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We have Neff appliances and ran into an excessive energy bill recently. As such I started troubleshooting what might be the cause and by process of elimination and with the help of an energy device monitor it told me the built in microwave was using 50 to 60w even when not in use. A similar...

I have an end of terrace property with a raised timber floor (to the orginal part of house), and a concrete floor to the rear extension (kitchen). The original house was probably built in the 40's at a guess. When I bought the house it was a condition of the mortgage I had 'damproofing' carried...

We have the abovementioned fridge/freezer which began to make a noise and stopped freezing. We called an engineer and he diagnosed the compressor was gone. The second time they came back they had the new compressor but said the pipework was a non standard size so they had to go away to get more...

So we turned our boiler off over summer and as work was being done outside I took the oppertunity to replace the gas meter box which was falling off the wall, not that this probably has much relevance but obviously I turned the mains supply off while I did this. Gas meter is now properly secured...

The house we are in currently has no 6mm stove cable connection in use. There is a piece of cable going through a passage ceiling and into the ceiling space of the kitchen but it is too short for its location and it is not connected to the distribution board. The question is - is it feasible to...

We have what I think is an enamel based paint on all the internal walls in the house. It is shiny and comes off flaky if we scrape it off but this is hard work. Does anyone have any other ideas how to remove it - we are thinking maybe a belt sander but would prefer not to make so much dust? Also...

I am getting old fast trying to solve this one - recently moved into new house, concrete floor means all ground floor rads are served from above. All radiators upstairs get nice and hot as I would expect and can control their temps using the thermostatic control valves nicely. The radiators...