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Hi. My Indesit washer dryer WG1195WG has a problem with washing whenever heated water is involved (not rinsing or spinning, which are fine). The drum turns and agitates the clothes fine. However, as the machine enters a wash cycle, water continually enters the drum (sounds like a waterfall), the...

Thanks for your very quick replies! As I am a complete electrical novice, can I just check that 15-16A isn't too high for an extractor fan? And will both switches have 4 terminals plus earth? As you can't see inside a switch until you've bought it, I'm wary of buying any more switches...

Hi. I am trying to replace the pull-cord switch of my bathroom extractor fan. I have now determined (after wasting lots of time, and trying to replace with normal 1 and 2 way ceiling switches) that the existing switch is a double pole switch (where the switch switches live and neutral at the...

I have an RDL 4 inch extractor fan in the ceiling of my bathroom. It was built into my house in 1995 when my house was erected. The problem I had was that although the pull cord always turned the fan on straight away, when it was pulled to turn it off, it often would not stop the fan. Sometimes...