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Yes, a condensing drier would make life easier. So the existing bathroom ventilation should be reconfigured to the outside also. One for the builders, methinks. Thanks for the help, guys.

A friend of mine has recently moved into a top-floor flat which is built into the pitched roof of a large house. I have connected a washing machine located in its own enclosure in the loft/attic area in the side of a bedroom. In addition my friend wants me to instal a tumble drier alongside...

I sincerely hope not. Aircrafts (in flight) are probably the last conceivable sanctuary from having to endure the vocalised (and b*ll*ck-numbingly) tedious snippets of other peoples lives. :evil:

How the hell do you get into debt of £35k doing a degree, law or otherwise?

Well Honest John would appear to concur with your choice, Zampa. If you have the 2.2 16v do note what he says about snapped timing-belts (possibly due to due to dirty oil through prolonged service intervals). Other than that it's petrol engines all the way. Here is the Vectra review in full...

Perhaps the economics of running a diesel-engined car are changing despite the cost of fuel. Note Honest John's response to the following query in today's Telegraph: I have a base-spec Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTi. I love it, even though it is underpowered, but I'm starting to accumulate bigger...

Good advice, chaps. Thanks very much. Reckon I will go for it. :wink:

I have to renew my car insurance within the next 3 weeks or so. What's the consensus on NCD protection and legal cover? Do these items warrant paying the additional premium or are they simply fripperies for the insurance companies to boost their revenues? Thanks for any advice. :wink:

Thanks, Allison. I think I will take the Dell route as it seems the easiest. Due to exorbitant rents (NW London) many computer shops have gone mammaries-skywards, so that's less of an option. Friends tell me that using the Crucial selector tool seems to eliminate the likelihood of purchasing...

I have had a Dell Inspiron laptop for about four years. It has been extremely reliable piece of kit and I am looking to instal a larger memory - currently 512Mb. I hear that Crucial are well reputed in this area. The two pieces are 1Gb each and together will cost around £95 from Crucial. I was...

My usual supply of hot water seems to be much diminished over recent weeks following a day when the mains connection was turned off for the whole street. This may simply be a coincidence as the HW comes from an immersion heater in a hot water cylinder. There is enough HW for one shower in the...

I need to secure the male end of a WC pan connector (flexible) into a boss on a cast iron soilpipe. Could someone please recommend a decent compound for ensuring a watertight connection? Before anybody suggests that I cut off the boss, this poses problems for two reasons: 1) the pan...

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Good points, chaps. I will get them to apply for the claim form and deal with the issue of being under insured should it arise. Thanks for your help. :wink:

Fair point and I suppose an obvious one. My own experience with insurance companies is that they will try to fob off their customers with a lame rebuttal of any such liability if they feel they can do so successfully. They will do this especially so when they perceive the would-be applicant/s as...

I received a call this morning from my two elderly neighbours who had just returned from holiday to see if I could detect a leak in their living room. What a mess there is too. The source of the leak is from the inlet valve on the WC cistern in the bathroom upstairs. This is a pretty old cistern...

Quite so, but the food manufacturers add sugar to just about everything (increases shelf life)...even baked beans! So unless you scrutinize every label it is difficult to avoid some sugar intake at least. I agree that this is usually the case. That must bode pretty well for your physical...

Most of the stuff in the Tesco ad looks to be a whole lot of horsesh*t (unsurprisingly)...with the exception of the Petit Filous, described in Securespark's responding letter as sweetened fromage frais. This stuff always tastes pretty good to me ie not too sweet and I seem to remember it...

I am trying to fit a couple of pop-up wastes to a basin. There remains a slight leak emanating from where the horizontal rod enters the back of the waste through the screwed collar. I have set the connector that both the horizontal and vertical rods pass through pretty tightly in order that the...

Well the cement idea would obviously make the WC secure, but what happens should trhe connector start weeping and need replacing? So with a view to possible WC removal being required I think I'll go for the silicone. Thanks guys. :)