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I have a WIL133 washer that seems to have an intermittant interlock - related problem. I changed the switch which seemed to cure the fault, though not straight away. It then worked ok for a week but now the interlock won't lock the door and the door open light keeps flashing. If I force latch...

Hi, My mother's house is a mid-terrace 100 year-old property with a strange damp problem. The ground floor rear wall has been damp for years and was skimmed a few years back. When decorating recently, we found the paper was damp and came off easily, as did the plaster beneath. I had a look...

I'm about to fit a shower which is to be pumped via a Salamander NP50 and a thermostatic mixer. The pump instructions recommend a 50 gallon CW tank. The existing tank is 50x50x50cm and I reckon this must hold about 25 gallons. Thing is, it looks like it's made of asbestos. Like that stuff...

I have an old Thorn M type boiler which has worked fine until a few days ago when I replaced a leaking rad valve and had to partially drain the system. The sytem tops up via a header tank and once I bled the rads the heating worked fine. Now I have no hot water. If I put the controls on to HW...

I'm a security installer/service engineer and was short of work last year so when my mate asked me if I wanted to refurb her bathroom I gave it a go. I've done this kind of work before but to minimise downtime, I decided to leave the tiling and plumbing to others so I asked another mate's...

I fixed a fault on my mother's washer last week which turned out to be coins in the pump stopping it from draining. However, she now tells me it's working ok apart from rinsing with hot water, although it fills using cold water. I only removed and refitted the pump so I'm at a loss to work out...

Those who have had trouble with LV lighting after fitting a dimmer switch may find this interesting. I recently bought a couple of dimmer switches suitable for electronic transformers but when fitted, the lamps flickered at certain settings, accompanied by a buzzing from the switch. After...

The CH works ok but you get a bit of hot water only when the CH is on then it runs cold. Someone suggested this might be down to a faulty diverter valve. Your opinions would be appreciated. Ta. Paul

My ex has a Glowworm Fuelsaver F that I fitted a new fan to last year. (another story) Some months later, it started blowing the fuse on the PCB and every time I tested it, everything was ok. No shorts & no earths. The last fuse lasted about 4 months until today when the RCD tripped just after...