Quizzes & Puzzles0 min ago
Cleaning up a dusty question
00:00 Tue 06th Mar 2001 | Home & Garden
By Tom Gard
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THERE has been an amazing range of questions and answers on the Homes and Gardens channel this week. Here’s a look at some of the best of this week's batch.
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'Why is fluff in my home and office always blue/grey.... '
Beeker wanted to know. Thanks to Bigbank for an excellent answer, which it seems lies with us humans.
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Apparently the majority of household dust, which gets attached to fibres that make up fluff is actually dead human skin. It is a translucent blue/grey in colour, because it is the outer layer of skin which is not coloured by our natural pigments. Click here to read Bigbank's answer in full.
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'What has caused my indoor lime plant to go bald.... '
asks Wendy. Despite a regular feed with an appropriate fertilizer her lime has shed all its leaves this winter.
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House plant problems have been a regular theme over the past few month's and Compo came up with a checklist of potential causes, including a cold draft, not enough warmth or over watering. If you've got any further light to shed, click here.
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'Where can I sell my diamond jewellery.... '
Grasshopper wanted to know. Apparently, if it is not antique, jewellers don't really want to know.
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Jbeputnam suggested taking a chance on one of the many on-line auction sites or free ads as a simple and cheap way of selling. Click here to see the recommendations.
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'What makes a house a stately home.... '
was what riley wanted to know. Compo was on hand again with a definition. It seems it is not a case of official status, but a stately home should be large, with historic interest and, most importantly, still a home, which disqualifies public buildings. If you beg to differ or have anything to add, click here.
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'How can you heat a large indoor space like a renovated chapel.. '
was the question exercising Larsson, who went on to explain the ceilings were 15-20ft high.
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Ollie came up with two solutions, one temporary and one permanent. If the heating was required while work was in progress on the building then a hired industrial fan heater would do the job, although the amount of energy they use would make it an expensive option of anything other than a short period.
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If it is a case of heating a living space, a plumber should be able to work out the exact number of radiators needed and the size of boiler required to power them. Click here to see Ollie's answer.
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