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Confirmed - the brushes were worn down to approx 5mm length. New ones installed in 20 mins and all fixed. Many thanks

Ok- I'll check and report back tomorrow.

Ok, when attempting to run any wash programme, the machine starts to fill, but will not get past this point. No lights flash, normal indicators are illuminated, but the drum does not rotate, and it's possible to hear some initiating clicks inside the machine. It's still possible to open the...

Thanks for the reply. Although it is the RCD on the main house board that is tripping, I am sure that there is also a bang coming from the oven somewhere when I switch the power back on. Is it likely that the faults you suggest would occur when nothing has been disturbed on the oven wiring since...

Hi - we have the above Smeg oven. Whilst heating up last night, it turned off and tripped the circuit breaker. It now cannot be switched back on (and I mean just the switch at wall, no heating elements are on). It immediately trips the main circuit breaker for the oven circuit. In the past I...

Want to upgrade our ensuite and replace the current shower enclosure with something more modern. The tray has upstands on 4 sides and is tiled into the wall, so I'd rather leave this in situ and fit new screens. The current enclosure has 2 sliding doors - it would be good to change this for...

Thanks for the response - I understand this as connecting the live feed to the HTG on terminal - is that what you mean? If I do that, what should happen?

Ideal Boiler Danfoss FP715 timer Heatmiser PRT room stat Sunvic SD 2701 3-way valve Danfoss AT tank stat I run this system with central heating on constant, timings controlled by the Heatmiser thermostat. I switched the CH off a week ago (at the Danfoss timer). Put it back on...

Ideal Boiler Danfoss FP715 timer Heatmiser PRT room stat Sunvic SD 2701 3-way valveDanfoss AT tank stat Whenever the hot water is switched on, the central heating goes off, and power is lost to the room stat. Although I replaced the Danfoss mechanical stat last week, this has been...

Hi - the downpipe (which does have a dogleg in it as it goes down) just dissappears into the concrete floor. I've had the plinth off. Remember that I can pump as much water from a hose as I can into this pipe, so there doesn't seem to be a blockage. Obviously I can't tell if much air is being...

Thanks for the response - not sure which bit of waste could be the problem. There's a short (4") horizontal section from the trap to the downpipe. Unfortunately, no other part of the system appears accessible.

Various threads about this, but still puzzled about my problem. Kitchen sink with dishwasher and overflow connected into waste above trap. Trap leads to vertical downpipe running out beneath floor. The problem is that if water is run or dishwasher drains, it backs into the sink. If I...

I like the copper wire idea - I assume the heater element is underneath the cooling matrix? There is a wire loop there so I guess that will be it.

Thanks for your reply. It is a frost free model (don't have model number with me, and apologies for not mentioning it). About a year ago had the same problem and got it looked at under guarantee by Bosch approved engineer. He replaced ecu module and left saying 'it's fixed'. It wasn't, and...

Bosch freezer ices up around the coil behind the back panel inside freezing compartment. It seems that water does not travel down the drain tube, but gathers and then freezes. The drain tube is perfectly clear (as proven when I defrost every few weeks), yet over about a 4 week period this ices...