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Thinking about getting one of the above devices to use with TV for media/streaming etc - iPlayer, Sky Player etc. We have free Orange home broadband but it only runs at about 3Mb. Just wondering if this sort of speed of broadband is good enough to cope with this or whether we'd be wasting our...

I have just connected TV in bedroom to loft aerial to get better Freeview reception (on a passive splitter), but as a result have lost channels athough reception better on channels that are received. We have the same aerial connected to the TV in the living room and are getting full range of...

Hi, we've been advised by an electrician working for the company installing our new kitchen that the cabling for the extractor hood can not be connected to the 32amp supply for the hob. The previous extractor was connected in this way. He has advised that as there is no other electrical ring...

Hi, I am thinking of putting a shelf (probably from an offcut of Corian/HiMac from the worktops) into a kitchen unit that I can pull out when required for an additional worktop area. I'm looking for drawer runners that would attach under the shelf or in such a way that they're not visible when...

Hi does anyone know whether Alno manufacture their own interior pullouts/drawers for their kitchen units or whether they are made by another company such as Blum/Hafele? Thanks

Hi, we've painted our kitchen/utility room ceilings with Kitchen/Bathroom Paint. Now knocked down wall between two rooms so need to re-artex the ceiling. Will artexing over this paint cause us any problems?

Hi, were doing up our kitchen and choosing new appliances. We're trying to integrate as many appliances as possible - like the look of everything hidden away. My question is, we have a pretty good microwave at the mo, would seem a shame to get rid of it and wasteful to pay for a new micro for...

As part of a kitchen renovation, we are considering Siletstone, but we've heard that it can be problematic to keep clean especially the darker colours. We're looking at 2 options, a lighter beige or a darker reddy brown, have a sample of the reddy brown one and yes sample has shown up greasy...

Can anyone recommend an integrated washer dryer that has a reversible door? Need door hinged on right. Makes considering are: Neff, Siemens and Bosch, but open to any suggestions. Thanks

Hi, can anyone recommend brushed steel sockets? Been looking at B&Q - they seem to do their own generic range, not sure on the quality? Hubby suggested MK, obviously much more expensive! Plus their website is a nightmare, got a list of all the parts I was looking for, but when you search on...

Hi, we are installing a new kitchen into a property built in 1985. Just wondering if there are any new wiring regulations that we should be aware of? We curently have a separate supply to the oven with a 32 amp trip at the consumer unit. Everything else wired on normal ring system when the...

Hi, can you tell me, if I am installing a combined microwave/grill in a new kitchen with a watt loading of 1990, in addition to an electric oven (in a different location) does this have to be wired back to the consumer unit direct on a separate cable like you have to do with the oven? Or do you...

Has anyone else had a problem with Fired Earth Gloss paint in the colour Carragheen. We bought this paint a couple of years ago - it was a rich ribena colour. Now a couple of years later we're doing a follow-up project and bought supposedly the same paint - the colour is now like ribena diluted...