Recent content by Bobadiyer

The pcb failed in my Vaillant Ecotec Plus 624 back in the summer after it had been switched off for a while when working on some electrics. I noted down all the settings, fitted a new pcb and set it to the same settings (as it happens they were all at factory defaults apart from the target...

The only real problem with ‘cube adapters’ is mechanical in that they tend to droop out of the socket and be prone to getting the odd kick or bash with a vacuum cleaner. Electrically, provided they’re fused, they’re as safe as any other multi-way. FWIW I just had a glance behind my TV/media...

Thanks John. Finally got round to getting it up on a bench for a look. Belt was still there but not on pulleys. Bit of a fankle but got it cleaned up a bit, back on and it now self-propels again.

A club I belong to has an elderly Honda Izy 16" mower. Runs and cuts fine but it's supposed to self propel and doesn't. The lever to engage the drive generates a bit of springy resistance when it's pulled and the mower does seem a bit more resistant to pulling backwards then but it won't move on...

Hotpoint Aquarius WF640 (getting on a bit now) has suddenly started flushing the fabric softener into the drum too early, during the initial fill cycle, leaving the compartment with only a little clean water in it. The syphon tube is clean and clear (water runs through easily) and the blue...