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Hi, for anyone who might be interested. I changed the pump about 6 weeks ago and that seems to have completely fixed the problem. One thing to watch out for if you're going to change a pump though.... there seems to be different versions of the pump and despite getting a genuine Indesit pump...

Thanks for that. I've taken off the waste pipe, flushed it through and put it back on but it wasn't blocked. Any other ideas?

Hi, I could do with some help diagnosing a problem. I have an Indesit W143SUK which keeps sticking mid cycle. It stops full of water with the light flashing 5 times and the dial clicking round. If I drain the machine from the pump it seems to temporarily fix the problem and it works again -...

Hi folks, Just about to start a job that I've not done before and wondered if anyone had any advice. I'm laying a new (pre-finished) t&g 18mm oak floor onto existing joists. I've got all the old floor boards up and the joists seem in pretty good nick, I've hired a Porta-nailer and think I'm...

I'm completely gutting a bathroom and lining the walls with Moisture Resistant plasterboard. I've tiled direct to plasterboard before and it was a dream but on this job I need the tiling to be half height. I'm a bit worried about the top row of tiles not sitting level where they overlap the...

Ban, you are a legend on this forum! I see the error of my ways regarding the relay in series. I realise that (assuming this works) the circuits are joined when both upstairs and downstairs lights are turned on and that is probably very bad practice.... but it's no different than it (and...

Again, thanks all for the advice. The coil contacts are the top (not the left) and the switch contacts are at the bottom. The relay is there to prevent the switched live from the downstairs bathroom feeding back into the upstairs lighting circuit and turning the lights on. This is what...

Seem to have messed that up. If you click on the thumbnail you get it bigger....

Wiring diagram here I hope... Grateful for any comments on whether this will work!! Thanks

Wiring diagram here I hope... Grateful for any comments on whether this will work!! Thanks

Thanks guys. The pull cord I'm looking at is this one... www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/Wiring_Accessories~Dimmers_All/Dimpull/index.html It says it is 'suitable for use with fans' but I'm pretty sure (from reading this forum) that it's not by means of a...

Thanks guys, big help. IP44 it is!! Another question while I'm at it... Can you recommend a contactor or relay that I can use on the load side of the lighting pull cord switch (before the lights) to switch the extract fan? I'd be mounting it in the loft. I know it may sound like an odd...

A question on the finer points of the regs and the definition of bathroom Zone 2.... My sparks is telling me that a fitting in Zone 2 (in the ceiling about 2.4m above a shower) needs to be IP67 because the shower is classed as a 'water jet'. All the diagrams I can see suggest that IP44 would...

Help! I'm re-wiring a bathroom to have dimmable lights. I've noticed a couple of dimmable pull cord switches but I can't tell from the website whether they're double-pole or not. Anyone know where I can get a double pole pull cord dimmer that only dims the switched live to the light and not...