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Wooden BBQ skewers, 100 in a pack for about a quid. You can use these to make things unpleasant to walk on and lie about on, This worked a treat where I had moggies nestling down onto some soft heather and using it as a toilet. Obviously use some sense to avoid where a cat would fall onto...

Latest update - well dry and defrosted FF back in place and turned on - still not working that well though. It took a good 18 hours to get down to 6 degC and doesn't seem to be going much lower. Would like it to be colder, but I think I'm going to be buying a new one soon. Thanks for the...

Its pretty warm and dry in the freezer section now as well, thanks to a bit of time with a hairdryer with the door ajar. There was no plug of ice in the bottom of the defrost heater tray either in the freezer. Probably going to leave it a bit longer and then move it back into position...

The defrost tube from the fridge is free of ice. I poked the old thermocouple all the way through from the fridge to the outlet at the back to be sure. The freezer coils and the fins covering them at the bottom (behind the fan cover) are quite iced up. There are a couple of thermal...

Hi John, yes its supposed to be Frost Free. The defrost timer (which I found in the section between the fridge and the freezer) seems to work, but there are some more electrics near the freezer section which I haven't looked at - not sure what they actually do. When I first had a look at...

I have a built in 70:30 fridge freezer, single compressor, Electrolux family - its a Tricity Bendix 773FF. Its an autodefrost model. I typically don't have the defrost heater turned on. The fridge is frosting up at the top, and the compressor runs most of the time. The temperature in the...

Well as impulsive as I am, I bought some paint and did the job before you replied. Result - disappointing to say the least. Poor coverage and (my fault) I bought one with a matt finish. Now needs a rub down and coat of decent liquid gloss.

Can anyone give some advice on using spray paints like plastikote enamel paints on small areas, instead of brushing on normal white gloss paint? What's the finish like compared to normal oil based liquid gloss - Smooth, shiney, long lasting, does it stay white, water/liquid resistant...

Don't send him the PCB - he didn't supply it, he is unlikely to pay you for it , and perhaps (!) you will find it difficult to get it back from him. Hold on to it, complain to Ariston, and if they don't give you anything in good will then either keep the PCB ready for the day it does fail for...

:shock: Buy a new dishwasher. Seriously ! I have one made by Taurus , a Spanish appliance company. Can't find them for sale any more in this country, nor are the internet shops listing parts for them. "Fortunately" my dishwasher seems to be physically identical to the Carlton CS2x...

The transmitter and receiver are 'paired' together when you set up the digistat, by holding a couple of buttons down. You can get replacements for them still. I have an unused one (for a Celsia-badged CDi boiler) which I'm planning to stick on ebay some time soon. It looks like a very...

My Zanussi washer (1200 speed, 5 years old) has started 'helpfully' beeping when buttons are pressed and at the end of a cycle. I think this may have been caused by my daughter pressing a button or combination of buttons multiple times. Any one know how to turn off the beeping feature? It was...

I had the "fan running but pressure switch no operating " fault, even though the fan was running, and the pressure switch was working. Again, the PCB was faulty and causing the fault code. Never got the root of it but fairly sure it was a knackered relay.

Depends on the type of flue..if its completely open like the cast iron replica inset I've got, the efficiency is awful. My in laws have a smaller stone built one, which throws much more heat out, and has an unfashionable stone-brick surround which also retains tons of heat. I'm sure if you...

i've got a 1/4 turn monoblock tap in the kitchen with a tall swan neck spout which should be easy to swivel around. but its very stiff and i think getting worse. may be that could be limescale ? or a sign of wear and tear ? if it just needs greasing, can anyone recommend something suitable...

you can scratch the tile with the drill bit to make sure it doesn't slip. i found this useful when i only had masking tape which itself slipped about on the greasy/soapy tile.

i got a wickes basin and pedestal (separate items) off the shelf for 48 quid in total. it was a bathroom sink but not that large...they had various others to take away as well.

You can look at parts off discountheating or somewhere and estimate what his costs might be, but then there are lots of other factors: the sundries, inhibitor, overheads like his van, insurance, his missus.... What's it worth to you ? This is the question you need to answer, not whether...

yes sounds ok to me.....mine was 7800kWh over a similar calendar period, but with about 7 hours heating usage and hot water off a fairly crap combi. Mine cost me 188 quid though through EBICo, so you are paying about 20% more per kWh. Best to leave switching supplier though until the current...

As another poster said, move it somewhere where they can't access it - though look out for the 'override' button on the SCR (receiver fitted by the boiler). Alternatively, put up the rent to cover the cost of the additional gas.