Recent content by hippo49

Ok. Here are my own thoughts: Leaving weight boxes: Pros: 1. Easier/cheaper 2. Less disruption to internal decoration. Cons: 1. Might have to repair rotten areas of boxes first, esp at the bottoms. 2. Leaves old timber hidden, where it will be relatively or completely...

I am trying to advise my elderly mother, who is replacing her timber sliding sash windows with uPVC sliding sash. It seems that the weight boxes can either be removed (which Everest did at my own house) or left in place with the new frames fitted to the old timber. Can anyone please advise...

I have noticed that several windows contractors who otherwise fit Veka windows (casement etc), do not seem to fit Veka when it comes to sliding sash windows. Are Veka sliding sash not so good as others, or too expensive, or do people not like the look of them, or what? Any explanations would...

Thanks. You're right - it is Hitchcock-esque. I've seen and heard the crows doing it. Quite alarming. I believe the glazing is fitted from the inside but that the seals can be replaced by taking out the glazing units. It's just that I've been quoted a considerable price. I've heard that...

I have uPVC windows which were installed a couple of years ago. This year, the seals around the glazing have persistently been attacked by crows. I have heard before of crows (and possibly other birds) attacking putty, especially new putty Presumably they find the linseed oil attractive...

Just to say that after a gap when I was doing other things, I've now replaced the Aquastop. The dishwasher is now filling and performing perfectly. The Neff spare parts set up is excellent. The machines and parts may be a bit costly but you get what you pay for. Thanks to all who have...

Thanks, Powersurge. I had the same problem of fit. The first switch/socket plate I bought (a brass effect one to go with the varnished plywood) didn't fit over the drylining box. You get so used to all these things being standard sizes and everything fitting everything else but this one didn't...

I can see why you are puzzled but I didn't know that drylining boxes are made of plastic. Can you get metal drylining boxes? I read about the suggestion of using a drylining box here: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30865 I used the term "metal box" just to mean the...

Thanks, ColJack. Straightforward answers to all the questions! I'll go and look for a drylining box now.

I have plywood panelling on the side of my stair and want to install a flush socket on it. There is moderately good access to the back side of the panel from the solum under the stair. I have read that I should not use a metal box for fire safety reasons but instead should use a drylining box...

Thanks for your continuing interest and help. So, you're pretty sure that it's the aquastop itself that is faulty? I think the time is coming to take the cover off the valve solenoid/motor to see what's going on inside there. Does it just lever off? Is the yellowish stuff inside that...

I just remembered that I could look up the exploded parts diagram on http://bshappliancecare.com/Neff/neffspares.html to check for valves. A bit hard to follow. There are a couple of valves mentioned but sure enough none seems to be an inlet valve (other than the aquastop). What I don't...

Sorry to push you on this, "assuhors", but are you saying that the only two things left which could still be causing the machine not to fill are a) the fill valve in the aquastop being faulty or b) the pressure switch in the aquastop being either faulty or being kept off by some over- or...

See above: When I say I took the cover off, I mean the cover of the aquastop of course.

Thanks, assuhors. Are you saying that the aquastop is the only inlet valve, or is there also an inlet valve inside the machine itself? Because it was one of the easier things to do (before I started this thread) and seemed to be relevant to the machine not filling, I took the cover off to...