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Have a small weep from a rad valve in my bathroom. Plumber chum has had a ltrrook and says that the cartridge needs to be replaced therefore needing a draindown. Have seen a product " Fernox leak...
Hi, our Indesit auto washer has stopped taking the fabric softener from the drawer. No sign of any blockage to the drum, the powder goes away fine, but the softener remains untouched. If anybody has...
Does anyone have any experience of ADT or Yale alarms? What do you think of them?
I have a Cadbury’s biscuit tin from (possibly) 1950. It has some rust, lots of tarnish, and some old sellotape on it which is stuck fast! What could I use to clean it? There is a picture on the lid,...
I have a combi-boiler that supplies both central heating and hot water.The downstairs kitchen sink has a good supply of HOT water,but the basin in the upstairs bathroom gets only medium/hot water.Can...
I live in a listed large house, converted into several flats. The people above me have inconsiderately put wooden floorboards down throughout their flat, moved out and let it. This means that I feel...
Hi, I replaced the three 40W incandescent bulbs in my lounge light fitting with 6.2v LED bulbs. However, the wall rotary dimming control now makes a loud 'buzzing' noise on all but its maximum...
Have had this plant for 4 years and left it to go green. At Christmas it was lovely and bushy and moved it from the dining room for a short while as we had company a dI didn’t want it to be broken....
Is there a easy way to convert your meter readings to Gas and Electric units/ i.e. say your monthly readings gave a total of 220 units for both that month how does that work out. The reason I ask is...
I have the option via Martin Lewis's Energy Club to do a Big Switch to either EDF or OCTOPUS S. Does any one have any experienceof being a customer of either of these 2. Ihave only been a customer of...
I need to bleed one of my radiators. But the valve is firmly stuck. I have bent one radiator key already. The difficulty is that the end of the radiator where the valve is located behind a very heavy...
My kitchen sink is fitted with a mixer tap and has developed a persistent drip. The tap is not the monobloc type (sorry, I don't know the opposite of monobloc!) but has a two separate feeds from the...
I moved into my current shared ownership home just over 3 years ago. Not ideal but I was in a situation with domestic abuse & needed a home. I'm in a nice mid terraced house. The garden fencing was in...
I have been thinking about changing my Worcester Bosch boiler recently. I have had two quotes so far including flushing and in both cases they want over £ 1300 for the labour which I think is a bit...
Like an idiot, I ran out of heating oil on Sunday. It was meant to be delivered today. I wasnt here this morning. They often leave a delivery note poking through the door but it could have blown away....
is it legal to move an old boiler into a rented property, the boiler recently has been condemned by the gas engineers who came out to fault it. My landlord got quotes for a new boiler and IS in the...
I bought tea-lights for my mother to pop into Christmas decoration containers, only to discover that they are out within a couple of hours. Looking around, all seem to be rather sparing. What one...
Hi. I live in a 3 bed detached house and think my old (20 years) Potterton Suprima is on its way out....currently not working and awaiting repair / diagnosis, so I am preparing my self for replacing...
Mine is my electric kettle, bought in 1986, used every day. Just keeps working. Then my mixer blender bought in 1988 used quite a few times monthly for bread making, soups, smoothies etc. Nothing...
My son is a new homeowner. How does he find out which are best suppliers of gas, electricity and broadband ?