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Author:  asfish [ Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:59 ]
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DBSnappa wrote:
Cras wrote:
asfish wrote:
it turns out the guy we bought our house from couldn't be arsed to run flooring in the kitchen to the walls.


That's very much standard practice. Who'd want to fuck about with flooring if you needed to do something with the plumbing or electricals behind the appliances?

I’m not sure I’d call it standard practice. And it’s more to do with the fact that you’d need to rip out the entire ground level kitchen and refit it, which would involve plumbing, counter tops, tiling, hobs etc. Even if you didn’t damage anything, it would still be more expensive than a new kitchen. On top of the cost of the floor. You can, however, ameliorate the issue by being careful.

So, it’s standard insofar that most people won’t budget for the cost and most contractors are lazy/dishonest


Update.... had to drill out and remove the flooring in front of the washing machine so we could get it out, some kicker board was also broken. My kitchen is totally old and crap and should have been replaced years ago.

However my wife can never make her mind up, we go from moving, to doing a big scheme on the house, to a small thing on the house. Last year I put my foot down and had all the bathrooms ripped out and done, this year time for the kitchen I think.

Flooring will go to the walls and the kitchen can be designed and built around that!

Hopefully, the washer can be repaired and it's going back in on boards so it can be removed again

Author:  myp [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 18:43 ]
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We need all-new cookware as ours don't work on the induction hob.

Author:  TheVision [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 18:50 ]
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I did not know you'd need special cook ware for those hobs. Fancy that.

Author:  myp [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 18:55 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I did not know you'd need special cook ware for those hobs. Fancy that.

Neither did we, until about five mins ago. :D

Author:  DavPaz [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 18:57 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
TheVision wrote:
I did not know you'd need special cook ware for those hobs. Fancy that.

Neither did we, until about five mins ago. :D

Is the hob still hot to touch?

Author:  myp [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 18:58 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
TheVision wrote:
I did not know you'd need special cook ware for those hobs. Fancy that.

Neither did we, until about five mins ago. :D

Is the hob still hot to touch?

Nope, won't turn on unless there's something on it.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 19:15 ]
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I think that's the exact one we were looking at for this place! Wanna swap? :D

Pro cook is your friend for suitable pans, there's one at East Midlands outlet if you fancied a jaunt.

Author:  Mr Dave [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 19:24 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I did not know you'd need special cook ware for those hobs. Fancy that.

Yarr. For them to induct upon.

The pans I currently have (and am looking to get rid were bought specifically for induction hob. It's rather neat, really.)

Author:  myp [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 21:06 ]
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Mr Dave wrote:
TheVision wrote:
I did not know you'd need special cook ware for those hobs. Fancy that.

Yarr. For them to induct upon.

The pans I currently have (and am looking to get rid were bought specifically for induction hob. It's rather neat, really.)

If only there was someone you could get rid of them to.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:17 ]
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Get a gas hob. Don’t question this advice, don’t rationalise it either. HTH HAND

Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:13 ]
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My garden looked quite small when I climbed up on the roof of the house and looked around.

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:55 ]
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DBSnappa wrote:
Get a gas hob. Don’t question this advice, don’t rationalise it either. HTH HAND

Induction hobs make up almost all of the top ten Which? best buys.

Author:  Curiosity [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:28 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
DBSnappa wrote:
Get a gas hob. Don’t question this advice, don’t rationalise it either. HTH HAND

Induction hobs make up almost all of the top ten Which? best buys.


Which part of “Don’t question this advice” did you miss?

Author:  Mr Dave [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:18 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
DBSnappa wrote:
Get a gas hob. Don’t question this advice, don’t rationalise it either. HTH HAND

Induction hobs make up almost all of the top ten Which? best buys.


Which part of “Don’t question this advice” did you miss?

The part where I've used both

Author:  Cras [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:12 ]
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I don't think that was part of the statement.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:14 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
DBSnappa wrote:
Get a gas hob. Don’t question this advice, don’t rationalise it either. HTH HAND

Induction hobs make up almost all of the top ten Which? best buys.

I’m entitled to my opinion. I like fire ;)

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:33 ]
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Gas hobs are nice if you have them, or if you're redoing your whole kitchen, but electric works fine if that's what you have.

I know some people who have refused to buy a house because it had an electric oven. Weird.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:34 ]
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An electric oven?

Fuck gas ovens, electric are far better. Electric hobs can suck a dick, though.

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:48 ]
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Grim... wrote:
An electric oven?

Yep. Said that stuff cooked in leccy ovens taste different.

Author:  Mr Dave [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:51 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
An electric oven?

Yep. Said that stuff cooked in leccy ovens taste different.

It does. Less burned.

Author:  Jem [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:59 ]
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Grim... wrote:
An electric oven?

Fuck gas ovens, electric are far better. Electric hobs can suck a dick, though.

:this:

Author:  GazChap [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 13:02 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Electric hobs can suck a dick, though.

I can assure you they can't, as I found out to my own cost.

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 13:16 ]
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Hobknob.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 13:26 ]
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Look at you people with kitchens

Author:  BikNorton [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 13:54 ]
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Induction hobs are best hobs, gas doesn't come close. Nothing else comes close to gas.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 15:46 ]
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BikNorton wrote:
Induction hobs are best hobs, gas doesn't come close. Nothing else comes close to gas.

That's some sound advice there. I think...

Author:  Mimi [ Mon Jan 22, 2018 16:12 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Hobknob.

:D

Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Tue Jan 23, 2018 0:33 ]
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We replaced the electric hob with a gas one (they call them 'cooktops' out here) when we redid the kitchen.

Fortunately there is a sex dungeon underfloor access under that side of the kitchen and a gas pipe very nearby so it was a very simple job.

Author:  Kern [ Thu Jan 25, 2018 18:06 ]
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Renewed two subscriptions this month, and got the stuff through for both this week.

My new YHA membership card is now printed on a crappy bit of cardboard, rather than the robust plastic that could withstand trekking through the wilds (or at least taking a Crosscountry train in standard class). My new Network Railcard (the only one I appear to be eligible for, and who needs to leave the south-east anyway?) is now printed on robust plastic that could survive almost anything rather than the crappy bit of cardboard I've had in the past that was quite well-protected in my ticket wallet.

This discrepency is annoying me more than it should.

Author:  asfish [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:05 ]
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Quote:
We need all-new cookware as ours don't work on the induction hob.


Where did you get the information from about this? We are planning a new kitchen and my wife was saying she wanted an electric hob. :)

I have a load of Stella pans which cost a fair bit of money so wouldn't want to chuck these out.

Author:  myp [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:22 ]
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I got the information from putting my cookware on the hobs and them not working.

I found one saucepan and one frying pan that worked, because they are cast iron and not aluminium. Anything with a coating won't work.

Author:  Mr Dave [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:27 ]
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asfish wrote:
Quote:
We need all-new cookware as ours don't work on the induction hob.


Where did you get the information from about this? We are planning a new kitchen and my wife was saying she wanted an electric hob. :)

I have a load of Stella pans which cost a fair bit of money so wouldn't want to chuck these out.

Electric does not necessarily mean induction. (but it is the best form of electric hob)

Basically, pans have to iron based, as its done through magnetism. Although I believe notall steel pans are usable for some reason I don't know . (alternatively you can have an in between iron plate, but that's daft)

Author:  Mr Dave [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:33 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Anything with a coating won't work.

?
Unless it somehow blocks the induction it should be fine. I've not had any problems with coated pans.

Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 13:03 ]
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Cover the hob with a piece of iron and use your old pans.

Author:  myp [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 13:16 ]
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Mr Dave wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Anything with a coating won't work.

?
Unless it somehow blocks the induction it should be fine. I've not had any problems with coated pans.

Fair enough. All the ones we've got don't work.

Author:  BikNorton [ Fri Jan 26, 2018 22:54 ]
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The base of your pan has to be at least 9% iron or something.

Our previous induction-compatible pans were tefal ones where high-iron 'pads' poked through the low-iron stainless steel base; worked fine but our new cooker said that's really bad for efficiency and also can cause hot spots that can damage the glass.

Newer le creuset pans are solid high-iron bases and we can boil water in them faster than the kettle, but flecks of iron keep going rusty in the dishwasher. Ridiculous warranty will help there.

Our jam pans also work; the old one is difficult to keep boiling and can confuse the hob but the base is warped slightly so I bought a new same-model one and it's fine.

Author:  MaliA [ Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:02 ]
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I stayed up to the VERY LATE time of ten to midnight trying to catch up on Amazon TV. As I have been eating rubbish food for a week when I sat on the toilet I done a MASSIVE WHIZZPOPPER that woke up Bang and she wouldn't settle. She also woke up Crash who decided my bed was better. At one in the morning I went dowe stairs with Bang and we watched The Grand Tour until two when I pit her down again. As I had no bed space, I slept in Crash's bed until six when Bang woke up again and here we are.

Author:  Mimi [ Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:52 ]
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Today is my mother’s 60th birthday. By coincidence it’s also her brother’s wife’s birthday. They have the same name, my mother and aunt, and both turn 60 today.

Anyway, as they were both hitting a big birthday they decided to go out for a meal last night, which is quite a big occasion due to my mother’s mobility problems. My mum, her husband, my uncle and his wife, to celebrate the women both turning 60. A really nice thing. Except on Friday evening, the day before the meal that has been organised for quite some time now, it was dropped into conversation that it would not be just the four of them as had been said up until now. No. The table had been booked for 17, because my uncle’s three children, their partners, and their kids had all been invited and this has been arranged for weeks. These are my uncle’s children, not his wife’s, but it’s kind of galling that my mother did not have any of her kids or grandchildren there, nor the opportunity to invite them. She would not have assumed it just fine to invite her entire extended family when it had been planned just for four. That she only found out less than 24 hours to go before the meal, is telling.

I’m not annoyed for myself. I couldn’t have gone at the moment as my health is too poor, but I’m annoyed for my mother, and annoyed about my uncle. I don’t like the way he operates.

The kicker, however, is that they brought out a surprise cake. It was iced with my aunt’s name, and SURNAME, because you wouldn’t want to accidentally want people to think that the cake might also be celebrating the other person there with that same name.

It is making me feel sad as she said that she felt very overlooked last night and that it wasn’t really her birthday at all. :(

Author:  myp [ Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:15 ]
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Wow, that's cold.

Author:  Warhead [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 21:14 ]
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:this:

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 22:40 ]
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I don’t think I get the picture, sorry :(

Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 23:02 ]
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The bit on the zip that you grip has turned sideways. It’s one of those that ain’t supposed to do that.

Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 23:02 ]
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Or he’s left his flies open.

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 23:10 ]
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Oh! I thought it was a follow-on comment on what I had posted, afterctge :this:

D’oh.

Author:  Warhead [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 23:35 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
The bit on the zip that you grip has turned sideways. It’s one of those that ain’t supposed to do that.


That’s correct. It just works its way sideways but is very difficult to get back into the correct position. They’re like those metal puzzles you get in Christmas crackers. It happened on my several zips on my last pair of work trahziz and is a bloody nuisance. These are relatively new and this is the first time it’s happened. Why they don’t have the round loops on them, I don’t know.

Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jan 31, 2018 23:58 ]
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It's like having a twisted seat belt. Don't know how it happens, it just does.

Author:  Warhead [ Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:47 ]
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Very much so.

Author:  Kern [ Fri Feb 09, 2018 17:16 ]
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Happy Hour at a particular pub starts at 16:00. I bought my pint at 15:50. That's 45p I could have saved were I not so impatient.

Author:  Squirt [ Fri Feb 09, 2018 17:27 ]
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I think that with that info, we can work out Kern's Annualised Beer Discount rate. He'd rather have a beer now than a beer and 45p in 10 mins. Extrapolating out, Kern would rather have:

* A beer now over a beer and £2.70 in an hour.
* A beer now over a beer and £64.80 in a day.
* A beer now over a beer and £23,652 in a year.

Worth bearing in mind if you ever owe him money.

Author:  Kern [ Fri Feb 09, 2018 18:23 ]
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:D
Yeah, I'm that easy.

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