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Update - thanks zipper, have been away. Not dead - not sick, extensive internet trawling told me the child lock had been switched on while the machine was operating ( wouldnt have thought that was possible ) Anyway - I tried method for switching off the child lock ( sequence of button...

Hi, Zanussi jetsystem zwf 14380 washing machine (out of warranty) on wash cycle, has stopped 27 seconds before the cycle ends. Filter is not blocked as took out and checked. Managed to get door unlocked and rescued washing. turning on off at mains, and any setting on dial wash/spin etc...

Whats the best way to completely get rid of Dogwood, there is a Red and a Green variety in my garden, and they have started sending out runners and shooting up all over the place. Digging I have tried but its nigh on impossible to get every piece of root out which just grows back again...

There are steps made from old sleepers where I work - probably the Creosote/oil in them - but they get very slippery when wet and we put chicken wire on them for grip. Might not be a problem with new sleepers ?

Hi guys - ref the landlords electrician - yes he is safe/qualified, and listed in the tradesmans listing on this site. He fitted the oven and hob when they were new and the paperwork is with the landlord. However - I had to have a new kitchen worktop fitted and units moved around to plumb...

Better late than never ! just realised I never got back to give an update and say thanks. Electrician came - and found there was no earth continuity (?) from the oven to the main cooker switch. Also found the tingle I was getting was 70v. The earth from oven connection to switch was...

Thanks guys, Working on a photo - might be tomorrow as wife has the camera/phone with camera and away till then. Have a large black box saying S88C 20895 - Radio Teleswitch RTA1L0C009100 This is connected to the small white digital meter box marked as a single phase multirate Watt/Hour...

Hi all, quick query - We used to have night storage heaters and Economy 7 electric, I thus assume that the NS heaters were actively storing at night on a lower rate. Now we have Calor gas central heating, and the NS heaters have been removed. The wiring is still in situ but the electrican...

All done - door interlock is on the side, relatively simple to do if you take care and if you try it yourself remember to refix the wiring into its clips and refix the altered wiring so it cant get near the rotating drum. Thanks guys

Thanks guys, sounds like I shall give it a go then, I've changed a couple of washing machine door seals and motors over the years so as long as I dont rush into it and be methodical I should be ok. Will take a good look before I start taking things apart though !

I have a Zanussi ZDC 47100W condenser dryer, but the door is hung on the wrong side for its position making it awkward to use properly. The manual says a Zanussi technician should be used to reverse the door. Is this because you have to change anything inside the appliance, or is it...

Had something similar looking at our old house in Dorset near Weymouth, survey listed it as bomb damage from WW2 . . .

Do blower vacs all have a mulching blade ? I am on the lookout for one (2 stroke) that is more like a vacuum cleaner - just sucks up stuff without trying to chop it up too. Reason - not collecting garden rubbish but collecting paper / debris after pro firework displays and this can involve...

Thats 'about' 16 trees too - not one ! I wouldn't put one in a garden that size ...

Ok - just phoned my landlord (he is a good guy - not the kind that will put things off or try and evade things) Have got his electricians No. and called them, they will be round in the morning. I wont be using any of them tonight as out. I know they are seperately wired, and can...

Ok - I have an electric hob, and electric fan oven, both around 5 years old but recently reinstalled into a new worktop. (by electrician sent in by landlord) Past couple of days I realise I have been getting a mild shock when touching either the oven or the hob, not a mains voltage jolt but a...

As well as moaning to Cuprinol - dont sand it - find your loacal friendly boat chandlers or search online and get some stuff they clean the teak decks with - no sanding - maybe a scrub with scotchbrite - good stuff. Then apply your next finish (if you do)

Is dishwater / grey water ok to use to water plants if it contains Fairy liquid ? Our village gets water from a borehole and recently it is drying up regularly - so looking for alternatives to water newly planted plants as we have a self imposed watering ban at present.

Of course it does, but I didn't ask what a switch does, I asked whether the 2 gang faceplate I had was suitable as I had no info on it, and then asked how best to wire it for what I wanted to do. None of the diagrams in the WIki as far as I could see showed me the wiring configuration Steve...

Yes I know WHAT a switch does, but your link tells me nothing about my 2 gang switch and how it should be wired for what I wanted it to do. Maybe you could have explained it instead ? It's ok Steve - I've grown used to seeing BAS's replies over time - I'm surprised he left it until now to...