much payment to retain before job completion?
Hi I have chosen my carpets from a supplier and they will be fitting them for me too. They want full payment up front. I would prefer to retain 10% until successful completion of the job. Is this fair? Many thanks
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Glass or solid roof conservatory? Help?!
Hi I am new on this forum and thought I would see if anyone can help. We are looking to have a new conservatory built on the back of the house (3m x 5m) and have narrowed it down to a Celsius Elite Performance Glass roof (U value 1) with celsius windows. However, I have also been looking at the solid roof option. This…
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Clip In Blinds. Easifit/Perfectfit/Duolight etc
Hi All, Ive had a quote for some clip in blinds from the local blind shop, it was exceedingly expensive. She is calling the rep on Tuesday to see what can be done on the price. We have new french doors and I want to do it right/nice first time, we had a manky old single glazed pane and terrible curtains for ages, it looks…
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David Wilson Homes Dispute
I am posting here as I have no idea where to go next. I am in a dispute with David Wilson Homes over the unvented water cylinder in my home. It is 2.5 years old and one of the expansion vessels needs replacing (according to an engineer, the only reason it would need replacing so soon is if it was faulty). Firstly, I never…
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Scaffolding Question Regarding Regarding Cladding
Hi, We had a quote to replace some Cladding on our home, we have a flat roof. We were quoted £1000 to get this replaced. The surveyor has come out and said we needed scaffolding as we have external stairs and they need to get over it safely which is fair enough. He didn't. Say there would be a cost involved. We had a…
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Subsidence
I'm about 99% sure that my home has subsidence. I have a 2m long crack that is 4 mm thick, and door frames have changed shape noticeably. I don't know what the wisest thing to do its. It seems that I have a few options: 1) Wait and see if it gets any worse, if it doesn't, patch it up myself and address any underlying…
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Reducing screw hole size in Aluminium frame
The screw holding the locking bar screws into the aluminium window frame, self tapping I think it is. It appears the screw was over tightened at installation, has now fallen out, leaving a slightly larger screw hole in the frame, this means the screw can't screw into the hole because it is too big. Any ideas on how to…
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Raising a garden Hi,wall
Hi, I currently have a garden wall to the left side of the property, a minority of it is 75 inches tall (just under 2 metres), the rest of the wall is only 41 inches (just over 3 foot) - very low hence the need for raising and privacy it's a mid terrace house. Anyway I have read about needing planning permission if going…
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Vokera 29 excel combi
Hi I have a new vokera excel 29 It has previously worked fine I drained system down and fitted a new radiator refilled system to 1.5 bar turned electrics back on, And now a continuous click from the pump is heard and the boiler won't fire up. The radio frequency is green and flashing red. If I click it a few times it will…
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LED Bulb with trad dimmer switch
I have no interest in replacing dimmer switch at moment I just need a new light bulb. If I buy a LED light bulb will it work - I know it won't dim but it doesn't actually say on web if it's safe and if it will work. Thanks
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Leaking asbestos garage roof
Hi all, Looking for some advice please. I picked up the keys to my new house on Monday (yay!) and have had a chance to have a closer look at my garage roof. I knew that there were some issues with it prior to purchase and made my offer accordingly, but I'm now looking at what options I have. The garage is in an 'M' shaped…
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Suggestions for diagnosing washing machine fault
Hi All, My Indesit washing machine of 7 years has developed a fault (its first) and I wondered what websites others found useful for diagnosing and purchasing spares. My W/M won't agitate or spin - will take on load and drain water only. I opened the back to see whether I could spot an obvious cause. The fan belt is in…
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Permitted Development adding to previous extension?
Obviously I will get professional help but does anyone here know? My house has previously had a front to back side extension, which was done under full planning permission. PD allows extension to the rear 4m (or max 8m) from the original rear wall. Could we build a rear extension onto the back of this side wing under…
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Somewhere to buy DFS outlet items / view ?
Hi, After LOTS of searching, we've finally found a settee that meets our requirements: http://www.dfs.co.uk/altitude/3-seater-electric-recliner-flight-101300454p--1#Be2hDz0JyTtdvQqW.97 The problem is that having spoken to DFS, this is an online-only item, so none of their showrooms stock it which means we can't go to see…
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best oven cleaner
recently moved and now have one of those ovens that is also a grill which seems to make it smell worse than separate oven/grills or maybe it wasn't properly clean... anyway...looking for the best product to get to clean it, seen lots of different ones in different shops/ online so thought I'd ask here for a recommendation
