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My missus cleaned the 2 year old Stoves gas oven today and failed to cover the burner assembly. As a result some of the jetsa are burning yellow and the and it is continually sparking. I have just about managed to get my head into the oven and can see the assembly and to be fair there doesnt...

Thanks for the reply. I don't know if the old one has one or whether the technoloogy was around then. What I want to know is whether to buy one with or without an anticipator. Not really knowing what one is.

I want to replace the faulty room themostat in my lad's house. presently he has a Honeywell 3 wired one of 20 years+. The obvious replacement is a Honeywell 6360, but I need to know whether the 6360B with an "anticipator" is worthwhile or just the 6360 without. Can you please advise.

Woul the insurance pay out damages on a bathroom refit, that had only been done a month. Would they not expect the job to be insured. I ask these questions from naivety not sarcasm. Interested to know the answer, itr may be the easier option.

I am asking these questions for a friend as I am computer literate, he's not. "The leak has since returned and the contractor has turned a deaf ear and doesn't answer the phone now" - mentioned in 1st. post. Massive legal bills are not being sought, just the bathroom being usable. I take your...

Yes there is a final receipt for the work done and money received. Would it be bad practice for the bona-fide plumber who did the repair to write a letter or include on the receipt that he attended to a problem left by another contractor - like an affidavit, that can be used for the claim...

My friend had a whole bathroom re-fit by a contractor that was had a property maintenance company ie. not a dedicated bathroom fitter. He priced up the job, made a few visits but the bulk of the work was done by his two employees. They stripped the bathroom back to the brickwork, replastered...

Unfortunately Wholesale Fiitings don't carry this capacitor. Maplins have Motor Start Capacitors 6 or 8 micro Farad but not the same as the 7 micro Farad I need. Is it imperative to get exactly the same or could I get away with an 8. Also the capacitor is rated at 400/450V which is also the...

OK thanks for that, I'll give it a go.

It did smell a little burning where from I couldn't tell. Are you saying the motor is on it's way out too?

Thanks for that Tryitandsee. If as you say the capacitor is the fault, could my pump work as it does at the moment and stop at a later date. I thought electric either worked or not? I have just phoned a service engineer who's fee is £70 call out inc. 1 hrs labour and minimum part cgharge is £30...

Some time since my original post as the pump continued to work OK. That is till tonight when it would not work at all. All it did was hum. It was a time till I could clear the cupboard and gain access to the pump and hear the hum and the pump was bound and red hot. After I left it an hour to...

I am having a replacement Stoves double oven fitted next week. Although it is a double gas oven, the grill is electric. I took the trouble to ask the retailer what electrics were required and was told that the fitter would connect a 3 pin plug and fit it to an adjacent power point. However...

Tonight my bath water started to fill without power. I tried turning it off and on a couple of times until the pump kicked in. The shower bath is driven by a 2 bar Monsoon pump. Although it seems OK now, is it a sign that things will get worse. Are there any parts that can be replaced ie...

My wife want a new oven and has received an estimate for it's fitting. I wonder if you guys can tell me whether it is reasonable. The kitchen is 30 years ols and the oven we currently have is a Moffat 1200 tall double oven. This is currently hard piped. The new one will be a Stoves and is only...

I have a 30 YO door bell who's transformer has gone kapput. It is rated as 5v and unfortunately they are not now available. Will an 8v one do the trick or will the coil of the bell burn out? Edit: The transformer does not indicate AC or DC. It is a Transform E3606

Thanks for that. I assume then that with that protected FSU I replace the internal fuse with an 5 amp one. Install 2.5 mm cable to it and 1mm cable to switch and light.

Thanks for all the input. "You may be right there. You are saying just RCD protect the new circuit from the FCU onwards. I don't like it because it is adding a new circuit to a non-compliant system but I suppose that might obey the spirit of the 17th edition " Can you please tell me how I...

I am afraid not. The consumer unit is in the garage and the power canle to a double socket outlet is a spur from one of the rings into the house. Cable intercepted with a block connector before the cable entered the house. Also the fuses are all the wired types - original CU with the 25 year old...

I want to run an outside light using the 30 amp power cable in the garage. Can I take a spur off a power point to a 5 amp fused spur and the use 1mm T&E for the switch and light. The cabling for the light will be directly on the wall behind the power cabling in the garage with no viible...