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I repaired my kitchen mixer tap a few years ago, for some reason I’m now concerned that I added grease to the plastic bush above the ‘o’ ring on the spout If I added grease it would have been automotive/engineering grease! If I was would it cause a problem, as it would be above the sealing o...

Sorry according to Severn Trent it’s Moderately hard Is it possible to request a supplier to test the lead content?

No, it was changed sometime before we moved in

Its hard water

Quite a lot of the plumbing in my property dates back to the 70’s / 80’s should I be concerned about lead in the soldered fittings? I don't like the idea of my kids drinking leaded water!

Agreed, I’ve got a tin of old varnish so I’ll seal the benchtops with that

I've seen a few pictures of decking that's gone fuzzy, is this the same thing?

thank you, this is 6mm thick It was quite splintery when I cut it, but I'm no expert when it comes to woodworking!

I left some plywood outside and it's gone very fibrous on the surface, is this normal? The plywood is quite old as it was up my father's loft for years. (I think it was from originally some large packing containers) I’m not worried about the piece I’ve left outside, but I’ve made a few...

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I found this in my privet hedge, it must have been dumped by the people who lived behind me! I’m pretty certain it’s old chipboard but could it be asbestos? It’s quite damp at the bottom and very crumbly like Weetabix!

Thank you, that puts my mind at rest I seem to be having a bit of anxiety with asbestos at the moment!

Was asbestos ever made in rolls like rockwool?

I think it was a yellow orange colour, its hard to tell now as its a very dirty grey!

I insulated my loft in the late 80’s early 90’s and it need doing again, would the old insulation it contain asbestos? I can’t remember if I used Rockwool or Fiberglass All I can vaguely remember is I purchased it from the B&Q and it was in rolls!

How warm should the motor get? I've never felt one that's just been running before!

I reckon it had just gone onto the rinse cycle as the conditioner was still in the tray, which I think starts with a short spin I have removed the new brushes and they are aftermarket replacements and to be honest seemed poor quality, one didn’t move to well on the spring when inserted So I’m...

I replaced the carbon brushes in my washer today, pretty straightforward and simple swap I tried the machine, and it was working fine (original problem fixed) but 1 hour into the first wash it tripped the RCD! First I suspected the spring clip holding the brush had come out and shorted, but...

Excellent, I’ve just had the boiler serviced. So it should save me a few quid (y)

I’ve recently started working from home so in the daytime I close all the Radiator TRV Valves around the house, I only leave one large radiator (5ft double) in the room I work from and a very small one which is permanently open Will this cause any harm to the boiler or the pump? The boiler in...