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    Hotpoint Washer Drum Clonks

    Model: Hotpoint Ultima Extra WMA62 Problem is that when drum turns, eg during wash, spin or simply by hand it makes a clonking like the drum is being tapped firmly. But you cannot feel the tap when you turn the drum. The problem occurs in both directions. I have removed the belt and the noise...
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    water softener not softening

    Hi, Advice appreciated. Have fitted a fourwinds timer contolled water softener. It's model E10T which looks the same as the one wickes sell. Problem is that the regenration process only seems to be effective when the salt tank is manually primed like when first installed. The...
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    Upgrading W to Y Plan

    Hi, Appreciate if someone out there can advise. I plan to upgrade the heating from the W plan to Y. Does anyone know if the brass component of the three-port valve is the same on both types of diverter. I'm was hoping to fit the 4073 actuator without replacing the actual 4044 valve to save...
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    proximity of gas and hot water pipes

    Hi, I'm sure many of you will know thissimple question. Is there guidance on how close a hot central heating pipe can be to a gas pipe? I'm adding another radiator. It's an old house with loads of cuts in the floor joists for vairous and past plumbing and electrics. So much so that the joists...
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    plastering basement with slight damp

    House is terrace about 200 years old with solid walls. There's a small section of external wall, about 1.6m wide, about two thirds below ground, joining a section of side wall shared with neighbour about 1m wide. I'm on a hill so neighbour's basement floor is about 30cm higher up. Damp was...
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    Plaster boarding 200 year old solid external wall

    I'm using plaster board with PB adhesive to replace sections of the old crumbling plaster in my kitchen. But just a bit worried about a section on the external wall. It doesn't have a cavity, so was wondering if i should be taking any precautions against damp penetrating from the outside over...
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