Recent content by kwacker

Familiar problem but I can't find the answer after searching the forum. Hotpoint Aquarius WD420 washer/dryer. Started spin cycle while partially filled and flooded out through the drawer. I did the usual of detaching outer drum/pump hose and pump/drain hose - no blockages. Filled and selected...

Quick answer is "yes" although the choice is limited. Try this as an example: http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=B3ZKYQ0T5ZHKSCSTHZOCFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=63030 or have a word with local plumbers' merchant.

Yeah, yeah...... I attended to a sub-floor leak in a mill conversion. It was p*shing out under the bath. Owner's cousin, a plumber (so I was told) had fitted a replacement bath. Waste - no mait, no silicone, no washer, nut not even hand tight, you could pull the waste up with your finger...

IMHO all that silicone may prevent leaks but it will end up in the threads and the waste will be a nightmare to remove if you ever have a problem. Get some plumbers mait (merchant or shed - commonly stocked) and roll into a tube as if it was plasticine and squash it round the underside of the...

Most likely an air lock has developed in the pipe from hot water cylinder to the tap. The hot tank will be standing full of water and would never have been drained by opening the tap. The pipe which draws hot water from the cylinder comes off the very top of the cylinder. The water will have...

Keithwasherman - ta for reply. Just in case it is of use, here's what happened... No power reading at brush motor. Found it to be defective reset switch. Not immediately obvious as vacuum motor was running - reset only for brush motor. Fitted new reset switch - motor still popped and...

Hi all My Bosch vacuum model BUC11700GB got wire tangled round the brush roller. This model has a smaller motor to run the brush. The brush stopped and the small motor went pop and smoked and tripped the reset button. Reset pressed and main vacuum motor runs but not brush motor. Tested with...