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Thanks for the info. My current boiler is an Ideal RS 50 with a pretty standard looking old copper tank, which, as I understand it, would be removed and so A new Combi boiler could perhaps go in the airing cupboard making more cupboard space in the kitchen??? I guess which ever way I go, I am...

I live in a conventional 3 bed terrace House, which has an old conventional boiler (the sort with header tank in the loft) with a 1500kw output (I’m told), it has gravity fed hot water and pumped heating to the rads. I have been worried about the boiler simply because of its age and I want to...

It was a cement render with Many cracks and a few pieces chipped off on a chimney, the remaining original render far too hard to chip off to bare brick without taking A deep section of brick face off with it. So the guy used this stuff that, from the road, looked red and rough, rather like the...

I have an external and internal wall to plaster / render respectively, I recently saw a chap apply a compound to both the internal wall (blue coating) and the external wall ( a red coating) which he said was to give a good ‘key’ and much better than plain old pva washes. I forgot what he said...

If you have one mouse then you’ll have several, they don’t roam alone! Keep baiting until you don’t get any activity for a week, then you’ll be clear - for now! Remember they came from somewhere, how did that little fellow get in? if one got in under your floorboards, others will follow because...

If you have one mouse then you’ll have several, they don’t roam alone! Keep baiting until you don’t get any activity for a week, then you’ll be clear - for now! Remember they came from somewhere, how did that little fellow get in? if one got in under your floorboards, others will follow because...

It’s all about stock levels and the costs involved in stocking item. Often lower cost drugs will be more readily available, but other drugs could cost hundreds of pounds and/or have a short shelf life, so have to be ordered in. Also, consider the lunatics who look at chemist shops as being...

Well, speaking as the son of a farmer who used to produce vegetables, the problem is that often these workers are nothing short of slave labour brought in by gang masters who are paid by the farmer, the gang masters then pay the “self-employed” workers whatever they choose, hence we get cheap...

So we are told that the only way to get rid of the virus from our hands is to either wash for 20 seconds in hot soapy water, or use a hand gel which must be alcohol based, alcohol is the only think that will kill it. we are also told that the coronavirus attacks the throat first. anyone see...

I had this problem last summer - pain the the bum! I tried traps and bait they did eat some bait but disappeared with it, so where their corpse’ are I don’t know, but not eager to lift the floorboards! you need to go around the floor and skirting and find any hole you can get a pencil in (yes...

Does anyone else find it a little sinister that the ‘Remainers’ were all predicting food and medicine shortages as soon as we come out of the EU - which didn’t happen ......then along comes the coronavirus and now we have food and medicine shortages. never mind the Chinese, lets blame the...

All wills have to be published and a copy can be obtained but I can’t remember where from. A google search will probably turn it up ......... or a solicitor who isn’t a bit dodgy!

All these damn new notes are a pain in the butt. I know for a fact that I have lost at least one tenner due to two being stuck together. now I rough the notes up prior to pocketing them, I also off set two or more notes along the side edge by 5mm or so then fold in half, that way I’m assured of...

I suppose it’s better than driving with fog lights on when it’s a bright sunny day definitely think there should be an annual eye sight rest to drive!

A couple of years ago I posted a package in Watford, addressed to someone in Eastbourne, it was a Parcel 48hr deal. The next day it was in Manchester! The following day it was still in Manchester. Day three guess where it was - yep Manchester. I phoned the person I was sending it to who told me...

Went into Sainsbury’s tonight, no pasta, no rice, no pot noodles (!), very few biscuits, no washing powder, I got the last bleach - and that was just what I was looking. However, despite my not being able to buy anything to eat, I could buy toilet roll! every cloud!

This evening, about 5:30pm, I was sat in traffic when I glanced in my rear view mirror to see a guy in his Astra ..... with the headlights on.......and he was wearing sunglasses! The question has to be asked!

Thanks guys for all your input - busy weekend ahead for me!

what is “back flow protection” no mention of that with the tap installation instructions? the thing is I would be prepared to use a copper flexi pipe ( needed because of very complex layout of pipes) but the flexi pipes were supplied with the monobloc tap and have the small screw thread to go...

Not thought about wildlife taking a swim - shudder the thought if that’s the problem! I guess it makes sense that heat could react with the rubber. I think I will check the tank for creatures and change the flexi hose, although how I know I’m not buying another Chinese import I don’t know, the...