Universal vs Genuine

April 12, 2013 | General Appliance Care & Advice | 1 comment

At eSpares we’re constantly promoting a “make do and mend” attitude. It’s really refreshing to hear about how many people are adopting the same and discovering just how easy it is to carry out home repairs and restore your appliances to their full working glory, for a fraction of the cost of replacing them.

Household appliances should be built to last and it’s unacceptable to think that even when used properly and taken care of, they might give up the ghost after only a couple years. Sure, as to be expected with any machine, individual components will endure wear and tear from usage but this is where you can grab the Bull by the horns, identify the problem, find a solution and fix it yourself!

A Cool Spring Gardening

March 28, 2013 | Gardening Tips | No comments

Spring is here…..no wait, it’s not. The cold weather has decided to out-stay its welcome and suddenly plans for the long Easter weekend might need to change. If you had planned to get in your garden, you can still do so, albeit you might need to take a different approach to tackling (and helping) your greenery.

I stumbled across an article featured on the BBC which is particularly useful in helping to explain how you can still get in your garden and help protect it against the looming cold (for those few days, weeks – hopefully not months – longer)

Microwave Wonders

March 6, 2013 | Kitchen Appliances Repair, Help & Advice | No comments

Ever wondered how a microwave works? Wonder no more. In this video Matt explains exactly how a microwave works to heat your food. Whether it’s some leftover horse meat, or spaghetti bolognaise you fancy– your microwave will come in handy.

Get a Perfect Looking Lawn

March 6, 2013 | Gardening Tips | No comments

It’s starting to get a bit warmer and the days are slowly, but surely getting longer. As Spring approaches you might be looking at your lawn, thinking it’s not looking particularly nice. After the cold winter your lawn has no doubt taken somewhat of a beating and will definitely be in need of some TLC.

Some key areas to remember when restoring your lawn are mowing, fertilizing, weed control and aeration.

Cooker Hooding

February 19, 2013 | Kitchen Appliances Repair, Help & Advice | No comments

I’ve been thinking a lot about cooker hood fans lately, yes this is how exciting my life is.

My flatmates are constantly cooking sausages and beef* burgers (*horse) in our kitchen and the smell tends to linger. It’s winter, it’s cold and opening the windows is not an option for more than 7 seconds to help air the place out.

Get Stuck into Spares

February 15, 2013 | Repair, Re-use & Recycle | No comments

Spares aren’t particularly exciting. No matter which way you cut it. I mean you wouldn’t take the family or a loved on one a “spares” shopping spree at the weekend or treat them to a voucher for a new oven thermostat on their next birthday. Nonetheless they are great and are essential to keep our appliances working properly. Not to mention they will save you time and money vs buying new.

Alternative Uses for Everyday Items

February 6, 2013 | Repair, Re-use & Recycle | No comments

Some alternative uses for everyday items found in and around your home.

Olive Oil

Use this as an alternative to shaving cream. It protects and moisturises, not to mention will leave you smelling good enough to eat?

No More Food Wasted

January 31, 2013 | General Appliance Care | 2 comments

In the UK we throw away about 15 million tonnes of food. Almost 50% of this wastage comes from our homes. Obviously a good way to prevent this is to only buy what you need, when you need it but it’s also a good idea to make sure your fridge is in good working order to prevent food from going off and to keep it fresher, longer.

How to Bleed a Radiator

January 25, 2013 | DIY & Home Improvement | 2 comments

This is a fairly easy, step by step instruction guide to bleed a radiator. If you’re home doesn’t seem to be heating as well as it should be you might want to bleed the radiators in your home to fix this. Also, if you notice that your radiators are cold at the top and warm at the bottom you need to “bleed” them to get rid of the trapped air that’s causing the cold spots.

Hey Ho It’s Snow

January 22, 2013 | Money Saving Tips & Tricks | No comments

“Snow” is defined as: atmospheric water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes and lying on the ground in a white layer.

The Inuit have many different words for snow depending on what kind it is. Living in the North, where snow is a part of everyday life it’s essential to learn each meaning in order to survive.

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