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    boiler pilot light must relight daily or more..

    Thanks mate. will do. any idea on the age of these boilers?
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    boiler pilot light must relight daily or more..

    Hiya. thanks for the reply. fault light? there are no obvious lights on our model.. (just a grey reset switch) they maybe under the cover, but I've not had this off. (corgi or gas safe approved engineer only nowadays I think?) Didn't realise our's didn't have a pilot light, in that case, it...
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    boiler pilot light must relight daily or more..

    Hi. We have an issue with the pilot light not staying lit. We have to relight it daily often 2-3 times per day. (we only used h/w only most of summer). Prior to this, we had an issue with it leaking, 5-6 engineer visits to get it resolved - around 3-4 months ago.. Not sure if it's...
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    hotpoint washing machine goes straight to "end"

    Hiya, The washer is on it's first "full" load after 1 empty wash, it's gotta be nearing the end of the cycle and your right, it is alot quieter after a few full RPM spins... If i'm picky, it bounces around a bit while getting upto speed but once spinning it's fine. could just be an uneven...
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    hotpoint washing machine goes straight to "end"

    Hiya mate, thanks for the advice. Turned out was entirely my fault putting it back together while tired & not concentrating. Had a wire not pushed in properly to pressure sensor. this wouldn't let washer get past initial drain part of any cycle. now the drum bearings are done I can hear...
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    hotpoint washing machine goes straight to "end"

    Hi mate. right, checked the obvious, i'd left one of the fill taps turned off :( I've tried again and motor still didn't agitate or spin. checked for continuity / broken wires between pcb and motor, all checked out ok. tried plugging motor in upside down incase had it the wrong...
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    hotpoint washing machine goes straight to "end"

    Thanks rocks1, i'll check when i get home and let you know, kr josh
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    hotpoint washing machine goes straight to "end"

    Hi. I hope someone might be able to offer some advice... we have an 8yr old Hotpoint WMA58P washing machine from new. recently it was getting really noisy on spin, so i bit the bullet and ordered a set of drum bearings and thought, while i've got it apart, i'll replace the motor brushes...
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    MK1 Fiat Punto Trailing Arms

    I realise this thread is quite old, but still appears on a google search. for anyone else who finds this thread having the same trouble, I had to cut a cross in the head of the bolt with an angle grinder, between a big hammer, some wd40 and a foot long flat head screwdriver on its side to be...
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    what's it called?

    Hi guys, yep conny, thats it. :oops: i'll let em know, i don't think it's the best looking fitting in the world, but i'd imagine his parents have been using it since the fifties too :? the flourescent fitting is a 4ft tube i believe, it's screwed into the ceiling about a foot from...
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    what's it called?

    Hi guys, thanks for the replies. He lives with his folks & I assumed it was an old fitting :) wasn't sure it was even a uk fitting as his parents are not british.. the photo you put in taylortwocities, it doesn't look like that, or any part of it tbh mate. to try & explain it easily...
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    what's it called?

    Hi, I saw an adaptor / connector "thingy" in my friends kitchen light socket. (ceiling rose) forgot to take a photo :( basically they have a normal ceiling rose light fitting & instead of removing the ceiling rose & fitting a new light unit, (flourescent tube) they have just connected...
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    aerial distribution advice please

    Hi Ericmark, I actually looked at modulators last night, funny you should mention them, I have a cctv system i want to put up, when i find time... and it can only connect to the loftbox via an rf modulator... (another channel to find....) I noticed some mentioned PLL technology, cheaper ones...
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    aerial distribution advice please

    Hi Matthew, Thanks for the info, am "still" on the link you gave me :shock: alot of very good information on there - thanks.... Will reply again tomorrow, as i don't think i'm even half way through reading the interesting / relevant bits yet.. good site though, very easy to...
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    aerial distribution advice please

    Hi Ericmark. thanks for the reply, interesting about the two transmitters & freeview passthrough..... I don't have any freeview receivers. just sky recievers. the ones without a subscription (sub) are being used in freeview only mode. but obviously from a satellite dish not freeview...
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    aerial distribution advice please

    Hi guys, thanks for the replies. Flameport Yes i really do have lots of sky boxes, either from current subs or old subs which have since been replaced.... 4 are currently in use. two spare. I have two children who watch tele in there own rooms and we dont really want to watch there...
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    aerial distribution advice please

    Hi, sorry if this post is in the wrong place, i have looked for Aerial section & can't see one.... :oops: I've 4 sky boxes, 1 HD (on sub), 1sky+ (multiroom) & 2 normal digiboxes on freeview. I would like to be able to watch any box from any room, and be able to remote control the HD /...
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    non notifyable work & certification - clarification pls

    Hi guys. Thanks for the replies... The work IS diy in my own home for me :cry: . I need to supply power to a loft amp & network switch. I want to put these in the loft. I also have lots of boxes up there which I have to pull down to sort through. so I thought a light & ladder would be a...
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    non notifyable work & certification - clarification pls

    Hi guys, thanks for the helpful replies... BAS, i read (but am sorry i can't find it to link it here) that any diy'er can do minor work (with conditions) but only a qualified person can test to BS7671. (2391 i think) the wording was the key with what i read, as it makes a...
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    non notifyable work & certification - clarification pls

    Hi Comms, thanks for the reply - clarification. So if i live in rented accom & want to diy. some sockets & a light fitting in normal (not special) areas, and the work is non notifyable & does not normally require a certificate under BS7671 / Part P. how would i supply the landlord with...
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