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hi there, I decided to do some DIY and fit my own bath, All went smoothly untill I needed to raise the height of the bath to match the panel, then I noticed that the flexi tap connectors that fed the old bath are too short, out by approx 1inch, is there any type of adaptor that i could fit over...

I have taken out my old green bathtub for disposal but it wont fit in my car so I want to cut it in half but it seems to take ages with a hand saw and makes lots of noise. what is the best way to do this, would an electric jigsaw be better as the plastic/fibreglas does seem very thick or should...

hi what is the difference between Fernox leak sealer f4 express and superconcentrate version apart from the express type is cheaper in price. Can both be used for combi boilers and how effective are they at curing pressure drops. thanks

hi, My house has suffer from movement from the past 30 years, expecially the area ourside above the windows where there is a feaure arch brickwork on each window. I want to hide this with a type of attractive wall coating in terracotta or cream. I would like to know is it possible to cover up a...

hi I know this question will have been asked many times before but does the smooth (clear glazed glass insert) face the inside of the bathroom and the frosted part go to the outside of the window or is it the other way round? I have seen G installed in other people's houses with both styles and...

hi I have just bought a window over the counter to fit my self. After unpacking it and checking everything is complete I have noticed that the glazing has some foil coloured tape running around the edges of the glass. I assume this is top stop someone getting cut. Is it OK to remove this tape...

I know when I moved house I had one of these boilers fitted with exactly the same problem, when I switched it on at the wall the boiler would work for a few seconds then the red light would come on safety lockout, the engineer that looked at it said it was the control module that needed...

Apologies for responding a little late but I thought I like to say that I have now bought the boiler and it is now sitting in my front room its a Vaillant EcoTec Plus 824 boiler. I hope I have made the right choice but it was in a sale for £415 boxed. I was going to buy a glowworm boiler but...

hi thanks for your advice. The boiler I have in mind is condensing type and made by a reputable company but I would prefer not to say as I find that whatever brand or boiler I mention to friends or forum users someone always gives a bad report about which can be confusing. The house already had...

If someone needed an new boiler, do any of you buy your own i.e. go to the shop yourself and then find a plumber to do it or do you ask a plumber to go out and buy the one he thinks you need. I am asking this because I have seen a cheap boiler from a discount online website and wondering whether...

true it is a GEC motor but no hope i'm afraid as the amature bearings have collapsed. Paid more on motor brushes than on the cost of a new motor over the past 7 years! Heard that FHP motor as more reliable so looking forward to upgrading

Hi would this motor fit a Hotpoint WM66p 1200 washing machine? Would I need to cut that large suppressor off as the one I have orginally does not have this attached because the motor pictured came from a computer controlled machine. As far as I now the correct part has a green label but...

I have not actually bought the kit yet as I am trying to get away with doing without it, So did hotpoint just reverse the connections on the new motors? so you mean that I could just turn the plug upside down and then force it into the new motor socket, or maybe I could sand down the plugs "one...

hi Bearings on the armature has failed resulting in a loud grinding noise when the motor is on spin. Drum bearings are fine. Armature is now obsolete and would cost £40 anyway, I wonder whether these new motors are more reliable and quieter than the old GDA type?

hi I have a hotpoint WM66 auto washer for 8 years no problems but it needs a new motor. sadly the old original style versions are now obsolete and I need to fit the new fhp type to this machine. I have heard that i may need to buy a new plug and re-wire it as the connections are different is...

thanks breezer so looks like it is true I was hoping it would be something easier to fix and less time consuming. hey I like the "Sounds like "aircraft taking off" on spin" that is so much like our machine!

hi Our 7 year old Hotpoint washer has begun to make a strange noise only when it spins. During wash is it quiet as a mouse but as soon as it picks up speed a sort of strange whirring noise like the noise of air going through a vacuum cleaner then it dissappears when the drum slows down to...

thanks will keep a look out.

I think hotpoint used to make twin tubs right up to the year 2000 but at a cost of £500 and auto cost only £300. I got told that if it had been a hotpoint machine there are loads of fill hoses still available which is a pain

My gran has an old Hoover twin tub from the 1980s T5054 in good working order. The problem is it needs a new fill hose. Phoned Hoover only told to be obsolete (their favourite word) and yet they told me they stopped making these machine as recent as 1992!. I have told to try long established...