Recent content by miasoldman

Incase it helps anyone else. I had two issues which I have now happily resolved. The fundamental issue was the brushes, as most posts on the forum suggest. Mine were worn right down. The problem I had, after replacing the brushes the drum still would not turn. The fault here was the...

Having a nightmare with my Bosch washing machine ( model number WF0285SGB ). Basically the drum has stopped spinning. I moved it last week and it refused to enter spin cycle but continued to wash clothes. It has now stopped spinning altogether. Initially when I moved it, it was into a...

CBF, Andy, Charnwood Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. CBF : In the first instance I will have a look and see if washer needs replaced. It does look like the water is coming out from the nut rather than the pipe. Andy / Charnwood : If this does not work, I will look...

It drops about 15 mm then rests on the syphon. I did think it was strange that the float was sitting on the syphon when i first had a look at this. I have tried to adjust the height of the float but it didnt seem to make any difference. The arm which holds the float is very sensitive but...

Hi all Our toilet is very slow to refill, takes 15 mins due to the trickle to refill the cistern. I was wondering if it is possible to fix this ? The Wc is a high level one from the bathstore. I called the shop where we bought it and they said i need to replace the full cistern. When...

Yes, i had a cold radiator in my loft. After some research on here, i got it warm by closing some of the Lockshield valves ( not really balancing ) on radiators closer to the boiler. Previously most of the lockshield valves were fully open. Now i want balance them correctly. Yes, i have rads...

Looking for some guidance on how to improve the Central heating in my house.I have just realised all my radiators have not been balanced for a while ( after reading some good articles on this Site ). As we have been doing some significant renovation to the house over the last 4 years, some of...

Hi Honestworker , thanks for the feedback. I was worried you were going to say they were expensive as they are no longer produced. I need some work done on my roof and one Roofer suggested I need 50 tiles, I think its a bit of an over estimate but will still be expensive. Cheers

Honestworker. If you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for the scotcem pentlands as i am looking for those too. Thanks

Sorry maybe I wasnt clear with my question. I understand I can use a Spirit level to keep the line of the bottom of the tiles. The issue I am having is how to deal with the nailing the tiles in at the angle. I have done two rows which is fine but the next row up when I get to the angle of the...

Hi I need to reroof the side of my dormer window ( similar to the picture attached ). I am planning to use reclaimed slate to match the other side. //media.diynot.com/138000_137567_35950_89010363_thumb.jpg I am having a bit of an issue working out how to deal the with the angle...

Hi Folks. Thnaks for the helpful response so far. I have tried my local timber merchants and the widest they do is 290mm on special order. I was trying to avoid going with the jointed/glued solution as the window sill is very visible in the kitchen.