Recent content by Rod1956

Thanks Bankrupt My brother-in-law is a mechanic - he came round yesterday and said the Bosch motor is pretty much the same as a car alternator - he looked at the brushes and confirmed they're knackered. he also reckons there's no damage on the motor but it looks a bit worn so combined with...

Thanks for this... my drum has stopped spinning - the machine just stops doing anything a few minutes into cycle. I have removed brushes but dont know what I'm looking for. One of the brushes is about 1cm long and the other a bit longer maybe 1.5cm Can anyone say whether these are ok...

Please can anyone help - how do I know when my washer motor's brushes need replacing ? Thank you for any help

Hello - can anyone help on this please ? My 74630 has gone wrong... when I switch on - the machine starts normally then hangs after a few minutes. It will not work at all on the spin program - it just keeps pumping. I have cleaned the filter which didnt work. I have also taken the...

Ok thanks - really just glad to get heating back on in time for the storms and gales we've got this weekend. :D I'll get more info on my system and start a new thread at some time Realy grateful for all your help with the valve. :)

Valve replaced - heating now fully working. Had to dismantle the airing cupboard before I could get a spanner to the valve - who designs systems like this ?? Jack - thanks so much for all your help on this I really really appreciate it. Don't know if you can throw any light on this - I...

Good idea - interesting you mention letting hot water through - ever since we've lived here, whenever the hot water is on most radiatiors in the house heat up. British Gas said there was nothing they could do about it, it was caused by bad pipe work. A mate who used to be a plumber...

Yes these look the same - although the new ones seem to have a stud or screw on the top of the cover - the opposite end to the cable. Is it a good idea to replace just the power head - or is it possible that the valve itself could be jammed ?

managed to get a mirror down the back it's a Honeywell - exact same model as the HW valve. Does it need like for like replacement ? I guess that would make the plumbing easier.

You're right it looks pretty old. It appears as though someone in the past has tried to get the cover off without removing the retaining screw - the cover looks bent. This is probably because the cover retaining screw seems to be at the bottom of the valve - facing the floor. you can see...

Here's a pic of the meter read out Black Probe on Blue / Red Probe on Brown (switched live) / Thermostat ON The pic doesn't look very clear - the needle is fully to the right of the meter display

This meter has fixed probes - is that ok ? There is a selector for 50; 250; 500 AC V

brown is switched live before i electrocute myself - just to be sure, does this mean I set the meter to 240V and put the black probe on the blue wire and red probe on brown (switched live) ?

I have a multimeter - what do i need to test ?

I'll get hold of a meter as soon as I can Thanks