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As above.... doesn't matter what the temp it is set to it keeps getting hotter. When the temp button is held, it indicates the actual temperature, so that sensor seems OK. Does anyone know if this is the same sensor that is used for control? I'm wondering if there is a stuck/fused relay, but the...

Yeah! I had hoped that as they'd designed it for removal without spanners that they'd have made spares available....Doh! back to the real world. Thanks for your input

Thanks but I can find dozens of pop up wastes. The existing item forms part of a pull-out assembly which is held in place and sealed with an O ring.

My neighbour has a basin where you press the centre of the waste fitting and it latches down to let the water out. The mechanism has worn so that it doesn't latch. The mechanism looks like it should be replaceable being made of brass and screwed to the chrome parts. Anyone know if they are...

This is a set of hair straightening tongues which has a cable attachment that swivels. The slip rings are only making intermittent contact. Does anyone know of a way to access them without butchering the casing? Thanks

Trust me.....Rawlnut. They're ideal for situations like this. It's a rubber cylinder with a lip at one end to stop it falling into the panel and a metric screw thread at the other.

A friend is looking for a decent shredder. There's a Scheppach Lonos3 rated at 2.4kw that claims 45mm capacity which looks identical to an Alko SP5000 rated at 2.5kw but only claims 40mm. Anyone have experince of either? TIA

How about Rawlnuts? They are a rubber plug with a metal threaded insert. When you screw into them they get shorter and fatter. They've been around for donkey's years and quote "For use in virtually any construction material from thin sheet metal to concrete. Fixing expands to fit internal...

Thanks for that. After 2 days of searching with no success, I found that same link 10mins after posting my question. :)

Does anyone have tips for making louvre window shutters with pivoting slats suitable for use outside? The finished size will be about 1.5m high x 0.4m wide. I envisage that all metal fittings would need to be brass and that red cedar would be a suitable wood, but not sure what dimensions of...

This auto washer goes through phases where it repeatedly stops mid cycle and needs the stop/start button pressing to get it going again. Sometimes it only holds in for a few seconds before stopping again. It can happen at any part of the cycle, so because i'm looking for something common to...

Thanks for that and sorry for the delay in my response. Yes its in a cupboard - with louvred doors

Recently had boiler serviced by BG (in my absence) and was left a note to say not to current standard - comp vent under size....hence my question. TIA Peter

No 6 or No 8 x 1in; black finish to go on an old chest. (Coach screws tend to be too long, too thick, too silver, too hexagonal). Anyone suggest a supplier please? Peter ________________________ moderator please note 4 which is here

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