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Thanks for the feedback. I just looked up Miele's fixed price repair and it costs £289, which sounds like quite alot if they end up just telling me that it's uneconomical to repair :0( I think I might try to find a local company who can check for blockages or leaks.

Our Miele washer-dryer failed to drain properly today, leaving a couple of inches of water in the drum. We eventually got rid of the excess water by running extra spin cycles, and opened the filter to release quite alot of excess water. The "waterproof system activated" message appeared on the...

Wedging a long screwdriver into the right hand edge and hammering it down did the trick

I'm afraid I don't have a record of it - I got rid of it more than 10 years ago EDIT: looking at pictures online, I think it might have been the DC16 handheld

I have an old wall mount from a Dyson handheld which I want to remove, but I can't work out how to dismantle it to get at the screws. It is mounted perpendicular to the wall, with "hidden" screws. Any ideas?

That's an interesting idea. It could be customised to exactly the right size, too. Might look a but ugly/odd, though

It's a barrier that I want, rather than a deterrent/guide. Have been googling "pipe protectors" as recommended, but haven't found anything the right size yet - ideally I want something that doesn't protrude much more than 10cm from the wall

The problem is that every time it gets whacked it disconnects from the gutter at the top and causes a leak

Here's a wider angle shot

Here are other views of the site. It can't be diverted round the corner as it would then drain onto a flat alleyway which is already prone to pooling of rainwater. I really want a robust shield which, if driven into, will do more damage to the bumper than the gutter!

No - we discussed this with the guy who installed it, and there was no good alternative location for it

We have gutter drainage pipe running down the front of our house, draining onto the driveway. From time to time it gets hit by cars parking on the drive - the drive is quite small, and if any wheels are left on the pavement the driver may be ticketed. When it gets hit it usually dislodges the...

As luck would have it, I was looking for my Swiss Army knife in a drawer and happened to find a key which looked promising...the trunk is now open!

We just retrieved an old steamer trunk from the attic which I bought in the USA in the early 1980s, and my wife pushed the lock closed without realising that I no longer had the key for it. Can anyone shed any light on what these locks look like on the inside, so that I can work out how to pick...

Thanks for the info. I did email Polypipe last night but, as you say, I'm not holding my breath....

Bit of a long shot, but are there any guttering specialists out there who know where I might source a now-discontinued product called Terrain Corniche gutter (2250 / 120 mm, EN 607 PVC-U – ref. 0539). We need to replace a section of gutter, as well as a jointing bracket. A Google search for this...

Thanks for the feedback - will pop down to Toolstation. I'll leave the longer term solution to a suitably qualified person!

Yes it's really strange - I have no idea what the intent was. Definitely not 40mm - the 32mm coupling was just a whisker away from fitting. I was wondering if something like this might do the job...

Does anyone have any advice/suggestions for how to repair a botched plumbing job? We've discovered that one of the PVC waste pipes under the sink has been cut, and is being held together only by tape. It's a 32mm pipe, and I've tried using a 32mm compression coupling but the nut would not fit...

Our Worcester combi boiler (30CDi) has just been repaired to replace a faulty fan. It is now working again, but while we get hot water from the taps, there is no hot water from the shower - only luke warm. Turning on the shower does fire up the boiler, but the water never gets properly hot. Any...