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We bought a built-in Neff dishwasher S51T69X3GB about 3 years ago. Earlier this year there was a bang in the door and it got heavier, but we continued to use it with the plan to plan to get it out a little later and check and fix. There was another bang last week and the door became really...

I do not want to hijack this thread, but have got a "Bamboo" question. I have just ordered / started to put down bamboo flooring on underlay on a concrete floor. They recommend to leave a 15 - 20 mm gap all around. I have put flooring down before and never had a problem with expansion gaps even...

We have an ADT 9448+ alarm made by Scantronic. I took the PIR off the wall to do a renovation and it has been happily hanging during the works. Now that it is done I put it back on the wall and everytime we arm the alarm it goes off with reference to the zone where I removed the PIR. The wires...

As said above, condensation on walls / black mould is caused by an imbalance of how much moisture warm can hold and how much much condensation a cold spot on a wall or window invites. The best protection for this is no moisture in the air (air conditioning) and warm walls. Does not happen, so...

If you get them to use triple glazing the insulation improves again, but this may come at a price. The summer is always a problem unless you can keep the sun out.

I have bought some Bamboo flooring from Howdens. I have put flooring down before and usually left for a day or 2 to settle into the new room. Howdens are "advising" to leave the packs in the room for 2 whole weeks before laying it. Is this a new thing or are things changing. You would never get...

At present and this is also true for for 2007 I think ALL the car manufacturers are either heavily inventing fuel cons. figures or they are simply lying. On our old 2006 Volvo V70 I NEVER managed to get the figures claimed, no matter how carful I was going and that included coastin, car in...

I have been on the bamboo sites and into the shop. I just mentioned to a friend that we wanted to put bamboo flooring in and he said that it was cheaper at Howden and told me a price which he thought he could remember. He is a GP - so no trade that Howden would normally be interested in at all -...

I wanted to get a price for Bamboo flooring from Howdens. I do not have an account but would by on someoneelse's account. They would not give me a price at all as they "do not give prices to anyone off the street". They are treating their prices as state secrets.

Local glass merchant.

If the job was done correctly, BC will certify retrospectively. This whole certification business is not another EU versus poor UK secret infiltration mystery. If someone else checks on you after the job is done or you yourself have to certify, i.e. swear, the work was done correctlyyou provide...

Thanks for the replies. I asked the question because I do not have a construction diagram of our machine. I am happy to look at electrical items with multimeters and have been in fuse boards to know RCDs. Anyway because I did not have too much to go by yesterday evening I managed to get an...

We have a WAE28465GB which has been fine until today. It went part way through the cycle and the fuse went. It trips the RCD as soon as it is plugged in even when on the dial it is in the off position. I opened the top and back but apart from black carbon deposits I cannot find any obvious...

I have the DSG now. Very comfortable. Better pick up than a torque converter (washingmachine like). The only thing I wished the DSG had was a 7. and / or 8. gear.

The silicon once cured will keep it in the correct place. Spacers to position correctly and level.

We had a V70 D5 Geartronic from 2006 until last year. Very, very comfortable, easy to fix yourself, good Volvo forum for help. Do not expect a high MPG and in the annual JD (break down) statistics the Avensis I think fairs better than a V70. They can be driven sporty. They have less room inside...

After the old panel was out I cleaned inside the frame. You will probably have some old, hardened window putty ore similar in there. I then tested the unit to make sure it is a good fit. The panes were fitted from the outside. I squirted a clear silicon bead onto the inside edge of the frame and...

I had some rot at the bottom of a panel and I guess it was caused by water running in between the glass and frame and just sitting there. Clear the rot out and fill the void with wood filler. I used silicon to stick and also seal the glass in because I had some water creeping in onto the inside...

We have got 3 more trims in the same room - bedroom - and they are fine. It is not particularly damp in there. Replacing is a problem as they are a Hamilton series and that unfortunately has been discontinued and we would have to replace quite a few switches and sockets. Can I polish brass as I...

We have light switches with brass trims. The one on the left is to a bathroom and has been discoloured by the cosmetic / cream residues on my wife's hand after doing the makeup. Both are the same age. Is there a way to üolish it up to its former glory again or is this wasted for good?