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White spirit is especially good for removing soap scum, and polishes off to a lovely finish. Make sure you have plenty of ventilation and no naked flames and don't smoke.

If you use a thermal store type cylinder, this runs at mains water pressure and so solves the problem of unequal pressures. It also give you an endless supply of hot water if used correctly. Another advantage is that when the central heating comes on, the radiators heat up very quickly. :D...

Sugar soap is actually caustic soda, or to give it its proper name sodium hydroxide. Main use domestically is to wash down surfaces prior to painting to provide a clean, grease free, (ack breezer) surface for the paint to adhere to. Also removes silicon or wax based polishes, which can cause...

It may be possible to remove the double glazing unit without removing the frame. The glazing unit is seperate from the frame and is held in place by a gasket and a beading. The gasket forms a seal between the frame and the glazing unit. The beading is usually a snap in strip that goes all...

Just a thought for you... I had a similar experience with my central heating overflowing around this time last year. My heating system used a thermal store, in which the role of cylinderand heating coil are transposed. ie The cylinder is heated directly from the boiler, and the coil, which is...