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We've got a few rooms with downlights, and after a few years a number of the bulbs have gone. They are GU10 LED bulbs. I have removed the dead ones and sought direct replacements, but I am struggling to find them. In the kitchen and the bathroom I have 4.3w dimmable bulbs, although they are...

Apologies for bumping an old thread but just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to this thread.The replacement motor I put in broke this week (bad time for it!). My wife called in a plumber who wanted £350 to replace it with a honeywell valve (drain the system and replace the entire valve)...

Thanks both. On the first suggestion: the laptop is a work computer - my employer owns it and I'm not sure I will be with them much longer. On the second idea: thanks. I definitely need a new computer, that much is a given. THe current one is huge and by the time I've replaced the bits that...

Hi all. I'll begin by saying I am hopeless with modern computers so please excuse me if I am asking a stupid question or missing something obvious, or I am providing far too much useless info. I am after advice on: 1) a computer to run Lightroom (that is all I want from it) 2) a way to easily...

Thank you! I'll try to return it tomorrow and swap it for the AU7100. If not, I'll get that device you linked. Thanks for your help!

It cost £280 after a price match. The AU7100 does, I think, have bluetooth audio and costs £30 more at £309.

Thanks. It is this one: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/samsung-ue43tu7020kxxu-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv-10219750.html

Hi. I bought a cheap samsung TU7000 TV for the spare room. It's only real purpose is to allow me to watch the NFL on a Sunday night once everyone else is in bed. Plan was to disappear off to the spare room, stick on a pair of bluetooth headphones so as not to disturb the rest of the house and...

Hi all The southern boundary of our garden is a large laurel hedge, 4m-5m high. It means a lot of our garden is in heavy shade all year round. The owner is finally going to cut it to 2.5m this autumn, but we will still be left with a good few meters of garden in heavy shade all year. The photo...

Thanks. Is one part colder? Not that I've noticed, other than obvious stuff like the door bins are warmer than the back of the shelves. I'll take a look at the door but i think it closes OK - the kids can't open it, there seems to be a really good seal. Now you mention the drainage hole - I...

Really helpful, thanks. I was going to ask if there is a way to keep rats out of the drains because it seems I have two problems that are almost certainly independent: 1) rats 2) smell in WM and upstairs Bathroom I was advised to get a non return valve to deal with the smell. But nobody seems...

How did you guess?! Yes. One of those american style fridge freezers with ice and water

Hi all. One problem I did have was that I could only fit one hdmi cable. The tv takes three, but one of them is for the arc for the soundbar. And one of the others is set up so the cable would stick straight out of the back of the telly and I didn't have one of those little right-angle HDMI...

The picture tells the story really. THe back of my fridge ALWAYS grows this lump of ice, and always in the same spot. This lump is about 2 months old now - every now and then I get a knife and lever it off. Any guidance on: 1) what causes it; 2) how to stop it; and 3) how to best remove the...

I know people who have set up companies (costs about £20) with names like "[xxx] property development ltd" purely to open trade accounts at these places. And it works fine