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    Why do dishwasher spray arms get clogged ?

    Just cleaned mine out today some holes in the arms had bits of food stuck in them . Just wondering how it gets there . Read somewhere its because the filter isn't seated correctly but surely it has to be clean water coming out the arms right ? Thanks
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    Conservatory (heat loss)

    Looking at getting a conservatory south facing 3m x 4.5 lean to style to use all year round. Had 4 quotes . 2 recommend 35mm heat-shield poly. 2 recommend Energy efficient glass and a couple of friends have told me not to waste my money on either and get real roof Searched these forums and can...
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    question about temp on the display of ecotec boiler

    what does the + button do ? Sorry the manual is a load of s*te. When i press it when hot water is being called it reads 40C . Is this the temp of water coming out taps ?
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    question about temp on the display of ecotec boiler

    Hello, I understand adjusting the round dials on the boiler sets the min and max temp of water or heating . The min/max for water is 35C/65C . Why is it that when i run my hot water the display reads 81C ? ( well it actually fluctuates between 86 and 75 with the burner cutting in/out...
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    Valliant eco tec . Whats this ?

    Getting a service soon but I took cover off and noticed this sludge. . What is that part with the crap on ? [/img]
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    Dishwasher smells like pond water+ dirty water in salt area

    Recently our dishes have been coming out the wash smelling awful - like old pond water. Cleaned all the filters last week and used a dishwasher cleaner but still the smell. Salt light came on today so i undone the salt compartment cap and dirty, smelly water poured out of the salt compartment. I...
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    Gravel driveway - best depth and size ?

    Hi, I dug out my old driveway with Kubota, just finishing edging with old blocks and am planning on stoning it after Type 1. Question is I like the look of the smaller pea gravel ive seen on some drives looks like 10mm. 1. Does the smaller gravel get stuck in the tyres ? 2. If i get...
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    New gutter keeps moving/sliding

    Thanks So do you think a new 3 way connector would be the best option. Excuse my ignorance.... plastic gutters that look the same -aren`t Same as what ?
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    New gutter keeps moving/sliding

    Had a new fascia and gutter installed on terraced house. Was a cheap job wasn't expecting alot. I live in a end terrace house, after a few weeks the gutter along the back of the house keeps somehow moving/sliding along the length of the house towards the gable end and disconnecting itself...
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    Is it ok to jet wash house

    I have a 1960 terrace house. Standard bricks mortar build - The bricks on the front of the house are dirty, there used to be an ivy i think covering house - is it ok to pressure wash the bricks with a Karcher jet wash i got for my car ? Thanks G
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    Polystyrene sheets in loft

    Wondered if anyone could kindly help... I have bought an old house (1960) and the loft has lots of large polystyrene sheets covering the pitched cieling of the loft if you know what i mean ( the rafters ? ) The floor of the loft is insulated normally and boarded out. Some of these...
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    noisy system

    I had a new boiler fitted a year ago - a glowworm hxi 15. Recently there has been a wooshing metallic noise that i can only describe as sounding like when you put your ear to a sea shell and hear the sea !! Its quite load. When i turn the system off it continues for aabout 5 minutes. The noise...
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