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    Water light ON but has drain hose installed-Hotpoint Dryer

    We have a Hotpoint TCEM 80C Experience Condenser Dryer. When we purchased this several months ago, I installed a hose (as per the instructions) which sends the water out via the drain which also uses the washing machine. On occasions, the machine will run through the drying cycle but when we go...
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    Low Level Cistern connection - Macdee

    I am assembling a Macdee cistern which will be a low level bottom feed installation. The instruction sheet (with diagrams) is very vague on some issues, and in particular I would like advice as to where the large rubber washer is supposed to be placed. There is a fairly large plastic nut that...
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    How to connect incoming water to toilet cistern

    We are trying to connect the water supply to the the toilet cistern we have in an outbuiding. I have a 300mm 15mm flexihose with a small section of 15mm copper pipe fitted on the end which needs to connect to the toilet cistern. The entrance to the cistern is nylon or plastic I think, and the...
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    Cooker Ring intermittently comes on when in OFF position

    We have a Tricity Bendix Town & Country Electric Cooker - model is DSIE456 or SI 530 (not quite sure as bought 2nd hand). Anyway, the back left ceramic ring which is around 180mm diameter (with inner ring of around 147mm) has the words "Rapid Power Dual Zone" written on it. It tends to come...
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    Rewiring a light fitting without tripping all the electrics?

    When I recently set about renewing a light fitting, I isolated the lighting circuit before starting to ensure that there was no live power at the ceiling point. During the process, the power tripped to the whole house. Apparently, I have been advised since that this was probably because I...
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    Mains tripped when working on disconnected circuit?

    I had to replace our immersion switch today, and switched off that circuit prior to doing this of course (and double checked with my test meter that it was definately then off). Whilst pushing the three wires through the old casing, the trip for the whole house went plunging everything to...
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    Do I need a metal chimney flu liner?

    About 13 years ago, our builders installed a proper chimney liner, which I think is made of terracotta - the "bricks" slot together and are approx 10-12" in diameter. We now want to install an oil fired Esse range cooker, which is an Esse Sovereign Select V40 (vapourising type, not pressure...
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