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Bathroom Leak - what to do?
Have just noticed I have a leak in my bathroom - the floor is wet and there is a stain on the ceiling in the room below. See photos. It is a modern house so the floor is not easily accessible (the floor is a sheet of plywood). I have never experienced a problem like this before so I'm unsure what to do. - Is this a problem…
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Help, what was this part of an electric fire
I have a Dimplex Yeominster electric fire. Tonight the bulb went pop. Got new bulb from the garage, looked at instruction manual online and replaced the bulb. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2927578/Dimplex-Yeominster-Yeo20.html?controller=view&page=3#manual BUT as I lifted the thing that rotates tiny thin bits of…
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Safe way to remove sticker residue?
OK why do they have to put stickers on everything? New freezer and when I removed the stickers on the front one has lest a horrible adhesive residue that doesnt want to come off. Same happened on one of our laptops. There are various ways that people suggest, one being nail polish remover (acetone). I reluctant to try that…
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Washing Machine Waste Question
Hi everyone (Yuletide felicitations etc). I have moved to a new house and the waste from the washing machine is as per the photograph. I am wondering why and wondering if I can replace it with a single pipe that goes as per my red line. Your expertise and thoughts extremely welcome and thank you in advance. Andy
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Ice cubes
Apologies in advance as this admittedly a fairly random question fuelled by simple curiosity. We produce ice cubes in a plastic tray in the freezer - it holds about 15 -20 ice cubes, in the most part when we empty the tray by flexing it to release the cubes they all tumble out as expected and we end up with 20 ice cubes.…
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Which integrated tumble dryer to buy?
I'm trying to choose an integrated tumble dryer, as part of some a project adding some extra cupboards to my kitchen. As I want a larder cupboard above it, the kitchen fitters want it on site so they can build the cupboard around it. I've been looking at the options but it's quite hard to establish what is even available…
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Removing both asbestos vinyl tiles or both tiles and adhesive
During some current renovation work (have been using this forum a lot - thanks!) we've found asbestos adhesive and vinyl tiles under ceramic tiles in the utility room. Its a small area - about 6m2 at most. The ceramic tiles are a little bit loose in places and some have cracked, so it isn't a solution to just go over…
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Roof, loft, membrane advice...
I'm a fairly frequent visitor to our loft (sad I know) and am just looking for a bit of advice. The bungalow has a low pitch roof with a Marley dry ridge with integrated ventilation and Marley modern concrete tiles. Virtually all of the white membrane visible in the loft is clean and in good condition but I noticed…
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Top floor bedroom ceiling water drip drip. No pipes in loft.
Woke up to a drip drip of water from upstairs bedroom ceiling inside cupboard. The cupboard though is irrelevant. The first pic is what i have read is a wooden joist. It's damp. The joist continues into the cupboard where drip is. It was raining. But despite it raining heavy showers through today it stopped leaking. Am…
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Laandlord gas safety certificate being withheld due to flue location
Hi all, We have been renting out our old house for 10yrs now, and have had a gas safety certificate signed off each year. This year however, the engineer said that the boiler flue doesn't comply with the regulations - not because it's unsafe but because it's in a terraced house and exits the property through the wall into…
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New UPVC windows & doors are draughty
We had new french doors and two windows fitted a few weeks ago. There is a draught and the room is very cold as a result. We’ve had the window company back to several times to check for any gaps and add extra sealant, also the manufacturer has checked the windows. Where do we stand if the windows continue to be draughty…
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Radiator Fans. Do they work?
I've seen a few adverts recently for these SpeedComfort radiator fans that sit underneath the rad and drawer the colder air through quicker thus apparently boosting the heat output. Do they actually work or are they a bit of a con? The original speedcomfort ones are expensive but there seems to be cheaper alternatives, not…
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Heating an empty small house in winter
A friend has asked me to look after their empty house over the winter They are concerned about freezing pipes and flooding What's best option for a combi boiler Set timer to come on for 12 hours total per day spread over morning evening and in-between Set flow temp to radiators at 50 or 60 degrees C Set radiator TRVs at 3…
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Tidying Roof Corners
Hi All, Do these roofing corners present an issue and what is the best way to address/tidy these up? Thanks in advance.
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Radiator Swap
I may end up having to get someone in but I'd thought I'd ask for advice first. I want to swap a radiator in an upstairs bedroom from a single to a double, same overall size. Obviously the pipework would need slight adjustment and I will also be changing the valves. The floor can't be taken up. The problem I've got is you…
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Chipboard holes won't take a screw
So, im replacing some hinges on some bedroom cupboards. The old hinges are knackered and I have new blum hinges and mounting plates. Upon removing the old mounting plates it appears that some of the holes will no longer take a new screw. So, my question is, what's the best way to make these holes good so that they can take…
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Hive not connecting Fixed !!!
So I have checked our internet connection and I just get this message This is my hive receiver - when I looked on line I found it needs new batteries but mine is connected on line. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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VQ Monty Radio - Is it a wise buy?
We need a radio that is portable around the house, hence battery operated. The VQ Monty comes highly recommended, including being a Which? best buy, and seems to fulfil all our needs. However I see that its battery capability comes in the form of a custom battery pack, which is apt to prejudice me against it. I'm concerned…
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Replace bath to a shower tray
Hello so basically nobody in our house takes a bath just shower it’s not the biggest bathroom so I’ve been thinking for a while of getting rid of the bath. How hard of a job would it to install a shower tray in place of the bath? If I keep the waste pipe in the same location so no need to move anything we have an electric…
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