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Hiya. I have had a tinker with the washing machine and realised that someone had the wires round the wrong way in the plug. The Earth was going to Nuetral and the nuetral to Earth......HOW THE HECK DID THE WASHING MACHINE WORK IN THE FIRST PLACE?????? Anyway, I have put the wires back to...

Hi there. It was the MCB.....that tripped.....I think!

Hi there good people. I need some help before the wife gets back! I went to put some washing on this morning and it started it's first cycle and I heard a big click.....the consumer unit fuse had blown. I reset the fuse switch and tried it again.....did not work, tried the washing machine fuse...

Hi Kevvy. What do you mean by "a condensing job"? Cheers

Hi there, I have a back boiler which is housed below our bedroom (in the fire place obviously), which is quite noisy when it is doing it's stuff. Now I was wondering how much it would be to have it swapped for a normal (quieter) boiler in the kitchen? Are normal boilers more expensive than Back...

Hi JohnD, when I tried bleeding....absolutely NO water came out. Please have a butchers at the previous posts! Thanks. So.....If it is blocked....where would the air coming from? Also, again, if it is blocked...and I don't have a special vucuum cleaner or pressure hose, how much would it...

Hi John, Are you saying it may take hours to bleed? Thanks. I will try switching the heating off before I try the bleeding again then will attempt to go into the attic......ooh I hate it up there...it's scary!

Hello all. I am new to the world of dishwashers and was wondering if someone could give me some advice. My misses put the Dishwasher on at approximately 10 at night and I went into the kitchen at approximately 7 in the morning and the damn thing is still running! What is going on here? I...

I don't think it is a combi Boiler.......it's a back boiler...that isn't a combi is it? I'm sorry I don't have a clue about all of this! Thanks

Hi there, thanks for the quick reply chaps. Yes, just had a call from her in doors stating that most of the rads are cold now! Typical..... Right, when you say turn the heating off, can I just put the thermostat down so it doesn't switch on????? Also, is there an order I should do this...

Hello again. Right, I tried to bleed the troublesome radiator and it took all night! Basically I turned the key and air hissed out and after a few minutes the air stopped (still no sign of water), a few mins later, more hissing then stopped, it done this all night and it got to a point where I...

Thanks Jamie. Do you think I should go around the house and attack all of the rads? I say this not because they are neccesarily cold but cos some are noisy....bubbling sounds and the like? Thanks. Steve

Pass! I have a back boiler if that's any help at all?

Hi there JimBox, thanks. Huhmmmm, I don't need to switch the central heating off do I, whilst carrying out the job? Thanks again.

Hello all you plumbtastic people. I have a radiator that is only part heating up, does it need to be bled? If so, what is the correct procedure to do this please? Many thanks.

Hi all. I have a Potterton Housewarmer mainflame, problem is, is that the red LED comes on if it doesn't fire up after 30 retries (30 tics). It then has to be MANUALLY reset by the push of the reset button. This is obviously a pain the arse if it fails to come on in the early hours. Someone...

Hi all. We have just moved into a property and I have noticed that LONG after a flush of the toilet that there seems to be a small amount of water trickling into the loo. Is this a special kind of toilet that is meant to do this or is this a small problem. I can imagine that this is a problem...

Hi, we have just bought a house and when we wake up in the morning, the house is freezing cold. I have tried the 'on all day' setting, and the timer settings but this doesn't seem to have an effect. The thermostat is set to around 22 to 25-ish. Now, we have a back boiler and at the front...

Hi all. I have a Vauxhall Cavalier (J plate) and was wondering if anyone knew about the electrics? Basically I went to get in it the other day (Not been driven for approx 4 days)and it would not fire up (Starter is ok!) So I proceeded with Jump starting. I started the engine and left it...