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5 Genuine Benefits of Fixing Your Appliance Yourself

March 22, 2016 | DIY & Home Improvement  |  Money Saving Tips & Tricks  |  Repair, Re-use & Recycle | No comments

Why is fixing your appliance yourself such a good call? You’ll often hear us proclaim that a DIY fix is so much better than hiring a tradesperson or buying a new machine. But can we back up our declarations? Yes siree! We have here not one but five reasons why it’s better to fix your appliance yourself and you don’t just have to take our word for it, our customers have a say in the matter too.

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Are Your Appliances Affecting Your Wi-Fi?

December 11, 2015 | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments

When looking to buy a new home, a top-tip is to envisage where the Christmas tree will go. If you can clearly see where you’d place it then you’re said to be onto a winner with the home.

However, the placement of the Christmas tree may soon be replaced by visualising where you’ll place your Wi-Fi router to ensure you get the best signal, particularly after it was estimated by Ofcom that as many as 6 million homes and businesses are running Wi-Fi at a slow speed.

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9 Simple Ways You Can Beat the Big Freeze at Home

December 2, 2015 | DIY & Home Improvement  |  Money Saving Tips & Tricks | No comments

Over recent weeks the UK has endured Storm Abigail and Storm Barney, with the latter bringing gusts of winds of up to 85mph, which left thousands throughout the UK without power. Whilst Abigail and Barney may have eased off, the winter weather is likely to tighten its grip over coming months.

To make sure you’re ready for any big freeze, we’ve compiled 9 top tips to help you stay warm in winter.

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How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree

How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree

November 30, 2015 | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments

In the words of Noddy Holder…”It’s Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaaas”. To help your home feel festive, it’ll soon be time to put your tree up – whether you follow the tradition of putting it to celebrate Saint Nicholas Day (December 6th), twelve days before Christmas or you have your own family tradition.

Whenever you put your tree up, to help ensure it remains the focal point of your Christmas decorations, we’ve compiled these 11 tips on how to decorate your Christmas tree.

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Protect Yourself From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

How to Protect Your Family from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

November 25, 2015 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls  |  DIY & Home Improvement | No comments

Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the biggest causes of death by poisoning in the UK, with an estimated 200 people being taken to hospital for treatment each year, and a further 40 deaths being recorded.

Whilst it is one of the biggest causes of death, by being aware of it and knowing the symptoms, you can prevent you and your loved ones from becoming another statistic. To help, in this post we look at:

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5 Tips To Help You Get More From Your TV

November 11, 2015 | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments

If I was to ask you to name your favourite TV programme both now and as a child, I’d take a good guess you would find it difficult to pick one, after all the average TV viewing time in the UK is 4 hours a day.

In fact, TV has a UN declared day – November 21st – and since 1996, this has been declared as World TV Day, which is aimed at recognising the impact TV has on decision making throughout the world.

Whilst the day is aimed at highlighting the power TV has in serious matters, we appreciate you’re more likely to see your TV as a chance to escape reality, and to find out what is going on in Albert Square / The Rovers Return or to catch the football which you were unable to get tickets for.

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