Recent content by JoeA

Many thanks, I'm pretty sure it's not temperature, never gets below 16 degrees in the house normally. So perhaps it's too dry, I'll try a bit of water and see what happens. Cheers.

Ok so slight problem, I've panted the wood hardener on the problem area and a fair bit around it too. 24h later it's still really sticky to the touch - what's gone wrong?

I turned off the auto open function of my dishwasher for this very reason - even with the protective strip I can't help thinking it's not great for laminate to have that much steam passing over it!

Wood hardener for rotten wood? That sounds like it will do what I want. Then hopefully I can put the tape/plastic condensation barrier over it and the rest. Many thanks!

I've realised too late that the plastic stick on piece that I stuck under my laminate worktop above the dishwasher to protect it from condensation - I should have also done this next to the sink. Now after a couple of drips have not been wiped away quick enough, a tiny section of the underside...

Many thanks both.

Drum is struggling to turn on Indesit tumble dryer, so I ordered a new capacitor from e-spares. It's a massive pain to open the machine, so I trusted e-spares to tell me which one I needed for my model (IDV75S). They said 9.5uF, but having opened it up there is a 9uF capacitor in there. Will...

Ahh, right of course - so the double outlet appears behind the aerator and then coming through the aerator would mix the flow. I've just tested turning our hot and cold valves on full, and the cold water completely overpowered the hot, so only cold comes out. In order to get a comfortable...

What does a dual flow tap feel like to use? Since the cold water is on the outside does it feel weird when washing up? Do you freeze your fingers one second then scald then the next? It doesn't sound like the water can be very well mixed as it comes out.

I think this proves its not dual flow, I shone a torch up and could only see one large hole for at least 4-5cm up the spout. Plus, running hot water only makes the spout very hot, but it cools immediately as soon as you turn on the cold.

Thanks, that's exactly what I tried to do and I couldn't see any evidence of two distinct pipes, I could only see one dark hole... Yes they are quarter turn valves.

You're definitely sure it's a dual flow tap? Is there any other way to check? I've tried looking up the spout but I can't see anything.

Thank you both for your replies. In terms of hot water contaminating the cold supply, I don't know... We've been OK so far with our current tap... No health issues as far as I can see? How important is this issue? My worry with dual flow taps is the water coming out unmixed so you get boiling...

Hello, I need to choose a new tap for our soon to be fitted kitchen, and I have realised having a gravity fed system will limit my choice somewhat. Cold water tank is in the loft approx 5m above ground level, but tap outlet is about 1m off the ground, so am I right in thinking this will give...

Just in case anyone finds this thread in the future, I took a closer look at the synchron motor on top of the valve and realised it was exactly the same as the motors you can buy off the shelf. I picked up a new "drayton" one from screwfix for £20 and I now have a working valve! The motor is...