Recent content by greencoat

Thanks for that fidom, I think I've found the problem whilst looking at it. There seems to be only 1 x T.O.C and one of the leads to it had gone brittle where it attatched to the T.O.C and had all but snapped. It's not possible to shorten it, so I'll replace it if I can source one and take...

Hi all, got an old Homark electric fan oven. Using the oven is ok up to about 150 degrees, it operates normally, ie warming-up then light goes off when at right temp., but when it's set to about 180 and above, it cuts out after about 5/10 mins. I assume it's a thermal cut-out, as it doesn't...

Actually, it may be ok. I just took the missus' car out for a spin, came back and presto, the room's at 22.5°. Maybe it does it in stages??

Hi all, I've got a Drayton Digistat +3 in the livivng room, controlling the c/h. But whatever the temp is set at, the thermostat stops the c/h about 0.7°C short of the set temp. eg, today the temp was set at 22.5° and I watched as the c/h was running then the thermostat clicked off at...

Thanks, the lights are tiled around, so moving them to allow for venting is a bit of a problem. The tape might be ok, but I'm not sure if just putting it above the light would be enough...I'll try though. In addition, I was hoping to find some kind of insulating material as a thin layer in...

Hi all, our kitchen wall cupboards get warm during the evening when we have the lights on underneath them. They are small flourescent units with 18w tubes in. Is there something I can line the bottom of the cupboards with to prevent the bottom part of the cupboard getting warm? We're...

Hi all, Need to change the PV in my Worcester Bosch 230, as the bladder's gone inside it. Is this one difficult to do? I know this boiler's a bit on the old side, but it's been fine apart from this & a diaphragm. Cheers, Pete

I haven't mate, but I see what you mean. If I unhook the belt and see if it still makes the noise.... I didn't think of a dry bearing too. Cheers

Hi all, (and best wishes) this washer sounds bad on spinning.It's like a loud hollow sound, not banging. I've tried to move the drum to check the bearing as you normally would, but there's no play. When you turn drum by hand whilst empty, the same hollow noise is there, just lower...

Thanks for prompt replies, I don't know about the idea of an external tank, there seems to be decent access to it inside if it just needs replacing. Forgive me, but I thought that if it's filled with water only a few days after being drained, it meant the diaphragm's gone inside? It seems...

Hi all, got a problem where the pressure kept dropping on dial. Topping-up, the needle rose very quickly. Had a guy drain the expansion vessel and recharge it to 1bar, but a few days later, it's back down to almost zero. There are no drips from the release pipe outside. I measured...

Thanks Rocks, Pete

Hi all, can anyone advise how to best access and remove the tensioner/jockey wheel on this dryer in order to lube the wheel ? I've had both front and back open at different times but I'm concerned the drum will fall off a pivot or something similar. Many thanks, Pete

Hi all, got a Hotpoint First Edition tumble dryer, about 4 years old. It's fine, ( I had to replace a broken belt 2 years ago ) except for the 1st 5 minutes that you run it. There's a high-pitched squeaking noise which is constant, but then stops. Is this a drum bearing on it's way ? I...

Thanks mate, the 'item' was a machine washable bathroom rug and so I thought this would be heavier than any normal item when wet. Anyway thanks for the advice, I'd started to test it with the pressure switch disconnected, but got the same result. Cheers, Pete