Recent content by garyslater

Thanks very much for that - I suspect it will be temperature related and will result in replacement of the unit.

Hi Getting the outside of my house painted. I live in a coastal area (although about three miles from sea), house stands alone backing onto a farmers field and exposed to heavy rain and wind frequently. Are there any brands of white masonary paint that cope better than others in such an...

Hi Not really sure how to describe what is happening. Picture is attached. The seal of the unit appears to be bowing about half way up the frame on the long edge for some reason - any ideas why. I guess it might be necessary to replace the glass?

Hi The fixings on my shower enclosure sliding doors have failed. Looking at replacements it will cost about £170 to replace all 8 of them. A new shower enclosure doesn’t appear to cost much more than that (ours is 8 years old and beginning to show signs of age). I am thinking of just replacing...

Thanks - will try that tomorrow

Really annoying situation now! One is off - I can see a little catch that must have been holding it in place. Can’t get the other one to budge - have put a small screwdriver in the slot and ‘manipulated’ the plastic but still won’t move!

Thanks - I saw that and have put a small screwdriver in but can’t work out any kind of catch to release. Strangely though there was a little bit of movement after I did this. Think putting back together, admitting defeat and a new toaster is the best option!

The slider on the left hand slots (most used) is getting really stiff. I wanted to take the cover off to see if crumbs or just dirt were making it stiff and clean if needed. From what I can see of the mechanism there is nothing particularly visible

Thanks - I wondered this - the handles are probably glued on as the last manufacturing step to prevent people like me taking them apart!

Hi - wet and windy Saturday task - repairing a toaster. I have got so far in taking the cover off but the lever covers are stopping the cover coming off. I have trid pulling them off but they don’t move - any other ideas? Thanks. Morphy Richards toaster

Thanks for the suggestion. I like the idea of the revolving plug especially one that doesn’t have an o-ring. One of the reasons I wanted to go back to standard plug is that although they don’t look as nice at least you know they can’t fail. It looks like the second one suggested is unlikely to...

I have a wash basin with pop up/down waste. It has been stuck in the down position several times, usually solved with a sink plunger which makes it pop up. This time that doesn’t work and it is completely stuck. (I think it was cheap in a new build house) I want to change it to a conventional...

Oh OK - yes - sorry - I was talking about the dual channel hub. I saw the programmable time switches. I wanted more accurate temperature control. I agree I have probably over engineered it!

Oh OK - yes - sorry - I was talking about the dual channel hub. I saw the programmable time switches. I wanted more accurate temperature control. I agree I have probably over engineered it!