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    Sonos vs mainstream brand soundbar

    I have a Sonos Play 3 and bridge, which I like. I was going to get the Sonos soundbar so that I can have radio or networked music playing through it when the TV is not on. However the Sonos bar is £600 and you can get a soundbar that matches any TV on the market for less than a quarter of...
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    Cold draught coming in through cooker hood extractor fan

    Hi all, I have an extractor fan above the range that is letting cold air in through the extracting mechanism. What is the best way to insulate this so that the extractor will still extract smoke / steam from cooking when switched on, but will not slowly kill me with pneumonia when its off...
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    Arch frame doors / foil covered windows

    Hi all, I'm in a 1920's semi with a draughty single glazed front door and a single glazed kitchen window and am looking to fix these issues (the rest of the house is well insulated and double glazed). For the front door, there is a small porch with an open archway leading into it - the...
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    2 basic roofing questions...

    Hi all, I insulated and boarded my loft this year (solely for storage, and it's a 1920's house with roof joists the same size as the floor joists on the first floor, so no issue with weight). While doing so I noticed a few areas where light was coming through due to cracked or missing...
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    Aerated block flowerbed issue

    Hi, My father in law has built me a new flowerbed (me being far too cack-handed for bricklaying), but it has been built with aerated blocks. I intended to render the top and outward-facing walls of the bed in any case, however I am concerned that the extreme porousness (if that is a word)...
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    Salus remote boiler switch - power problem

    Hi all, I have a Remaha Avanta boiler with a Salus RT500RF remote control unit for the heating. Nowt wrong with the boiler, hot water flowing etc, however the CH switch appears to be broken. The receiver unit usually has a red light to show it is receiving power, and then a green LED...
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