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Hi I need to get a replacement drain pump for my Haier HW100-B14636 washing machine. The original pump is marked as 220-240V 50Hz 0.2A 25W/13W. The replacements I can find online are marked as 220-240V 50Hz 0.2A 40W. Both are 220V and 0.2A but have different power ratings. How is this...

I taking up an old patio and relaying with sandstone. I had planned to lay 100 mm type 1 then lay the slabs on 40mm mortar bed. The old patio was laid on dry cement biscuit mix which is crumbly in some places but very hard in others. The height of the new patio will allow for about 50 mm of...

I have a consumer unit from about 1985. The RCCB B8003/2 keeps tripping when the fridge kicks in. I'm wondering if there is a way to tell if it is the fridge at fault (I suspect it is) or the B8003/2? When we have had faults with appliances before, it has always been the B32 that trips but...

I need to replace the drawer runners on some kitchen drawers. The existing ones are attached with a screw from the inside which goes through the wall of the draw in to the runner. The screw runs through some sort of collar to stop the plastic draw side from splitting. I need to get new ones but...

I have some bad smells in our bathroom especially after draining the bath. There is an AAV fitted but I suspect it may be sticking so plan replace it. The current AAV is just below the top of the bath and well below sink level. I know it is supposed to be above all outlets but we have never had...

I have a sewage smell in the bathroom that has been there for weeks. I have checked all the traps and none are dry. I have checked the drain from the bath and it is clean, no sludge at all. The seals that I can access all seem good around the toilet. I want to try a smoke test to see if this...

We had a flue extension fitted last week. After heavy rain last night lots of water came out the bottom of the boiler and now it won't fire. I am trying to get the plumber back but would like some advice first. Does the flue look correct to you? I am thinking there are a few errors. 1. Angle of...

I have 6 fence posts that have been set in the brick of a retaining wall. The posts are rotten below the brick level. Any ideas on how to replace the 100 mm posts. I suspect when I take them out it will leave a nice slot about 105mm wide to get new posts in but it will wobble and bit and there...

Hi I have a honeywell 2 port valve. When the hot water is called for, the synchron motor works and opens the valve but the lever stops just short of the micro switch so the boiler does not fire up. If I give it a little push with my finger the hot water comes on. I was going to replace the...

I have a leak form the seal between my pan and pan connector. I used plumbers mait a few months ago which helped but it is leaking again so I want to replace the pan connector. I was looking this morning and I'm not sure which type of joint I have. I was expecting to see the pan connector...

Hi I trying to choose some bathroom lighting but can't fully understand the bathroom lighting zones. Can anyone please help? The light will need to go about 30 cms away from the edge of the bath and 2.4m from the floor (on the ceiling). All the diagrams I can find show that if I am not...

Hi I am having trouble finding a fixing that will hold firm in my wall and thought I may some useful advice here. I have a house that was built in the 80s. All the external walls have a lightweight concrete block inner skin which is covered with about 1 inch of very crumbly grey plaster...

Hi I'm installing a new bath and I'm not sure what to do about earthing it. The taps are wall mounted so there is no direct contact between the pipes/taps and bath. The pipes are all earthed. It is a steel bath so does it need to be earthed? Thanks

Sorry if this question has been asked already but I am confused. I have a selection of Floplast plastic waste pipes. I have some pipe with 43 mm printed on the side. I've measured it and it is 43 mm outside diameter. I also have some 32 mm pipe which I have measured as 32 mm INSIDE...

Hi I've just had an electrician out to wire up some underfloor heating and think he either pulled a fast one or doesn't know what he is talking about. To save money I ran all the cables before he arrived and then he made up all the connections. I ran a 1.5mm2 cable (5 m long) from a...

Hi I had an electrician come out to fit some 12V downlights and he left without them working. I supplied the fittings below...

I have a small mid-terrace house that was built in 1995. There are 2 radiators downstairs and 3 upstairs. The biggest radiator in the house, downstairs in the lounge, only gets hot on the very top and down both sides, about 3 inches from the edges. The rest of the radiator is stone cold...

I have just moved into a brand new house and one of the taps has a green crystalline scum building up around it. It is a mixer tap and the problem is round the cold side. I can see that it is coming from around one of the nuts where the cold inlet is attached to the mixer chamber. To be...

I want to install a 500W PIR floodlight outside my house. The only place I can put it is above an upstairs window and I want to take power from the loft. The only power the loft has is for the upstairs lighting which has its own circuit breaker in the consumer unit. That circuit currently...

I have a room where the floor has sunk slightly over time and there is now a gap between the laminate floor and skirting board. The floor was made cheaply by Wilcon Homes and the previous owners had a heavy cupboard where the floor has sagged. I am confident that the floor is now stable and I...