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    Bosch Classixx - drum dropped

    I bought a reconditioned Bosch Classixx washing machine for tenants in my HMO. It leaked from the seal within a month so the guy replaced it under guarantee with another 'reconditioned' Bosch Classixx. This has now dropped the drum down so that the front seal is all screwed up. Guy has turned...
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    Paint age and touching up - do I buy new paint?

    We moved into our house two years ago and the previous owners left us a nearly full tin of cream matt emulsion for touch up work. I have seen other posts from people struggling to blend paint in that is putatively the same as the rest of the walls. We have Polyfilla'd a few cracks and painted...
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    Zanussi replaces Hotpoint and overwhelms the drain pipe?

    We had a Hotpoint washer/dryer in our rental flat which expired so yesterday we attended as a new Zanussi washer (not dryer as the tenant didn't need it) was delivered. However, on plumbing-in, we found on a test cycle that it overwhelmed the drain pipe and water shot out of the top and over...
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    New boiler causes leaks elsewhere - any comeback?

    Our old boiler expired in Jan this year and our Gas Safe plumber replaced it with a new Ideal combi and removed the hot water tank. Since then we have had a persistent small leak from the pipe under the hot tap in the downstairs cloakroom, which had caused a damp patch to appear on the...
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    Can I clear a dishwasher blockage with caustic soda?

    Tenants have phoned and say the dishwasher is not draining. They have cleaned the filter and also run a cycle with a cleaning product for dishwashers, which also seemed to help slightly, however it is still not draining. They have felt through the drain hole past the filter slightly and can't...
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    Chuf Chuf Chuf noise from Potterton Kingfisher 2 boiler

    Hi - our old house, now let out to tenants, has a Potterton Kingfisher 2 floor-mounted boiler. Old, but in good working condition according to the engineer who came to do the gas safety certificate about six months ago. Our tenants just called us out to listen to it making a 'chuf chuf chuf'...
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    Help! Connecting 32mm sink into 40mm waste with washing m/c

    Hi - we have a downstairs cloakroom which is also the utility room with a washing machine and kitchen sink with drainer in it. We decide to replace the worktop, sink and tap with more bathroom/cloakroom ones and bought a bathroom sink we liked. Alas this has a 32mm waste and all the waste...
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