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Air purifier for dog
Unfortunately my dog suffers from gastric reflux which I've not been able to solve, although I'm still preserving with treatments with help from my vet. Unfortunately this creates an acrid gastric smell when he's in the same room I was wondering if an air purifier with a carbon filter would help? My guess is that the…
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'Low Frost' vs 'Frost-Free' integrated Fridge Freezers.
Any experience of just how low the 'low-frost' types are? Full 'frost-free' are indeed that, as it's what I have, and I've never had an ice build up. But now helping someone find a new integrated FF for themselves, and many models are stated as being 'Low Frost', which makes clear that some manual defrosting will be needed…
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Lead replacement pipe
Hi I have been given a quote for lead replacement £800 excluding the grant from United Utilities. I've not managed to get anyone else down to give us a quote so it's hard for me to compare. They've said £800 to lay the new pipe and do the digging and cover it back up. But they won't connect anything inside my house and so…
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Thermacoil unvented hot water system
Hello We have this system and although the cylinder is insulated to retain the heat, the cupboard it is stored in is massively hot. Whilst this operates as a useful source of background heat in winter, is it right? Ive rung thermacoil and they say it does run hot and it isnt necessarily a problem. There site offers a G3…
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Washing machine concrete block come loose
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Removal of some Pd Rights, no one from the council seems to know anything
Hi I wondered if you could offer advice or tell me who I could seek advice from ie a solicitor etc. Having abit of a nightmare with my newbuild. Our garden hasn't been levelled out properly by the builders at all so all the bottom of the garden is lower as its a slope, and no grass grows because of how wet it gets, full of…
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Stupid quick Q about induction hobs.
Without having to check the full specs of each, I notice that some 4-plate induction hobs come with a cable and 13A plug, and others - as expected - require hard-wiring as they are typically around 7kW.How do the plug-in types 'work'? Are all the plates of limited power, or can only a couple be used at a time? Or, do they…
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waterproofing wooden roof
Hi, I have patio wooden roof (made with wooden panels) and its like a sieve :s A 'specialist' advised me that best option is to put polyurea cover. It did not work. Now I have it covered with a tarpaulin ,and it still leaks ! :# What do I do ? help please
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Purchasing plot of lands from elecric substation (national grid)
I'm hoping somebody can help with this one. We have a substation near where we live and the is a grassy sections that leads upto it, currently full of overground weeds. As it near our house then I'm thinking of trying to purchace part of it and dig it out for a car spot. Anybody done this before? How do i go about it? And…
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Wool underlay
Has anyone used wool underlay? I need new carpets throughout the house, I normally use cloud 9 underlay. However I have seen 10mm wool underlay online which is 3rd of the price. Has anyone used this? Is it any good?
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Extended Warranty on Bosch Heat Pump Condenser Dryer
Hi, I bought a Bosch Heat Pump Condenser dryer, it has a 2 year warranty but also an option to extend this to 5 years for £99. I am not sure if it is worth to do. Aware that ultimately it's my decision; but heat pump dryers, are they likely to break down? Less likely after two years? I bought the dryer for £490. Cheers
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Garden Wall
We have a garden wall - about 100 yards in length, 4 foot high - breeze block constructed that has seen far better daysThe mortar is falling out everywhereThe whole wall really needs taking down and rebuilding but we have been quoted about £6000 for the workWhat are our options ?Can we repoint a large wall ?
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How to get a piece of cast iron sheet about 30cm x 30cm?
They sell all sorts of sheet metal online like steel, copper, brass and aluminium yet cast iron seems missing. All I can find is the rods to mould, which is no good to me. I want to replace a glass stovetop since the glass stove keeps breaking I am thinking cast iron would not have such issues while having the same thermal…
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Tool for rebating a window frame.
Most of the house is double glazed, but there are two original single glazed wooden windows at the back that are solid, but single glazed. Rather than replace at £££, I’m looking at fitting double glazed units into the frame. Currently the single glazing is held in by glazing bars, but the recess the glass sits in is too…
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Unvented Hot Water Cylinders.
We may
need to replace our Potterton Powermax HE 150 integrated boiler and
unvented pressurised hot water cylinder sometime soon. We are
investigating Megaflo and other makes of unvented cylinders. Do any of
these cylinders come with a temperature display of the current hot
water temperature? I know
that boilers can be set…
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Floor underneath carpet
I am currently ripping up a carpet that smells of dog urine in my new home. I know I need to clean the floor with biological washing powder / white vinegar. I am hoping that gets rid of the smell completely. Should I remove these loose and cracked tiles? Is it ok to wash the black floor underneath and will I need to do…
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WB Greenstar Highflow 440 - anyone familiar?
This fellow is displaying only a 't' symbol. This appears to indicate when the small built-in DHW cylinder is being heated up, but it's on all the time - for days now. In addition, the boiler doesn't respond to a CH demand.I've tried turning it off and on, and pressing the 'reset' button, but now't. Both the DHW and CH…
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Letterbox draught - old door - how to fix?
Hi, We have an older style wooden front door with old metal style letterbox - when we moved in the inside fitting had never been finished. It lets in a lot of draughts. We added some insulation strip but it's still draughty. We fitted a "draught excluder metal letterbox seal with cover flap" on the inside (the kind with…
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If I take the LED light off, will the power still work?
Hi :# Unfortunately, I know nothing about electricity or how circuits work, so please be patient. I have this light (pictured) with an electric socket that I want to use to charge my toothbrush. Takes 24 hrs to be fully charged. For the electricity to run, the light comes on and the toothbrush charges, if I turn the light…
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K Rend not honoring the warranty
Hello, I am having an issue with K Rend not even remotely interested in honoring the warranty on our 5 flat apartment building. It has become patchy and is eroding in parts of the building but not all of it. All instructions were followed at the time of the build that the local rep gave us and the K Rend rep herself said…
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