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Thanks for your reply. Think I will have to give up on the idea. It is a stainless steel towel rail as it is plumbed into the UFH pipework so I didn't want any steel fittings. If I recall correctly, I bought the widest one at the time as I didn't want folded towels if possible. The 15mm T's...

Thanks. Altering the pipework is easier said than done. The rail is on a wall next to the f/f UFH manifold, which is in a cupboard. I was having a look today and I think altering would be a major(ish) challenge.

I don't mention drying towels (as in freshly washed and wet), only that they remain damp (ish) after use and not really dry the next time they are used. As sensible as your reply is, it does not answer my question whatsoever. Unlike many households, this is just to 'dry' damp (used) towels...

What ho all happy self isolators!!! When I built the house, I installed a towel rail in the en-suite bathroom, heated by water via the UFH system. It works well in the winter months, but in summer, it is or course off, and the towels remain damp. The solution is to install an electric dual...

I know a fairy, her name is Nuff; Fairy Nuff You are probably correct but thought it worth asking. Thanks

What ho all you self isolators, I have a electric garden wood chipper that recently stopped working due to a blown capacitor. Replaced but the operation is somewhat flaky! The direction switch no longer reverses the motor; if I exchange the terminals on the motor, it then rotates in the...

Thanks for your reply. Are you implying that even a starter capacitor could be faulty? The replacement certainly came from eBay and it appears to be doing its job in as much as it starts the motor. The problem is that the motor will not run in both directions. Or more specifically, it runs...

Fitted and almost working as it should. The chipper has a two way switch with a safety restriction lever. It allows the motor to run in either direction to feed material in or extrude it. But with the switch in either direction, the motor is turning in the same direction each time. Feed in...

Thanks, I will order one.

What ho one and all, I have an old electric wood chipper that mostly does not run but sometimes does. It is a Champion 2000W and has been challenging to dismantle. Having gotten it in bits, I see that it needs a new starting capacitor. I know nothing about caps but what is written on the...

Thanks for the reply. guess that is what I will try, however, there is always a but, and in this case, it is quite a big BUT..... The LCD module is mounted on a pressed metal support and has small folded lugs holding it all together. I ill investigate again, but my guess would be there is a...

What ho one and all, Having just revived a Sony CFS-B31 radio - cassette recorder with new drive belts, there is another minto but annoying problem. There is an LDC display on the front that shows the radio tuning. For a long time, it has been somewhat unreadable with just a few random lines...

Just a heads-up. Received and fitted two 44mm diameter drive belts and it is working as it should. Thanks for the advice. Toodle pip

It's a Sony CFS-B31. Thanks for the GB Audio link, seems to be the place to go. I will call them on the morrow.

What ho one and all, I have a Sony cassette/radio unit and not surprisingly, the belts on the cassette have disintegrated. There are two belts and they appear to be the same size. Around 1mm square (1.2mm?) and about 150 long, which means the circumference is 150mm and therefore, the diameter...

I have tried a bit of vinegar in the past but it did not appear to make much difference. On the other hand, I also did not look inside with an endoscope. Hard water scale usually looks white (ish) but this looks black and the residue that I empty out looks like black sand. What is Milton?

What ho one and all, I have a Morphy Richards Grime Buster steam cleaner. It does the job, but I have noticed the condensed steam to be 'dirty.' Thought it was because the steam was cleaning the vinyl, and it probably is but .... In fact the steam is slightly 'dirty.' When I 'flush' the...

Thanks for your reply. There was a bit of scale in the impeller housing that is at the bottom where one can access. There is even a drain hose, which the neighbour had used to drain the machine sufficiently to allow her to open the door with the by-pass thing next to the drain. But when I...

Yes, I know the cells are spot welded and that would be another problem! I have seen some YouTube vids on how to construct a DIY spot welder but don't think I can be bothered for the few times. And like many things on YouTube, looks good on the vid, but in reality, never stood a chance of...

Thanks for the reply. Seemed like a good idea until I looked on eBay and can buy a replacement NiCad with 3 Ah for around £12 (ish) Not worth buggereing aorund trying to buy Li-Ion and then get them fitting into the battery pack.