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Maintenance

How to fix a leaking tap

How to fix a leaking tap

Most of the time, if a tap in your home is leaky, dripping or hard to close it's the result of a broken washer. While it's possible that your leaking tap's a 'washerless' tap (i.e. one with a ball, cartridge or ceramic disc mechanism - see the 'Types of taps' article linked below), it's a lot less likely that these taps will be leaking like this. You can usually tell if you have a ceramic disc type tap because it'll only need a quarter or half turn to fully open the tap.

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Kitchen

Pull-down and pull-out taps

Many people these days are opting to install pull-down and pull-out taps in their kitchen because of the convenience they afford when doing the dishes. Find out what these types of taps are, and why they're so popular.

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Light tubes

Similar to skylights, these tubes bring subtly daylight into your house and are easily disguised as light fittings.

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How to check an air conditioner installer's licence

It's important that you only have licensed technicians do work on your air conditioners. Find out about the different types of air conditioning licenses.

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