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Having discovered a couple of years ago, what happens to the pump when the pressure vessel has lost its pressure over time (pump starts on its own and runs for a few seconds) I fitted a new pressure vessel. I was unable to find a leak in the old unit. Two years down the road and I had to...

I have a Howdens hardwood external door frame and door that need to be made 20mm narrower to fit the brick opening. I'm torn between simply taking 10 mm off the sides of the frame or carry out some carpentry on the joints and reduce the door and frame size by 20mm. This is more work, but does...

We currently have two Siemens 12 year old built in ovens, one a microwave combo and the other a conventional oven. They have been excellent products and we are considering replacing with new Siemens/Neff equivalent models. There is nothing wrong with ovens, just a desire to buy the next 12 years...

Five years ago we refurbished two bathrooms to high specification and fitted two Swiss Schneider Graceline cabinets. These are not cheap at well over a grand each. Since installing these, we have experienced a high level of mirror door edge deterioration. One cabinet is now on its third set of...

I am thinking of installing Hive and have a query I cannot find the answer to. I have a Honeywell programmer and wired thermostat. Is there any experts among you who can answer the following questions please: 1.Can i keep the Honeywell programmer and thermostat wiring for possible future...

Hi all We have a ten year old Bosch Siemens SE65T390GB integrated dishwasher that I would estimate has run for approx 3,500 wash cycles. It started to leak at the door seal which is an easy fix. I have started to research getting a new model in case it has reached a point of being unreliable or...

I have a Bosch KA58NP90GB/07 fridge freezer (I think its a Daewoo). The water dispenser is intermittent.Mains pressure ranges from 2.7 bar to 3.5 bar. Filter, pipework etc is fine, you can also hear the dispenser switch and solenoid valve operating. The two way water control valve (Bosch part no...

Hi all, Apologies for parading my ignorance and if this is already covered elsewhere in the forum. I would like to run a pipe from my hall radiator through to the newly converted garage to living space. The existing rad is fed by 10mm pipework. Can anyone tell me how many BTU's or radiators a...

Hi all, I have a five year old water softener as above which has stopped working properly. The counter that shows the litres of water the machine can pass through before regenerating is increasing rather than decreasing to zero as it should, then regenerating. The service due icon is also...

Hi guys, Our fridge/freezer requires a new water control valve. Bosch have sent me a triple valve part no 00751025. On fitting the replacement I discover this is the wrong part. They should have sent me a double valve part no 00497830. The parts have a lot of similarities and it occurred to me...

Hi there, I suspect the above bypass valve is stuck in the open position and allowing water to pass through all the time. When adjusting the unit there does not appear to be any spring resistance. I have considered buying a new valve and swapping the working part from the new valve to the old...

Our 2012 Miele washer dryer has been plagued by a white powder residue building up on the surface of the dryer ducting, heater and fan housing. Miele have visited the machine three times this year and replaced all the parts. The washing contamination problem is now coming back again. With usual...

Question for washer dryer experts please Our now infamous 30 month old WT2789iss has developed yet another fault and as usual trying to contact Miele is a joke. We have had two service visits in three months for dryer faults and now when the drying cycle is used the lCD display goes...

The saga of the dryer fan seizure on our 28 month old Miele continues. Miele changed the fan and duct pipe from the bottom of the drum to the fan assy. Every time we use the dryer we are getting residue and foreign matter out of what appears to be the dryer return ducting. We have eliminated...

We have a two year old Miele WT2789 on which the dryer stopped working and lots of white residue in machine after a wash. Struggled to contact Miele UK, they won't answer the telephone and their website is a joke. Engineer came today and found the dryer fan had seized. The discussion inferred...

Hi all, Am I correct in assuming these devices are a scam from outside UK to get people to part with money for an unsafe device that is as effective as a chocolate fire guard. Or, do they actually work ? No, I am not drunk, just curios for a view from the many experts out there. Thank you.

Hi experts Can you tell me please if I can install a shower pump directly into the hot water supply pipe that is in the airing cupboard and connected to the loft vent pipe or must I fit a Surrey flange or similar. I am only looking at 1.5 bar guest bathroom use. Also, can you tell me what...

Hi experts, We need to improve the pressure at one of our shower heads and a pump looks like the answer. The cold supply runs overhead from loft tank and the hot from the airing cupboard, this makes one pump solution not easy. I am not sure about having two small pumps. Any ideas please on...

Our 10 year old UPVC windows are fitted with Aubi 05058 locking mechanisms. We have just had an incident where the mechanism (centre spindle gearbox) has sheared inside upon closing a window. This leaves the window locked at the offending catch. We have fitted a new gearbox and on stripping the...