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Thanks very much to everyone for the ideas. There isn't a visible gas flame on the boiler, so I can't see if it's modulating down or not. You might be on to something with the cold supply. Cold pressure is normally very good (e.g. bathroom sink taps) but the bath cold pressure is very low...

Hi there. I've just had a new shower fitted, a 'Mira Extra', which (I think) is a thermostatic one, i.e. it adjusts the hot and cold flow to get the set temperature. I've got a combi boiler (a Halstead Finest Gold) which the brochure says is a modulating boiler (i.e. one which reduces the...

The socket and plug were quickly replaced by electrician. The plug has been sufficiently modified (with a hammer) to no longer be a risk. It was sufficiently expensive that I'll probably try and skill-up a bit to be able to do that level of work myself in future, but I needed a quick fix this...

Thanks for this. I thought that the socket was probably the cause (didn't have the problem with the same washer/dryer in a previous house) but hadn't thought about heat damage to the wiring. I guess I'll be taking the electrician option, but for my own curiousity, I imagine that what needs...

Hi, Whilst looking into why my washing machine would occasionally cut out mid-cycle (but work again if restarted half an hour later) I noticed that one of the pins on the plug has built up a collar of melted metal, which is forcing the plug back out of the socket (presumably as it heats up...