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Wickes Bathroom on Finance (12 Months Buy Now, Pay Later) - Right to cancel?
Hi All, We recently ordered a bathroom and installation from Wickes paying a 10% deposit and signing up to their buy now pay later finance (through barclays). As the process with them so far has not been great, and one of our preferred local fitters now has more availability - we would like to cancel the Wickes order. I'd…
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Light fittings in 7 year old new build - trouble getting light bulbs
Hello I bought a new house 7 years ago and there are spotlights in the kitchen, toilet, bathroom and en suite - 16 in total and it appears that the fitting is no longer supported and an electrician told me I will need to replace all the fittings as I cannot get replacement bulbs.I have tried to source the bulbs and ordered…
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Are interior LED bulbs any good?
I haven't done any price comparison so i don't know if they save you money over the long term vs halogens or not. I never actually ran halogens in the house because my experience of LED bulbs were that they lasted longer then normal bulbs in the car. When i got the house i just bought a full set of LED bulbs throughout…
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Swapping patio doors and window on different walls
We live in a house which was extended in the last 7 years. It looks like they reused a neighbours plans. However our patio doors look over a very ugly area with a boiler and oil tank. On the other wall with a lovely view is a large window. We are surrounded by a hedge and fields no neighbours on that side. Could we employ…
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Stuck keyless chuck drill
Hi all I was putting up a curtain pole today and the keyless chuck is jammed with the drill bit in. I have tried with a wrench (slightly damaged plastic barrel), a wet cloth and my own strength and now it is soaking in WD40 and I am hitting it with a hammer Any ideas?
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Broke some fins on bathroom extractor fan
I broke a couple of fins on the bathroom extractor fan and it now makes an annoying sound as I guess the whole thing is now unstable. This might be a physics-fail but I'm thinking that if I break the opposite fins on the fan, this will help to stabilise it a bit?
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Boiler Pressure Increasing Mystery
Hi There, I was hoping someone could advise on the below. - I have a Combi Boiler (Vailant EcoFit Pure 830), roughly 2 years old - Recently had 2 radiators replaced, pressure was fine before this - When system is cold pressure is 1.3 - When Central Heating is on at peak temp, the system pressure goes to 2.5 to 2.6…
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Please help! Flooded bathroom and fused electrics!
Hi all, hoping someone can advise on what is the best thing to do now. I stupidly left a shower head running and left the room, got distracted and it was probably 20 minutes. Only realised what I’d done when the TV turned off. The shower head had fallen and was pumping water onto the bathroom floor which was running down…
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Purchasing a flat with current leak above
Hi all, I'm rather concerned about a leak coming from the flat above one that I'm purchasing. I had my offer accepted in June and I had a structural survey carried out (flat has been vacant since Feb) . My surveyor noticed peeling on the bathroom ceiling but put it down to condensation. When I visited the flat in early…
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Roofer messed up but won’t admit it - guarantee question
Hi All, Our porch flat roof had been leaking so we got a couple of roofers out to take a look. Their verdict was the same (outlet causing the problem) and we went with one who was recommended to us to fix the issue. The work was guaranteed for 10 years according to his quote. Fast-forward a month and we’ve got a bigger…
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Faulty pressure guage?
My Vokera Vision 30c was showing various error codes. Since it is under warranty (lapses next month), we got an engineer in today and he found that the pressure guage was faulty. He replaced it with a new one. When he left, the pressure was just above 1 bar.However, right now, the pressure guage shows 0 bar. The boiler is…
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Crockery, cutlery & glassware that's always replaceable?
Is there a company or brand that will always sell the same range so you know that if you break one or want to increase your set, you can always buy more?I know there are websites that can help you locate discontinued ranges but I'm looking for a future-proof range. I'm wondering if a commercial company like Nisbets do…
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Isolator/service switch lock off?
Hi, Recently had one of these meter tails isolators fitted (consumer side) to make a forthcoming consumer unit replacement easier. Couriers often stuff big parcels in my meter cupboard which is fine but I don't want to find the house switched off by accident or on purpose even. Anyone recommend a lockoff device which would…
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Quiet vacuum cleaner recommendations?
Can anyone recommend a quiet (as quiet as quiet as possible) vacuum cleaner?? I live with someone who has a complete and total aversion to noise and cannot bear or at any point tolerate the noise of a vacuum cleaner. I have looked a loads of vacuums online which say they're quiet but when I read the reviews I always come…
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auctions online
Hi All, I'm moving into a new house (hopefully) in January and am starting to want to gather a few vintage hosehold bits to put in it; lamps, tables, chairs, chest of drawers etc). I use ebay but am also wondering about auction houses... and of there are good places to look at for doing this sort of thing online? Does…
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Buying a Mattress
Need help buying a mattress that would help with common old mattress back pain, need a double size with £500 budget. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Oil or water based paint
Hi all. I would appreciate some opinions please if possible. I am going to repaint my skirting boards, staircase, doors and door frames again to make them look better and they also do show dirt easily (particularly the bannister). They do currently have water based paint. I prefer the look of oil paint but am worried about…
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Should I pay a plumber even if he didn’t fix the problem?
Back in October my boiler kept dropping in pressure so I called a plumber. He is used quite frequently by my sister and she had never had any complaints so I got his number off her and text him. He came round, diagnosed the issue and said he’d come back with a part, which he did quite promptly. He then fitted the problem…
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What type of light is this and why is it not working?
This light hasn't been working for about a month, so I went out today to eventually change the bulb.....only to find, no bulb! Instead this what I think might be an LED matrix? However I've googled that and it hasn't eally got me anywhere. Anyone know:a. what this matrix is calledb what could be wrong with this light that…
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Ikea hemnes bathroom tall cabinet
Hi all, does anyone happen to know what the internal dimensions of the ikea hemnes bathroom cabinet is? (200cm x 49cm). I can only find the external dimensions on the ikea website. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/hemnes-high-cabinet-with-mirror-door-white-70217685/ Just trying to figure out of we will be able to fit our…
