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Hi, I'm replacing a toilet pan and close-coupled cistern. The new cistern is bottom entry on the left whereas previously it was bottom entry on the right, 15mm copper pipe rising from the floor. I'd also like to add an isolating valve. The one I have is a Pegler PB300T with 15mm compression...

Hi, Other than Ebac are there any brands that offer dual feed (hot + cold) on any of their washing machines?

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with fault diagnosis on a Zanussi Washing machine. The wash cycle proceeds as normal until it stops just prior to rinse. If the switch is moved on by hand the cycle will progress through rinse, spin and drain, as for a normal wash but stopping each time with...

I'm wondering whether a biocide is needed in my CH expansion cistern. It's a conventional boiler and Y-plan setup with 6 rads. I have recently replaced and relocated the cistern. The old cistern always had a yucky layer of 'soggy cardboard' of the surface. I would syphon it off, drain and...

This has to be a noob question, sorry. Can the 15mm compression nut from a tank connector be removed and instead fit a 1/2" BSP elbow to create a right-angle connector? The threads seem to match albeit a bit loose. There is no olive obviously. So for it to work would at least need PTFE...

Hi, I'm in the process of replacing and relocating my water tanks in the loft. The new cold water storage tank (Polytank Blue) comes with full kit (for a total of 5 holes to be cut into the tank), including what they call a "Screwed Screened Breather" and a "Screwed Vent Pipe Sleeve". The CH...

I'm putting up a picket fence with 1200mm pales and the widest span will be 1830mm. Would this be ok to use for the rails? - C16 PREMIUM KILN DRIED REGULARISED TREATED CARCASSING 70 X 45MM. It (and the rest of the fence) would be treated with Creocote. I kind of prefer the look vs. cant...

Hi all, My Hotpoint FDW80 fails to power on properly. That is, after turning on electricity mains power it will do the initial beep (as normal) but the LCD display is blank and not lit. Sometimes the beep is shortened, or not at all. I removed the 4-wire comms cable that goes between timer...

Hi all, I know the answer is probably obvious but can someone please explain how to access the wiring on an old style Potterton EP2000 timer (see photo) ? It's not obvious just from looking whether the just front panel is meant to be released or the unit should come away from the wall as a...

Hi all, I have a 5-yr old Hotpoint FDW80 which has until today provided near faultless service (apart from a split hose a couple of years ago). I came back to it after it had completed a wash cycle to find it making what at first sounded like electrical arcing :!:, but later deduced the...

Hi all, The drain hose on my Hotpoint FDW80 dishwasher is split and needs replacing. I measured the inside diameters of the rubber cuffs at each end and they are 32mm (right-angle) and 21mm (straight). I'm just wondering if the nominal sizes might be different to what I measured. A quick...