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I like the idea of solar panels but with the cost of purchase, installation and repairs when the pumps and controls fail, their financail advantage is marginal. We have the facility to place the solar panels below a thermal store and use the thermal store to pre heat the water entering the...

Hi I'm considering a nail gun mainly for small tasks ( architraves, plastering lath, timber trims etc. I already have a compressor and anticipat the following pros & cons No airline for a gas nailer but expect the unit to be heavier? Air unit cheaper to buy and run but need to lug around...

Our integrated Diplomat dishwasher (Cant find model no or manual) goes through the wash cycle but stops before rinsing and continually beeps. the light by the rinse program is on and the light by the start button flashes 7 times between pauses, Does anyone know what this fault code is please...

Hi I'm renovating a cottage (GII listed) where the pain of a conservation officer has insisted that a ceiling removed by a previous owner is reinstated in lath and lime plaster, I have found a source for traditional riven lath but at £30/m2 or 30p/linear foot it's stupidly expensive. Has anyone...

The main bearing on our washer is getting noisier on spin, an engineer said over the phone a new drum would be needed bin it and buy another but the bearing is available as a spare so I thought if I can strip & rebuild cars and bikes, a washing macine bearing can't be that hard, just whip the...

From my O level physics and 15 years working on chemical plants, this is what I understand about condensing boilers. When a hydrocarbon such as natural gas burns it produces carbon dioxide and water vapour. hard fact. The latent heat of vapourisation is the large amount of energy it takes...