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    Combi boiler and water softener together?

    I am about to buy a house fitted with a Worcester Greenstar Heatslave 18/25 combi boiler. The property is also fitted with a Permutit PS53 water softener. Is this a compatible setup? Any comments please, good or bad - I've read all sorts of conflicting stories about the boiler being eaten...
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    Had a chimney fire today, don't want another!

    I have a wood burning stove. The steel pipe goes into the chimney about 2ft above. We lit the fire earlier, and before you know it the chimney was on fire - very frightening. I closed all the vents to the woodburner and closed the top chimney vent. Eventually the chimney fire went out but it...
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    Fused spur and single socket

    Hi, I have a fused spur at counter height leading to a single socket at floor height for a washing machine. That part of the kitchen has no other power sockets. Is there anything on the market that allows me to retain the fused spur serving the washing machine socket underneath, but allows me to...
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    Sticky pine shelves

    I'm building a wardrobe and have finished the main construction prior to fitting the doors. The pine I've bought for the shelves, about 9" wide, is very sticky with woodsap. I would rather not paint or varnish them but I need to get rid of the tackiness. Any ideas?
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