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Maintain A Good Swivel Action On Kitchen and Bathroom Taps

Maintain A Good Swivel Action On Kitchen and Bathroom Taps

Most kitchen taps and some bathroom taps feature convenient swivel spouts. These taps usually have rubber orings and a nylon bush in the spout for water seal and swivel action. To maintain good spout swivel action try the following: – Turn off the water supply to the tap – remove the spout (normally held in [...]

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Water Pressure Explained

When we turn on the kitchen tap or run a bath we may not be thinking how the water is coming out, unless it is dripping or not coming out at all! But, water pressure is something that we should all be familiar with. Most households receive water from a municipal water system where the [...]

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How To Install A Pull Out Kitchen Tap

Here are our instructions on how to install our pull out kitchen mixer tap item reference 56055. These instructions are also adequate for many other kitchen and basin pull out mixer taps. This item has a 1.5 meter weighted pull out hose that provides 40cm to 50cm of pull out reach. Click here to Download [...]

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Considering New Countertops for a Kitchen?

Are your kitchen counter tops looking sadly out of date, are they stained, warped and dented? If so then it is probably time to replace them and give your kitchen a face lift! Here are a few options for countertops with pros and cons to help you decide which will best suit your requirements. 1- [...]

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What do you use to remove problem stains on a composite quartz sink

Bar Keepers Friend, available from DIY/Hardware stores is what the manufacturer of a very popular brand of composite quartz sinks normally uses to remove stains etc from Composite sinks

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How To Clean Ceramic Disc Cartridges In Taps

How To Clean Ceramic Disc Cartridges In Taps

What and how: Ceramic disc cartridges are made with two ceramic discs each with two holes (for mixers) or 1 hole (for pillar or 2 handle taps) in it. One disc moves with the tap handle and the other disc remains in position. When these holes are aligned, the water is allowed to flow. In [...]

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Carpet Care DIY

Silver carpet moths? Wash your floor with epsom salts before laying your new carpet and leave it to dry and you wont ever have a problem with carpet moths. Curly carpet corners? Lay a wet cloth or towel on the curly bits and leave overnight A shifting carpet? Glue sponge rubber on the edges of [...]

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