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Could it not be the by-pass open to much? feel the tube along by pass back to boiler return

ahh this is a condenser dryer-yes Does it stop completely or overhaet, 2 different symptoms/cures If it stops after a couple of secs take out the condenser block then remove the little black plug from the small tube that sticks out the back at the bottom then run it with this cap off, see if...

Blocked filter or vent kit outlet, check air is being forced out of vent while running if not that's your problem

It's probably the motor capacitor it's fitted to side of motor with a 13mm nut just short out terminals before you touch it just in case it's not that and it's charged up, It'a 8 Mfu about £6/£8 retail (they usually burst open/melt) You only need to remove lid and right hand side panel...

Won't do washer any harm at all, will give you a larger than normal fuel bill though as all 5 rinces will be in your precious hot water Also a machine filling with hot water can ruin your clothes as your water going in will be hotter than 40 o 50 degC. And your clothes will come out well...

Forget the bend on the pipe, you can take the pre formed bend off and throw it away, it's really for going over a sink but it's also to stop you pushing the outlet end of the drain hose to far down the standpipe, which is in effect what you have done exept it sounds to me like you haven't got a...

Long story- short version, Industrial unit and offices I do some work for have a failed 10kw instant water heater to serve brew room sink, male + female wash rooms, 3 hot taps in all. Heater is in a crawl space behind ladies wash room is apain to get to have to unscrew decor panels. They want...

The drain pipe is to low or pushed to far down inside the stand pipe. The end of the grey outlet pipe must be higher than the full machine's water level so water has to be actually pumped up and out, and an air brake ( a gap between outlet pipe and the stand pipe internal wall)

Yes I think you mean can a washing machine with 2 valves hot and cold, be used on cold fill only. The answer is yes, but you need to provide water to BOTH valves in order for all programmes to work properly. This is done as you say with a Y piece that goes on the cold tap and then run 2 hoses...

If you have fully unscrewed/locked it and it still won't come out chances are it's the fluff in it thats stopping you pulling it out. Try a pair of pliers on the handle/knob portion of filter and jer, jer, jiggle it a bit whilst pulling in and out as much as you can it should eventually come

Yes it's an A/23 MFFI, Just sorted it, I suspected faulty relay also, so I took board off (240v board) and traced the relay for sparker, no dry joints visually obvious when checked before, relays are selaed lid type so tried to lever lid off with small screwdriver against the board, the 240v...

My son has an inherited Ariston A/23 combi, full new system looks to be about 2 yrs old. Spark generator gets no supply when it won't light (240 Volt), and after a few seconds lock-out lamp comes on, when it does ignite it gets about 136 volts ac. Tested everything I can think of. Fan and...

If the stains look like splashes of black oil or paint, it's re-depositing of dirt on your clothes, it's not oil and will wash out over next couple of washes. The cause is not enough detergent over a long period of time. Soap powder is designed to remove dirt from clothes and suspend that dirt...

tiredengineer At last someone on my side!!! Every time that b*****y advert comes on I cringe How can they advertise salt in the tablet, this encourages the user not to put salt in the salt bottle in the dishwasher. As you quite rightly said when salt is put in the proper place it is used...

Assuming the empty water light is not on all the time UNPLUG MACHINE Take the rear panel off about 10 screws including a bar accross the top of it, inside here you will see the heater cover in about the centre, two thermostats on the heat shield about an inch diameter. one of them will...