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No, but that's a good idea, thanks. If the tensioner is the black plastic wheel on the right, I can't see how the belt might go round 'the other side'. Can you expand? Thanks!

Hi. My mother loves her Hotpoint Liberator DeLuxe tumble dryer. Model 1701 from the mid 70's(!). It broke for the first time ever - belt snapped. I managed to get an original part and tried to fit it but it's too loose. You have to stretch these belts a bit, yes? I got it round the drum and...

John - they are: go back six posts. Anyway, problem solved but in an odd way. I took a rasp and filed the existing screw so as to reduce the height and circumference of the head. It fits the faceplate much better now. Many thanks to you all for your time and interest. Let's assume I could...

The packet says Switch Box, the screws resemble the existing ones so I'm satisfied I have the correct product. True, I couldn't see any reason for the nuts...

Thanks for the tips. I don't think the length of the existing screw is the issue, I reckon it's simply that it's round head is just a tad too big. I bought a pack of 'switch box' screws (flat head) which comprised 4 screws and 4 nuts. The new nut slips easily up and down the length of the OLD...

Well, this is depressing... I bought some 'switch box' screws (50mm, flat head). I can screw in the existing 'round head' virtually all the way by hand. The new flat head sticks almost immediately and can't be turned even with a screwdriver. The screws look identical bar the head. Can anyone...

I'll be damned... It took a bit of jiggling but it does screw back in after all. I'll see about getting proper screws now. My thanks to you all.

Hi. For years, my parents have had this socket in their utility room. The screws are round-headed and don't allow the plugs to be fully inserted. Apart from having to jiggle the plug occasionally, it didn't bother them. It bothered me, though, so I intended to replace the screws. I took one out...

Hi PrenticeBoy. I'm sorry, I think I've wasted your time. I always assumed there was just the one element in the main oven but on closer inspection of the Manual I see that the fan oven uses the rear element and the conventional oven uses the 'outer top and base elements'. Seems I just need...

Hi. My mother has a Belling 648HM and always uses the main oven with fan. Her last two uses of it resulted in a cold oven and I was all set to order a new element when I discovered that selecting 'non-fan' works fine. There's just the one element in the main oven so I don't understand the...

Thanks for that. Back to that line tester that had lain in my garage for years and just showed a reading of OL - no beeping or anything like that. Do these things have a power source (e.g. lithium battery)? Is such a battery replaceable or does the tester just eventually need replaced?

Indeed, fan and element together. There's no bottom element and she never uses the grill.

Thanks. She always uses the fan.

Hi lads. Well, bit of a waste of time, that. When I made contact, there was a brief flurry of numbers then the display went to OL and stayed there, despite me 'rebooting' the tester. That tester has lain in the garage a LONG time so perhaps its battery (I'm assuming it has one?) is dead? Are...

Thanks for the replies. I have a tester (never used it, not my line of business) and would appreciate some guidance before proceeding: Are the wires in the correct sockets? What should the dial be set to (a youtube video says 2000 ohms)? To test 'earth' is it a case of 'black to either...

Hi. My Mum has been untroubled by this for years but she's now seen a few instances of RCD tripping these past few months. She tells me it can happen when the oven has reached the set temperature. I've read that the element can often be the case. In this scenario, is replacing it a good...

I plan on replacing the springs rather than the handle (which has 'gone' after just 3 or 4 years). The guide I'm reading says to determine the number of turns. How do I do that when the spring is obscured and the circlip pliers I need are part of the kit containing the new springs? Would it...

Aha... Lovely, that's my curiosity satisfied. The switch works again although the 'upflick' is perhaps not as solid as the 'downflick'. I'll leave it for now but should it stiffen up again I'll just get a new one. My grateful thanks to you both.

Perfect sense - thanks so much for your time. After dropping the little piece in and reassembling, the rocker was moving freely but, alas, doesn't work when re-wired. It's still only the other switch that can put the light on and off. Have you any thoughts on why before I buy a new faceplate...

Hi. The light in my garage is controlled by a switch on opposite walls and the rocker on one of them has become immoveable. I know the answer is to fit a new one but, out of curiosity, how does the mechanism work? When I took it apart, a small piece (circled) fell out and I can't fathom where...