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Sorted. Removed beater bar, leaving a few bigger holes to get at it. Was indeed an underwire ... Moral of this story - she's not having bras any more ... :lol: Many thanks for your help - extremely appreciated!

Thought for a few seconds you were a star there when I found (the remains of) a sock caught in the gap between mesh drum and external drum ... but that's not actually solved it. Had my head in the drum and have inspected all holes (yes, all holes) together with looking through to see if I could...

Haven't had chance to check on that yet - annoyingly will be Saturday at the earliest before I have time ... Fortunately no school next week, so kids uniforms don't need washing urgently!! :D

I have an 8 yr old (ish) Hotpoint BWD129 washer dryer. An hour or so ago, as it entered the spin cycle, it's started a really horrible screaming sound - the kind that makes you run up and shut it off *immediately*. Having rescued the washing, the filter is completely clear. When I rotate the...

Don't think so - not with a "degree of certainty". I could have got the cylinder off (saw on another thread about whacking it with a hammer - given the method used by the locksmith, that would have worked) but after that I'm not convinced I could have unlocked the 3-point mechanism. I guess the...

Thanks for the response danncus. Door is wood with steel skin. In the end, though, I got a locksmith. I'd done the research already (B&Q and Screwfix stock the lock) but I couldn't see any way of getting the door open. Locksmith snapped the cylinder to remove it, but the locking mechanism was...

Hi folks, My back door won't unlock - wondering if I can do anything rather than calling out a locksmith; I'm generally good with DIY, but know my limits! I assume (given I can't see it, but it looks the same as my front door) that I have an ERA 3-point lock. The key just turns over in the...