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Thanks - yes, it's been treated with Osmo Oil (twice over the past five years).

Thanks, I didn't know that! I'll avoid that wood in the future. Are there any replacement slats that I CAN buy 'off the shelf' which, while not the ones you recommend, would be fairly close?

Thanks guys, I'll see if I can find a replacement slat online that's the same wood (apparently it's Swedish Redwood). BTW, this is the bench: https://wooden-garden-furniture.com/shop/garden-furniture/wooden-garden-and-patio-benches/simply-wood-imperial-bench/ Or maybe I'll just go for any...

The seat of my five year old wooden bench has developed a soft spot in one of the slats, see photo. I was going to gouge it out and perhaps fill it with something suitable but the area either side of it for two or three inches is also slightly soft. To give some sense of scale to the photo...

Thanks a good point about the worktop - thankfully it's in the utility room so it's just some wood (not chipboard) covered with some kind of vinyl.

They don't for the dryer I was thinking of buying, that's the problem. :) I've looked at generic advice online and it varies a lot - for example some say that maybe an inch either side and 4 or 5 inches at the back is okay, but that you need a foot above the unit ...... on the other hand some...

Next question - what sort of gap should be around a heat pump tumble dryer? Where I plan to put it the gap would only be about 5cm for the sides, maybe 8cm at the back and about 8cm at the top (it will be sitting under a shelf). Is all that enough or do I need to find a smaller dryer?

Thanks a lot, they do try to confuse us don't they? :)

On the subject of energy efficiency ratings for tumble dryers - is there a huge difference between A+ A++ and A+++ or is it just a small, hardly noticeable difference between each increment?

I just read a few reviews of heat pump dryers in general and some people have had them run just fine at under 10 celcius, the room I plan to put mine inside is usually anywhere between 10 to 15 celcius in winter when the heating is off, a bit higher when the small radiator in that room comes on.

Thanks for the additional replies which gives me some useful info and more to ponder, very much appreciated. Whatever I go for I'll certainly avoid Hoover. :)

Are heat pump dryers really that unreliable? I didn't know that. Thanks. How about condenser dryers? Are they more reliable than a heat pump dryer?

The title says it all really, any recommendations or tips please?

Just to say that ice does form on the inner back panel prior to a defrost cycle.

I was thinking the same, but the kitchen temps have been similar to today's for a while now (sometimes even warmer) and yet the defrost temp hasn't gone up so high. Although over the years it has done this before, but not for some time and not to 10C (sometimes 8 or 9 instead).

My fridge has just reached 10 Celcius as part of its defrost cycle - it's occasionally gone through phases before where it's sometimes reached 8 or 9 but 10 is a new record and it's not THAT warm in my kitchen (24 C which it's often reached of late). As I type this I hear the compressor has just...

Thanks, I've decided to go for this - JB Weld JB8277 Waterweld As you state, it's safe for use with potable water, so my dogs will be happy to be able to drink out of their favourite container again. :) Thanks to everyone else for their suggestions as well.

I guess I could try my local garage.

Thanks, a nice idea but just checked and it's not food safe. I'm now thinking of food grade silicone sealant, but it seems a bit expensive to buy a tube of it costing about 9 quid when I only need a very tiny amount.

I have an old, small metal milk churn (must be about 16" high, about 10" diameter at its widest point). It's filled with water and the dog drinks from it. However, the churn has sprung a leak - there's a small crack that's about half an inch long - the leak has been intermittent because there's...