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A need is something that is necessary for an organism to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a dysfunction or death. In other words, a need is something required for a safe, stable and healthy life (e.g. air, water, food, land, shelter) while a want is a desire, wish or aspiration. When needs or wants are backed by purchasing power, they have the potential to become economic demands.
Basic needs such as air, water, food and protection from environmental dangers are necessary for an organism to live. In addition to basic needs, humans also have needs of a social or societal nature such as the human need to socialise or belong to a family unit or group. Needs can be objective and physical, such as the need for food, or psychical and subjective, such as the need for self-esteem.
Needs and wants are a matter of interest in, and form a common substrate for, the fields of philosophy, biology, psychology, social science, economics, marketing and politics.

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  1. D

    URGENT Hi I have a worchester heat slave 18/25 and continually needs bleeding

    Hi I have a worchester heat slave 18/25 and continually needs bleeding of the Kero, runs all day when bled. when it cuts out on the stat it wont start again without bleeding
  2. R

    23 year old Vaillant Thermocompact needs replacing - flue problems?

    We built our detached house 23 yrs ago, having a Vaillant Thermocompact boiler with a Megaflo tank, and it's been excellent. The boiler sits in a room under the stairs, with the flue discharging out of the side wall (no windows or doors) at a height of around 2.5m from the ground. The...
  3. S

    Noisy pipe issue needs solving

    I have noisy pipe issue. See attached photos. When the water flows from the floor above into the straight down into the waste pipe, when it reaches the bottom of the bend, you can hear the noise. What is the best solution to stop this noise? Add more bends to the pipe and if so where is...
  4. J

    Help understand my hot water system, and is efficient for my needs?

    We have moved into a large, old house and the bills are very high. I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to manage the hot water. In the cellar is an Indirect Hot Water cylinder, controlled by a Honeywell Smart thermostat, and powered by a relatively new 48kw Worcester boiler. The...
  5. S

    URGENT Boiler needs to be re-pressurised

    Hello all, Our Main combi boiler is flashing a blue light with the error code of 118. I know that the boiler needs to be re-pressurised but I’m unsure which taps to use. I would like to attach an image but I can’t see a button for it. If anyone could help me I’d really appreciate it, thanks...
  6. Husk24

    The one radiator that needs to stay on all the time …

    Hi guys, I wanted to ask , im I right in saying that there needs to be one radiator that needs to stay on all the time, well in my case its the radiator in the hallway, however the installer ended up putting something like a non thermostat valve control which i can turn down or close it fully...
  7. N

    Idiot needs help

    Hello, recently temporarily (hopefully) moved into a hmo. Cheap and cheerful and will do me until work is back to normal post pandemic. My bathroom has water (inc in rent) and electric shower, bathroom has cold water only. Electric is metered I pay for. it’s not the warmest building as it’s...
  8. H

    Cistern needs replacing but on inspection looks like a bigger problem...

    The other day I tried flushing one of the toilets in our house, but the handle went straight down and I heard the sound of plastic breaking. Part of the 3 piece cistern had somehow become detached from a groove lock holding it in place. The action of turning the flush handle sharply managed to...
  9. P

    Radiator needs regular bleeding

    One radiator in the house needs to be bled every week, it works fine otherwise and there is no sign of a leak near the radiator or in the pipes leading to it. Should I be worried about a leak?
  10. SlimD

    Heating needs hot water on to get it to work

    After advice: Got a sealed heating system run off an old Potterton Suprema system boiler. Can only get heating to come on by turning on both heating and hot water. Then once boiler fires turn hot water off and heating kicks in after a few minutes but Heating won’t come on by itself when first...
  11. I

    Mira Vigour thermostatic shower needs new brushes.

    Hi. Our Mira Vigour thermostatic shower is starting to make a whining noise. It sounds very familiar! Eight years ago I ignored it and ended up having to replace the entire unit. Older and wiser (courtesy of the internet) I realise (now) that it needs new brushes; I've had the cover off and can...
  12. A

    Plastic kitchen drain pipe needs to fix into ceramic soil pipe, nr Redruth Cornwall UK

    My kitchen waste pipe discharges into a pipe going to my soakaway. It has now unsurprisingly become blocked (about 6 m from the drain). The soil pipe from the toilet to my septic tank passes underground about 1 m away from the end of the kitchen waste pipe with a good enough slope for the...
  13. R

    New build heating engineer needs pointing in the right direction.

    Hi, I have a vaillant ecotec plus boiler (pre 2012 model) that is giving me hot water issues. It points towards a hot water heat exchanger issue or diverter valve, but I have replaced the diverter valve (old one seemed to still operate as it should as well) so it would seem that wasn't the issue...
  14. N

    Complete novice needs help.

    I think I initially posted this in the wrong place,so I am adding it here. I hope someone can help Hey all I know this kind of post has probs bin posted before, but I am at my wits end...
  15. C

    Toilet seat needs tightening

    I have a Egesermix toilet and the seat has come loose, as it’s an all in one system I don’t have access to tighten the bolts. Any advice on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated. I’ve attached a photo if that helps identify the problem.
  16. B

    Grey water tank in home needs cleaning

    our home has a grey water tank for kitchen sink. Pipe going to the tank is super sluggish. What can we do to clean it
  17. king of pipes

    Home haircut needs must . ?????

    The wife had to give me a home haircut today never ever has this happened before , luckily enough it was No4 on a pair of clippers 😥 and the same all over it turned out okish only one slip up anyone else had to do this ?????? and was it success or disaster just a bit of fun chaps Regards. Kop
  18. Andrew Stride

    URGENT An old mains stopcock on an 30mm pipe needs replacing, please help.

    I need to replace the stopcock on an old mains water pipe. The house is about 60 years old, the pipes OD is 30mm, my local plum centre said they had no parts available to do this. The old stopcock is leaking and seized solid. Any advice about where I can get the parts to fix the problem would...
  19. S

    Moved house - boiler broken and needs replacing

    Just moved in and we knew the combi boiler, a Ferroli, was a total piece of the proverbial! Anyway it’s losing pressure - called out our home emergency and they said the boiler is on it’s last legs! In summary we have 16 radiators, 2 showers, 1 bath and 6 sinks, although they won’t all be used...
  20. B

    Baxi boiler needs topping up daily

    Hi, we've got a Baxi Combi 105 HE boiler which is about 13 years old. It needs water adding every time I put it on as it keeps dropping 0. I was going to nurse it through another winter but I'm thinking things must be dire now. How much would a like for like replacement be with fitting, a...
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