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Thanks. The drain pump functions OK so I turned my attention to the inlet valve - which fortunately is accessible from the front after taking off the outer door and kick plate. The 240V solenoid-operated part of it was working OK. The problem turned out to be the second, level control section...

I have a Bosch SMS4452GB/14 dishwasher which despite its age still performs very well. But recently it has taken longer and longer to fill. Sometimes we need to nudge the programmer to get it to move. I have checked the incoming pressure and the filter in the inlet hose and both are OK...

We had this mod done on ours. When I asked the technician what it consisted of he said the back panel was replaced with a new design incorporating a diverter bar/plate which kept the fluff off the element. If Hotpoint will do it for you f.o.c. it makes sense to get it done even on an 8 yr old...

Sounds like there is a breakdown of the heating element insulation which allows some current to flow to earth thus tripping the RCD. You might be able to confirm this if you have a good multimeter, a resistance to earth of 8 kilo-ohms or less will allow 30mA which is enough to trip the RCD...

If you make a lengthwise cut in the outer of one of the joints you might be able to introduce enough solvent to dissolve the existing weld line and then peel the joint apart a bit at a time adding more solvent as you go, leaving a stub you can weld a new fitting to. (Try it on one of the upper...

Someone has mis-programmed the controls?

Not sure if these dimensions are current, but the install instructions for my boiler say minimum 1200 mm from terminal to a facing structure or boundary. IIRC these were national guidelines not specific to a particular boiler. I would worry that if the neighbour has already built an oversailing...

Thanks but it is in the bathroom. I will put a max/min thermometer there tonight but I doubt the frost protection is being activated. Yes it is a Mynute 20HE, installed in 2009. It has not required any attention since then, though this fault has occurred once or twice before. I have turned the...

Would love to hear from a Vokera specialist, surely there is someone out there?

The LP111 has the same programme every day. The LP711 can have 7 different daily programmes. The LP811 can be configured for either, and also weekday/weekend programmes. Depends what you need and how much you want to pay.

It looks as though your upper row of terminals only has internal connections but you need to check this. If so, you need to wire the Drayton LP711 thus: N - blue and black L - red 1 (COM) - link to L 2 (OFF) - n/c 3 (ON) - brown 4 - n/c You also need to link the two green/yellow earth wires...

Simply Bearings <simplybearings.co.uk> stock O rings in a very wide range of diameters and cross-sections. I managed to fix a leaking water meter with one from them when I had had no joy from the manufacturer.

Woke up yesterday to find house cold and boiler locked out with code 20 (limit thermostat). Reset it and it ran OK for the rest of the day. Flow temp display shows 63C. This morning the same thing happened but the fault code was 79 (flow temp or temp differential too high). Again reset it and...

What no-one has yet explained is how Flameout fitted the cover after installing the boiler (which I imagine has to be done with the cover off). If they could fit it then someone else should be able to remove it again.

As Tony says. Best of both worlds would be to drain and flush again with plain water before changing the rads, then refill afterwards with Fernox F3 cleaner and run it for a few days, this will clean the pipes and new rads, finally flush again and refill with F1 Protector. Time-consuming but...

For anyone to help you you will need to say more about what you are intending to use the water for and what tests you have carried out to determine the water quality. For reference, I have a rainwater system supplying most of the water in the house and this has 2 strainers on the way into the...

Thanks for that, the basic Giacomini design seems to have changed very little over the years! Flow adjustment seems to be very similar to the current R553 manifold so I will have a go at that even if I can't replace the flow meters. However the meters look remarkably like the current P78MY001...

Hello all, I am hoping someone will be able to identify the manufacturer of this manifold from the picture. The system was installed by the previous owner about 20 years ago and has never worked very well even though I have sorted out several mis-wiring problems. There is a balance issue in...

This may help someone fix what seems to be a common fault. My Triton T30i failed in exactly the same way as the OP describes. I thought when I took the white plastic top cover (arrowed above) that I would find the washer/diaphragm had perished or split, but it was intact. The fault seems to be...

Have now had a new oil pump fitted to my Archie Kidd VHE boiler and so far so good. However I notice that, after running it for a while with the casing back on, the motor and oil pump are both too hot to touch, is this normal and is it likely to have been the cause of the oil pump failure (shaft...