Search results

You triggered a long lost memory there Saxondale - took me right back to Day Release for a minute.

THe washer dryer is isolated. The RCCB trips as it should - how is that leaving it in a dangerous state? The socket used is for the dryer only and the alternative sockets are not used as they are extremely difficult to reach due to changes in the layout since the units were installed. They...

Hi There is a leakage path within the dryer - not large but definitely there once door is shut with a programme selected.. I agree I do not understand why it triggers the RCCB if the Switch is off Unless there is another fault though I do not like double faults as they rarely happen. They...

No the circuits are fine until the dryer is plugged in. I checked it roughly today and there is a leakage to earth within the drier. All safely disconnected before hand. Son in Law (amazingly) has suggested they get a replacement as - now they tell me - it has been less than efficient for a...

Many thanks JJ will get over there today (Son in Law at work so not bothering me with questions and not waiting for answers) and see if anything is obvious. Am I correct that a direct short between earth and the neutral could cause this? One problem is that the previous owner but one was...

Help My daughter had her electrics trip. By the time I got there my Son in Law had discovered that the tumble dryer was tripping the circuit breaker (main not just the individual circuit) even if the wall socket was turned off. I suspect an earth to neutral short in the tumble drier but...

From this angle :!: yes it is a bit of a give away :lol:

Advice please. Friend sold their house a few months back and now the new owners are claiming £500-00 for fixing the lights on the decking. One group of lights had failed which I assume suggests a transformer has failed. From memory there are 12 to 15 lights (the walk over type) in the...

I have a quantity of large 6mm MDF off cuts and I was wondering if they would be OK to cover over some sound but rough looking floor boards in a walk-in store cupboard?

Hi I need someone who can fix Decro or similar tiling in place of the current 9x6 tiles. For the reason why see here: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=80779 It is only the rear of the roof that is to be in Decro.

Thanks Masona I have contacted the Mfrs to ask for local stockists and contractors in the Sth of Birmingham area. Your Summer House looks good - and just the place that would have been ideal for my Mother in Law - in your garden that is ;)

Right here goes: I have done quite a bit of DIY in my life - digging foundations laying oversite concrete, plumbing, woodwork, electrical (it used to be my trade). I also have done a bit of bricklaying but have never ever done a job as bad as this nor the multiple issues that keep cropping up...

Many thanks for your advice. So the solution seems to be to replace the tiles with the metal ones? Would slate not do the job? Whereabouts is the potential hairline crack BTW?

Photo added to show the roof.

I use some low energy bulbs but have not yet got one to last anywhere near the alleged 5 years. My daughter had one that did but by then it was about as useful as a glow worm. My big gripe is that when I tried to use them in a bathroom fitting the slow warm up time meant that just when the...

Help The garage roof slopes gently [backwards] to a flat roofed utility room. I have had a minor water leak problem for a while with the point where the tiled roof ends and the flat roof begins. just lately a new leak has started about 1/4 of the way up the tiled roof. I cannot see...

Thanks to everyone. I used to have some oxalic acid crystals but leant tthem to friends - unfortunately 300 miles away friends.

Hi I removed some redundant copper pipe and when carrying it out foolishly allowed some black oxide to drop on the recently cleaned carpet. Is there any way to remove the marks please? Thanks

I think you have hit the nail on the head regarding the temperature resulting in the change in pressure. IT has probably always done it but I have not seen it. Guilty re the filling loop it is still in place but the tap is firmly turned to off. It is now removed completely. :oops: Many thanks

Hi Last week I noticed that the system pressure had dropped to just above 0.5 Bar so I re-pressurised to to around 1.0 Bar. Just looked at it and it is sitting at just below 2.0 Bar. We are going away for a fortnight and I was wondering if it is safe to let it stay as it is or should the...