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Recently after a wash cycle the dishes are perfect but if I remove the Salt cap it has a lot of grease around the underside. The grease isn't getting into the salt area. I have cleaned the drain filters (they were pretty clean anyway) and done a few wash cycles using dishwasher cleaner, but...

Our problem is that the bath and shower doesn't put out very hot water, especially in cold weather. We have a Baxi Combi 30 HE boiler. There is a control tap that seems to control the cold water going into the boiler, if I turn this tap off then no water flows to the sinks (either hot or cold...

Bathroom sink has a small hole about 5mm on the side of the drainpipe beneath the plughole. I checked the other sink in the ensuite, and it has a similar hole. This seems strange, I cant imagine why this hole would intentionally be there but it looks like it is there by design rather than...

I removed some skirting and about 1cm of plaster came off with the skirting along a 30cm strip. About 30 cm above there is a horizontal hairline crack and it is a bit hollow sounding when knocked between this line and the floor. Do I need to replaster the whole wall or can I just put in some...

Roughly what would it cost to have a tradesman do this job? We have a cooker extraction fan hood, but it is not connected to outside so is a bit pointless. I want to install ducting so that it extracts the air to outside. For complication, there is a small room in between the kitchen and the...

I have changed a fluoro T8 tube bulb to LED. As first it did not work (flickering), but I removed the starter and it is now stable. I wonder if I should also remove the magnetic ballast? I guess this will use less power and increase longevity? If so, to bypass the ballast am I right in...

I have several GU5.3 halogen spotlights in the bathroom. I think they are relatively modern, maybe installed 5-10 years ago. I want to replace them with LED, but it seems that you cant replace halogen with LED unless they are on DC circuit. Is there any easy way to test for AC DC before...

My bedroom window has a small crack around the bottom where the UPVC meets the plaster windowsill. It is letting in a slight draught. There is also some mould coming. How can I fix this? I am a total DIY newbie. Do I just put down some silicone sealant along the crack? Or does the...

Situation/Problem: I bought a house this summer and it has a small porch of 1m x 1.5m which as we enter winter is now getting moisture on the walls. It is bare brick externally, and painted plaster on inside with a single 80cm circle window. There are some minor cracks in the paintwork but...