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It has completed a cycle and spun properly at 800. The load in it was mixed stuff with nothing too heavy. Good, I will load it thoughtfully in future. If the heavy stuff stops it spinning it can go out on the line to drip dry. I read that the way some machines decide if the load is properly...

Yes from what I can see it is a case of it being too sensitive to imbalance when thinking about doing a final spin. It does the spins required during the wash and all the pumps appear to be working. And it goes into a spin without anything in the drum. I did a drum clean cycle and have loaded...

I have a Beko WTL72051W which is about 18 months old. It goes into spin if there is nothing in the drum. But with a single cotton t-shirt in the drum it does not go into the spin cycle after completing the wash and rinse cycles. It does slowly turn the drum one way then the other, but it does...

Outskirts of Edinburgh. Maybe half way between South Kensington and South Shields (in terms of price that is).

Thank you. The RCD protects more than the conservatory I know that because it has tripped out in the past. I remember that the guys who did the conservatory upgrade took off a lot of stickers that I had above the other fuses but left the "cooker" one. So maybe the cooker is the only thing not...

Here are photos thank you.

Hi, I'm considering changing from gas cooker to electric. The house was built in 1980 in Scotland. We had a conservatory built ten years ago and they had to upgrade the fuses to an RCD. I've attached a couple of images, I don't know if that fuse marked cooker is actually a fuse or not...

Thank you, disposal can do myself (I have a garden and a car to take to the dump). How much might that reduce cost by?

Thank you. I'm surprised at the cost. Do you mean £1000 for labour? Roughly how many days are involved and what is the daily rate likely to be?

Hi folks, I am going to have a worktop, sink and taps replaced. I am thinking that if I source a worktop, sink and taps then get a plumber or kitchen fitter to fit them that might be the way to go. Is that a good plan? Would it be better if I get the worktop and leave the professional to...

Hi, New motorised valve fitted, tested and working. Thank you all for the help.

Hi, I took the motorised valve off and found that the brass spindle can be easily rotated using my fingers, but only by 45 degrees. I also found that: when heat is called for the pump does not activate, nor does the motorised valve. if the main control unit (the one with the timers) is set...

Hi, Thank you. I was wrong when I said that there is no clicking when moving the dial on the thermostat. If the control unit is set to ask for the heaters to be on there is clicking when it is rotated past the room temperature. At the present time I am thinking to get a new motorised...

Hi folks. I got a new thermostat but the problem remains. When I turn the dial on the thermostat there is no clicking noise. Could this be a problem with the thermostat not getting power at all? In the fitting instructions it says that a 3amp fuse should be fitted which I will look for. I...

Thank you I will try that. I had a look at the thermostat it has backplate with the wiring terminals and the actual thermostat unclips from the backplate. So the thermostat can be replaced without unscrewing any electrical wires making things very easy for me. Out of interest, if the...