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Where abouts do i find the heater element? Is it at the bottom near the motor. Your help is much appreciated thanks

We have a second washing machine in the garage. Its a zanussi jetsystem 1000 and is over 6 years old. Its rarely been used in that time but was working ok years ago and hasnt been used since until now. When i switch it on it fills then does 2 wash cycles and then trips. It drains fine without...

My gainsborough electric shower is not heating the water and there is power to the pull cord. It is quite old and i was just wondering is there any checks i could do or should i just buy a new one.

How do i do that? I take it the head of the valve must turn to vary the flow of cold water. I did try to turn it but it didnt want to move. The body of the pump did feel quite hot though and not sure if thats normal or the problem you just mentioned. Is the blending valve plumbed into the mains...

A salamander pump that locks out at no 3 with the red light flashing,is it more than likely air in the pump or pipework. The pump is located at the base of the hot water cylinder with a blending valve to keep it cool. The pump is used to boost the hot water only to all the taps. Ive already...

Could anyone tell me how u can work at a toilet where the pan is all one piece, and you cant even see pipes or the pan connector. The dual flush valve wasnt working and i couldnt even turn the water off cos i couldnt see the cold feed pipe ballfix valve. I had to tie up the fluidmaster valve...

I cant understand why when i put the heating on for a couple of hours,the next morning the water is cold. I have a firebird 90 oil fired boiler sealed central heating system, with an indirect hot water cylinder. I couldnt see any flow and return pipes from the boiler to the side of the cylinder...

I have an immersion heater thats not working. Its called a willis type thats situated on the outside of the hot water cylinder, and i would like to test if its the power to the switch thats at fault. The switch is the fused connection type with the neon light. Can i test it with a phase tester...

Just want to say thks for your help,and this has been my first rad sizing calculations,which ive actually enjoyed even though my maths at school was woeful. Just one more question regarding the positioning of the heating pump. I understand its best working under positive pressure to prevent...

Theres only going to be 3 extra rads on top of what his original boiler supplied. The reason it was removed was because i dont think granny would fancy sharing the bathroom with it. The decision to relocate a new boiler to an area outside with its own we boiler house is what he has in mind. The...

A friend wants me to plumb a granny flat which basically is about the size of a garage 3 metres wide x 6 metres long split into 3 roms; bathroom = 1m90mm x 3m, bedroom =3m x3m, and living room with open kitchen = 3m x 3m930 mm. The height from the solid concrete floor to the ceiling is 2m 400mm...

Low mains pressure in new build especially at far end of house in en suite meant that the plumber put in a mains pump to boost the pressure and located it near the hot water cylinder. The plumber as we have just found out plumbed an aqualisa aquastream power shower to the mains pump and as a...

Is the bathroom docter available to advise me on the above dilemma or any other professional. Thankyou

Thankyou for your advice. The aqualisa engineer came out and had a look, and he said that the shower was plumbed to the mains pump which is installed near the hot water cylinder. The mains pump was installed because the water pressure in our bedroom ensuite was poor. The engineer said that this...

My aqualisa aquastream thermostatic shower is leaking at the back of the unit when it is switched on and the water is running down the wall. What is the most common cause of this. could it be the cartridge at fault I tried to take the unit off the wall as the hot and cold pipework was directly...