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hi, i've just topped up with my gas card. on the meter i have just over £14.00. the boiler has refused to kick in and there is no pilot light on. i read the instructions on the boiler and turned the knob to number 4 but still no ignition or pilot light. the boiler is a potterton netaheat. would...

ok, it seems the element was faulty, i got it tested at the spares shop and bought a new one for £25, fitted it and it works great now. the mum in law says it heats up even quicker now too so i suppose the old one may have been on it's last legs before packing up. thanks

thanks for your reply but as an electrician i make a good potato peeler! could you advise me how to do this please.

hi, the mum in laws oven is playing up again. the light comes on inside, the fans work, the grill works, but the oven won't heat up even on the highest temp. i'm wondering if it's either the temp. gauge faulty or the heating element. your thoughts please i'm trying to save her some money...

hi all, thought i'd just let you know the outcome.... the mum in law accidently turned on the timer to automatic when cleaning the oven and so it switched everything off! :oops: i reset the timer to manual and turned the timer switch round till it clicked back on again.... ah bless her...

thanks guys, if she hasn't already called an electrician i'll pop round and pull the oven out and check for a fuse there first. if it isn't that then she'll have to get someone out. many thanks. mark

the house is old and still has the old style 4 block pull out fuses. i didn't pull any of the fuse blocks out as i thought the cooker had it's own 30amp fuse. what could make the fuse blow in the first place (if it had)

hi, there seems to be nothing at all, no internal light, grill or main oven. the hob is seperate. the fuse was glass but awkward to tell so i replaced it anyway. haven't a clue about how to check for continuity.(useless with that sort of thing). the new fuse is not clear so cannot tell if it...

hi my mum in laws cooker has stopped working. i took out the 30 amp fuse and it looked like it was blown so i put a new one in. still the same problem. no internal light, nothing. is there anything else i can check before she calls the man in? thanks

hi, i thought i'd just post this as i had been having a problem with my central heating saturday just gone. after reading various forums and trying the advice given about bleeding the rads, shutting the upstairs rads, sludge in the system etc, it turned out to be my pump. it was a grundfos...

hi spark thanks for the info its a KR 12V 5W (like a mini screw in candle bulb) if thats any help. es? if that is the width across the screw its about 14mm so i suppose its an ses

i'm trying to find out for my friend if anywhere supplies a 12v 5w screw in bulb for his disco ball. we don't seem to be able find any locally or on the net. if the item is made abroad and you cannot get the bulbs for it in the uk can the bulb holder be changed to a bayonet fitting. (an adapter...

thanks sleepyhead. will this part have to be replaced or is it a case of cleaning and refitting? if it is an expensive part i might have to carry on with the boiling water from the kettle for a while.

there is no water in the pan underneath the dishwasher but now it seems that the light flashes on and off (on off on off on off). every time it does this i pour the hot water into the filter from a kettle, reset it and it works ok again - weird. i'm going to buy some bicarbonate of soda and fill...

if it is a leak it must be small as it hasn't yet flooded the floor and will still work after i pour some hot water into the filter. i will check it out this afternoon. thanks for the info sleepyhead.

hi i've got a problem with my dishwasher again and this time i am getting an error code of 2 beeps/flashes. if i pour boiling water into the filter and reset the switch and select the program it will then normally restart, but it's a bit annoying having to do this each time so if sleepyhead is...

you don't say which machine you have but have a look at whirlpool gp2 dwi further down the list below your post. i had this problem and the 7th and 8th threads may help you out. good luck. mark

thanks sleepyhead for all the advice. knowing whats wrong in the first place makes it easier to have a go, and try to put the problem right. i certainly couldn't have touched it without this forum. excellent site! cheers, and all the best, mark.

at last i figured it out myself. i had to pull the door down, unscrew all the screws both sides of the door 'til the front plate came off, lay the panel door flat, slip the front plate over the white plastic lugs, slide the plate down 'til they went under the screw fixings, offer the whole thing...

i take it the conservatory is on runners so that when you open the window the whole thing slides with it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: