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Giving serious thought whilst I have the opportunity, ie bedroom being completely redecorated, to stripping the wardrobe back completely. I have read about issues cased by insulating in front of the existing plaster finish where condensation and mould continue to form out of sight. Is it a bad...

Plan of the new ventilation layout. Added two air bricks but also created vents through the three doors, one external and two internal. I think I may have to go back and punch some holes in the solid walls that run north/south to get a good flow of air between the new airbricks and the originals.

I took the opportunity this morning to snap a picture of the outside with the little bit of snow on the roof. It clearly shows that there is a difference in temperature in the area of the wardrobes. Also attached are pictures inside the wardrobes showing the problem. The problem is much more...

hi Vinn In relation to the back wall I was referring to the back wall of the wardrobe. In relation to the ceiling of the bedroom I had assumed that damp wasn't a problem here as the room itself was heated and reasonably well ventilated. I take the point about removing doors and drying the...

Here is the selection of scrap pulled out of various parts. Mainly just to make it easier to access between the joists to put the insulation in place. Also cleared out several big flexible buckets or rubble, most of which had to be pulled back from the low sections by hand a few pieces at a...

All with a head torch, I enjoy caving as a pastime and am quite comfortable working in small spaces!

Hi, thanks for responding, I've done a bit of poking around in the loft and think that the problem might be part of a wider problem with poor ventilation in the loft area. The loft has been well insulated, original insulation between joists and then 200mm over the top of that. There is however...

Hi All After some help on this and whilst I have found a few threads on here they mostly deal with traditional fitted wardrobes. Mine are a bit unusual in that they are fitted through the exterior wall of the house and into the roofspace over the garage. From what I can tell they are original...

Just to say thanks once again, new brushes fitted and machine is up and running. I've done a quick test on spin cycle and the Mrs' has just put a full load in. Here's the culprits, I must admit the one on the right was the first one off and thought it didn't look to back and was beginning to...

Ok, so I've managed to get a look at them. They do look worn but I don't know enough to know if that would be causing the problem. I tried to take one off however the hex bolt appears to be a 5.5mm as neither a 5mm or 6mm will budge it. So I've tried to take a picture as best I can. They look...

Had a look, not sure if checking will involve some disassembly? Cant see obvious brushes, I've only ever replaced them on a drill motor before. Attached picture of motor if this helps.

Hi, no error code was not displaying when trying to run only through diagnosis. Just sits there with washing light lit. I had fixated on drain issues because of error code. I'll be honest I'm not that sure what I'm looking at in the motor to check the brushes but I'll have a look

Thanks for the response. I hadn't tried the drain only program but just run that and it completed successfully with end light on as normal. Just selected the spin program which I was using before and whilst it drains at the start it doesn't start to spin. I should add for completeness that the...

Hi looking for some help before this machine gets condemned. Machine had stopped spinning, I though the usual and so cleaned out the filter but there was very little in it. Using online guide I get an error code of E23 which is a drain issue. To check I got the code from two flashes of the...

Thanks, it was pretty grim in places, especially in the section beyond the sleeper wall in that picture! The biggest problem was getting the section of insulation in without getting it covered in dust. I found the best way was to cut the section to length in a more spacious section and then roll...

So I am nearing completion of a project that has been on the go for the last couple of months. I got some good advice from the site and the following threads and so thought I'd come back and post the results: http://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/underfloor-insulation.470881/...

Thanks that makes sense of that then. Is it likely then that the TE feed comes from the PIR, this was always on and would illuminate if the sensor was triggered, does it make sense then that this provides the live and neutral? The single live is from the switch inside, so a single switch live...

Thanks John, pretty sure the single is only a single. Attached is a picture of the cables after the light fitting was removed. The lights were outdoor lights, it's just I think they were installed about 20 years ago when the house was rewired. I do have a multimeter, so can check. Presumably...

Had some problems with my lights over Christmas. On Christmas Eve just sat in the kitchen-diner when the lights went out. After some checking discovered a pinched live in the kitchen light, the previous owners had appeared to have disconnected the earth to resolve this problem! Having fixed that...

Hi, I'm going use polypropylene strapping like you get on the outside of packing boxes, can be bought on the reel.