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If the wiring colours are equivalent to UK then you have committed one of the worst crimes possible. Red should go to Brown, Black to Blue. The reason that the light is always on is because the current path is flowing directly through the light and down to earth. This means that the light is...

Not a DIY question but.... I've had some double glazed units fitted to the back of my house by a local company. No problem with the general workmanship but I seem to be plagued with some rogue units which appear to have internal marks when the sun shines on them. As some of these are on the...

No need to check the voltage. It's 99.9% certain to be worn motor brushes. Check and replace them.

Thanks for that. I haven't seen that in the UK though.

Yes, positive. If the standard O-ring was the right size then it wouldn't be leaking now!

Yes. It's not calcium carbonate, it's a build up of residue from the dirt that's come off your washing. The problem is caused by the fact that most washes these days are relatively low temperature. In the good old days of 100 deg C washes everything dissolved and went away. With lower...

I don't know who it is. The shower tap is 8 years old and I think it was supplied from Jewsons. Unfortunately I don't have one locally. This is an option but I just thought (naively) that these would be a standard size.

Thanks for that. You're right. It does depend what sort of stove you get - some have convector vents to throw the heat out of the front. Having read all the info on installation, if I go ahead it will not be the ideal fit but having said that it's got to be better than what I've got at the...

Thanks for the info Oilman, especially the link to Euroheat. Much food for thought.

Thanks for that. I think I'll have a go at making a mitre arrangement for it (before going for the Loctite solution!) You mean I've probably bought the wrong one?!? I've got the bog standard glue that sticks rubber amongst other things.

The cold water inlet valve is leaking. It's located on the inside of the machine where the cold water pipe comes in. Should be a simple job to replace.

You can prevent the sludge build up by running the machine once a month on a hot wash with a cupful of soda crystals. This breaks the sludge deposits down and keeps things clean.

I am looking to replace my calor gas coal effect fire (££££££££££££££ to run for zero heat output) with a small multi fuel stove. Probably like this one. http://www.clearviewstoves.com/pioneer400.htm The problem I have (isn't there always a problem?) is that I want to retain my victorian...

Long time, no DIY. Anyway, my bath mixer tap/shower fitting has been dripping. I dismantled it and found that one of the o-rings on the nylon valve spindle (for want of a better term) had split. Replace the o-ring, 5 minute job. First problem, find a replacement o-ring of the correct...

I have quite a few honeysuckle plants. A number of them seemed to suffer this year on year. I think you'll find it is mildew and you'll need to spray every couple of weeks to start off with before it clears up. Mind you, I found that once it had got in most of the leaves fell off and the...

Yes. You'll need a viewer that will download the images from the camera. Normally comes with the camera. Yes. Get some rechargeables. If you're going to use the camera for extended periods you're better off getting 1200mAh batteries but if it's just for occcasional use (a few snaps at a...

I got an LCD TV a while back, mainly because I wanted something smaller than my old CRT TV to sit in the corner of the room. The LCD is neat and light weight. There have been other comments on the screen performance - sometimes the screen credits can be a bit blurry but the main thing I...

Just tilt my stetson back on my head..... You could put some polyfilla into the hole before inserting the rawplug and let it dry. I had a similar problem in a previous house and this was my final solution. (Before that the shelves fell off the wall!)

Sorry, don't know anything about Ariston machines but if this one is a few years old and does everything else in the cycle properly, then it could well be the motor. Check the brushes for wear. If worn, replace them.

Sounds as though the waste pipe is syphoning out the water once it gets to a certain level in the drum. Try raising it to the level of the top of the machine.