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My wife was quoted €27.50 from a very well known Dublin garage chain to change the battery on her key fob. Takes less than a minute so she obviously declined. Just highlighted to me how rip off many of these prestige garages charge when it comes to service.

My sister who is a very private person has informed me that she is in trouble with her mortgage. House valued around 500K with 250K mortgage on it. I don't know all the details but it appears her mortgage was sold off to a vulture fund and she thinks she may lose the house. She really wants to...

Had the same problem several times a month until I changed to fibre (SIRO) . Internet working in the house but Sky Q box needed reset every time. Hasn't happened since I changed to fibre. It was very noticeable that internet speed in general would drop at times in the house particularly when...

I am involved in a small restaurant business. We had intended to come off the EWSS when indoor dining resumed as the criteria for the scheme ( July 2021 to Dec 2021) is that the business is expected to be down 30% for the 12 month period versus 2019. We believed if we were fully open we would...

When you reupholster you really are only saving on the beech frame which is the least most expensive part of most sofas-typically less than €300. The fillings and fabric are the most expensive. Removing the existing material and fillings is labour intensive and costly . Also these will be dumped...

Just wondering how will this work in restaurants. Customers obviously wont be wearing them so I presume its kind of pointless for staff to be forced to wear a mask if everyone else is not. Perhaps new legislation doesn't apply to restaurants-only normal retail. Anyone know?

I think green algae forming on surfaces that dont get great sunshine is normal in Ireland particularly if near trees. I would have green algae on north facing roof slates and patio slabs in my home. I clean if off every few years. I have also noticed some algae growth on painted wall surfaces...

Like Seagull I had a similar issue with pressure constantly dropping and thought I had a leak. I got someone who services gas boilers and it turned out I had no leak. All he did was pressurise a vessel in the hot press where the hot water is stored by pumping it with air. No parts required just...

Years ago I can recall getting a bad smell in a kitchen that we could not identify and it turned out I had got high wattage bulbs for light fittings which heated up too much and this heat was attacking the plastic covering and smelling terrible.

I noticed that as well and decided to go with the single payment instead. It appeared to me that I was authorizing 12 direct debits for the full amount (12 x 500). Really is confusing and LPT website has not done a good job in making payments foolproof and transparent.

I put a heat recovery ventilation system while renovating my house. While its relatively maintenance free its hard to know whether it is really of any use. I think they are best suited to a new build where the whole house is tightly insulated from the start with no fireplaces or wall vents...

Hi I am just wondering does anyone understand the charges for natural gas in a retail premises. We buy gas from Energia for heating and they have a monthly Site Capacity Charge of €422 (€5064 annually) to us as part of their bill. I have tried to understand this charge on the various websites...

Recommend the Wellington. Its a good three star and in what I consider the best location. Walk easily to central park or times square, underground beside u. loads of good pubs and restaurants in locality and very safe.

Can a club get a temporary bar license to hold events about 12 times per year. If so how do you go about it and what are the costs involved

Similar problem here. We found out our phone connection to an alarm center was the main problem. Had to split the line to solve the issue. Still have occasional issues and found for some reason that changing the router also helps.I have two that I interchange on a regular basis.

I am a person similar to your neighbour. My house is relatively new compared to my neighbour and his garden is full of trees and I have none. Every winter due to prevailing winds I get almost all of his leaves deposited in my garden. I am talking about 40 plus wheelbarrows full and they ruin my...

Be careful of Next. Very expensive, made look good but poorly made. No such thing as free finance from Next or DFS. Cost of credit is added to the price organized by external credit companies but their advertisements suggest it is free. Nothing is free in this world. Best locations to buy sofas...

Elginelf The plumber was one of the guys Bord Gais use to service gas boilers. Your regular plumber generally would not be familiar with the way these gas systems operate. As far as I can recall he pumped air into two chambers, one in the gas boiler and one in a large oval shaped attachment...

Had the same problem for years started losing pressure over about a week until at the end it was losing pressure every day.I was sure I had a leak. Eventually I got a plumber who knew what they were doing. He explained I had no back pressure in the system and the water was draining from the...

If you can afford it I suggest you book two different hotels one in the Disney area and one within the Universal Studios compex ( there are three to choose from inc Hard Rock hotel). The benefit of booking within Universal is that your room key allows you jump to the front of the queue on all...