At present I have one of those netting things on top of the chimney. When I had my gas fire serviced recently there were a few small twigs which had come down the chimney. What is the best type of...
We are modernising our house. Friends tell me modern radiators give out more heat than the old pressed steel radiators from the 70s that we have. I wonder what the experiences of fellow Answerbank...
Count down begins. I am living in box and packing tape hell. Get the keys at the weekend - my friend and I will be over at the new place to give it the once over and put up curtains etc prior to me...
I have a Grant multi pass combi boiler. A little over a week ago I ran out of fuel. Bought a couple of drums and there was enough in there to keep me going. Bought a couple more drums at the weekend...
How much should I expect to pay to have shop bought 90" x 90" plain straight curtains made into pinch pleats that fan into 3 parts. I want each curtain to measure approx 36" x 2 at header (top of...
I need a new machine and am looking at Miele, Samsung and Siemens.
Annoyingly we have cancelled our Which? subscription.
If anyone can give me the latest reviews I would be most grateful....
I have noticed that when I put fabric conditioner in the compartment before the wash it goes straight through into the machine and the compartment becomes empty before the wash. Surely this should go...
I've been using my deep fat fryer to fry fish. I want to get rid of the fishiness. What's the best way to clean it, given that it's an electrical item?...
We have just had a carpet fitted and it was a completely square room. Last time we had one fitted was a stair and hall which was a terrible shape. Both fitting costs were pretty much the same. It...
Hello. I have an upstairs boiler. Copper pipes. The pipes themselves don't have any insulation, but my boiler has always had some kind of insulator on it. It's an old cylinder style boiler. The...
Hi. We have tits using our bird box for the second year, yippee! What I would like to know is will my, intermittent, presence in the garden put them off. The box is in a tree about 10 ft above the...
Ok teen snow and his lovely gf have literally just rented their first ever house. Then discovered a ton of problems and repairs!! House owner is doing everything possible to avoid doing them. They...
Pretty much the same question as other people are asking with regards to boilers. The boiler keeps turning on without being touched.However, my radiotors are also warmimg up. Is this right?
Just before moving house I found that I could not open any of the drawers in my metal filing cabinet. I tried the key but it would not turn the lock. I thought that the move my jolt the mecanism in...
Hi, has anyone found a digital money counter that sorts them into different sorts and also keeps count of the value, it's not through lack of looking I ask, but can only find one or the other. Thanks
I've run out of oil. In 7 to 10 days I can have a delivery. Which is pointless as I am moving out in 14 days. I reckon 50l of oil carefully rationed will do me. I know where I can buy it. Problem is...
I have just discovered that a friend of mine had been a lecturer on courses for heating engineers and when I put to him the common problem of condensing boiler failure due to a frozen condensate pipe...