Recent content by Grennie

Hi Can anyone tell me if this is the same as a Halstead Best 50 boiler please. We need to get a replacement fan and I have found a couple of spares on the Internet which look the same but slightly different model name. If it helps it was branded as a wickes 50i boiler. Obviously desperate to...

Update - 22 Feb 2010 - Tried everything suggested, but no joy. Called Salamander, they sent an engineer (free as still under 2year warranty) who said it was a faulty circuit board, he changed it & job done in 30mins and all working again.

We have installed this pump as per the instructions and it worked perfectly for a few weeks (used every day by 5 people!). What has just started to happen is that the pump continues to run when the shower has been turned off - the only way to shut it down is to switch it off by the...

After doing a bit more research on the internet, my husband took out the motor and the brushes, cleaned out all the debris in the motor, then gave one of the brushes a rub with some fine sand-paper as it was quite a tight fit. Put it all back together & hey presto my machine is working again...

Hi Did you manage to get your machine working? I am having the same problem and have been told I need a new motor. Thanks

Hi Leccy Thanks for your reply. Well the engineer finally came back (for free)! He has cleaned out a chamber at back right hand corner of the machine which was really blocked and was hopeful that would be it. The brushes have been taken out and cleaned up. Still no joy - it does a slow...

My machine goes through the was cycle ok, starts the spin cycle at 11 mins, gets to 9 mins then jumps straight to 1 min and the clothes are still soaking wet. Engineer came out today and changed the brushes and said it was fixed. I stupidly didn't make sure he had checked the machine whilst he...