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Dirt is an unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty.
Common types of dirt include:

Dust: a general powder of organic or mineral matter
Filth: foul matter such as excrement
Grime: a black, ingrained dust such as soot
Soil: the mix of clay, sand, and humus which lies on top of bedrock. The term 'soil' may be used to refer to unwanted substances or dirt that are deposited onto surfaces such as clothing.

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  1. L

    Washing Machine Dirty Water Smell

    Hi, We have noticed for a while now that when our washing machine nears the end of a cycle we get a bad smell of dirty water in the downstairs toilet which is next door. We have moved the washing machine as we are having floor tiles put down and have noticed that the waste pipe is full of dark...
  2. balders99

    Plumbing or Appliance Fault?

    Had a new Kitchen fitted just before Xmas with integrated Washing Machine and Dishwasher (never again!) Appliances are located around 3.5m away from the sink, in a corner, sink one side, appliances on the other. All hose lengths within manufacturers recommendations btw. Washing Machine drum...
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    • america appliance dirty fault filling plumbing usa washing machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: USA
  3. T

    Radiator banging / clicking - possible reaction to F1 protector?

    Hi. We’ve had rather a lot of noise issues with our radiators since we had a new boiler installed. Our radiators other than 2 more recent ones are all over 30 years old. When the boiler got installed in the middle of 2020, after the first few days, we had several loud airlocks each day...
    • TheGiantHogweed
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    • america banging clicking clicking and clunking dirty kettling possible radiator usa
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: USA
  4. bozor

    Dirty water in underfloor heating loops - how big a job to drain/clean them?

    Hi, I have been noticing my underfloor heating taking longer than usual to heat up. Decided to take a look at the manifold and noticed the water in all the loops looking a bit worse for wear: While not super urgent right now, I think I should get that sorted out in the near future. How big a...
    • bozor
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    • america central heating system dirty heating job loops underfloor underfloor heating usa water
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: USA
  5. H

    Hot, Dirty & Confused...

    Please help... We have a rented, 3 bed, 2 storey house, early 70's construction with VERY little maintenance or upgrades since about 1986. Living room downstairs has a gas fire and a back boiler Bedroom upstairs has a large tank with an immersion heater with a booster pump fitted recently-ish...
  6. S

    at annual service told boiler was dirty - is this a way to be ripped off

    hello i have scottish power boiler cover .. a couple of times recently boiler shut down on its own (keston) had annual boiler service and engineer told wife the boiler is dirty .. does this mean there is sludge which of course isnt covered so it this an excuse for the plumber to try and make...
  7. O

    Peoples are dirty and sad in the same time

    Plumber caught pleasuring himself on CCTV during call-out escapes prosecution
  8. R

    Dirty Van Dirty Man - Cleaning

    There is an old age saying, Dirty Van means a Dirty Man, well that is what my dad taught me. Anyway I've just got a three month lucrative contract and it means using there sign written van....the problem is that the interior is disgusting. It's that bad I don't even want to sit in it, and it...
  9. B

    Could someone please identify the blue part ?

    Hello, I am trying to tidy up the area up in the picture...... I have no clue what the blue part is...... I want to replace it and change its position...... so any help would be appreciated...... I have searched so many different things and I cannot find anything similar Many thanks if...
  10. D

    Dripping tap

    My kitchen tap is constantly dripping. I have changed the washer component but it still drips continuously. Could the problem be that the seat of the washer is dirty?
  11. F

    New boiler with filter in a dirty system

    Lets say I have a new boiler installed into a system which hasn't been very well flushed (or worse - not flushed), but I install a good filter. If I clean the filter often, will the filter be able to protect the boiler? I know that flushing is important and I've described an unlikely scenario...
  12. H

    Ariston E combi 30: Ingition issue, electrodes dirty

    Hi and hello to everybody! I had a plumber in the flat having a look at the ignition problems. Both electrodes got dirty and needed cleaning. The boiler worked fine for a while after the clean but the problem is back now. Electrodes were cleaned again and the problem is back again after shorter...
  13. W

    Dirty expansion tank

    Hello folks My expansion tank in the loft has got a lot of sludge type substance in it why is this? And also should the water in the tank be hot?
  14. Riley

    I feel dirty....

    Just replaced a macerator and now need someone to chemically scrub me as I feel filthy. Not a fun Friday so I'm gonna get drunk. Alcohol is good for sterilising right? have one on me chaps happy weekend
  15. Riley

    Dirty water, some ideas please..

    Afternoon all. Just been rent called to a friends rental property as tenant is complaining of discoloured water in the bathroom basin (only). Having re-run the gas pipes in copper from iron for this flat I assumed that the bathroom fitter had left a small section of iron pipe in situ and this...
  16. L

    Faulty Pump

    Hi there. I have a Worcester Greenstar Heatslave (Oil) I had no hot water or heating and it was found to be the pump. When they took the pump off it was full of grease. They replaced the pump and one week later it happened again and then again 2 weeks after that. They said it was a dirty system...
  17. P

    Fernox or Sentinel for recently powerflushed very dirty microbore system ?

    My Mother had her microbore system powerflushed a couple of years ago by "Powerflush Ltd" ,who did a marvelous job of cleaning out 40 years worh of sludge and got all her rads working again. The guy who did it, was honest enough to warn us that due to the microbore system having such stupidly...
  18. H

    PowerFlushing?

    Hi there, I recently commissioned a Heating Engineer to replace my ancient 29 year old Potterton Boiler with a new Vaillant Ecotec 418 Open Vent system. Part of the Quote included PowerFlushing the Central Heating System. His definition of PowerFlushing was to locate a special pumping machine...
  19. H

    Dirty

    I'm interested to hear your tales of jobs you turned up at that the person or place was in a bad way. I returned to a job to do more work ( why did I give him my card!) another time and stuffed Vicks up both my nostrils knelt down and the bathroom floor was squelching in...yes you've guessed it...
  20. N

    scrap

    anyone know roughly how much clean copper, brazing and brass is fetching scrap value at the mo, im the south west?, cheers
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