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Afternoon all Problem with my Miele Novotronic 310 washing machine. Water escapes from the detergent drawer and cascades down the front of my machine. With no washing in the machine (as a test) I select 'Separate Rinse' and the water enters the machine via the detergent drawer with no...

Evening all Will be moving into our next house in the near future and would appreciate views and suggestions on what would be a decent burglar alarm system to buy / install. I am a retired electrician so still (hopefully) have enough grey matter floating around to deal with the installation...

Any suggestions please ? Moved into a house a couple of years ago that had air continually circulating no matter how much radiators were bled Recently had a leaking radiator valve (bedroom upstairs and furthest from the boiler) so drained down system and replaced. Refilled system from make...

Morning all I have an increasingly loud droning sound coming from my shower pump which is only 5 months old. It has worked fine until recently. The pump is a Salamander CT50+ Twin Positive Head Shower Pump with Isolators 1.5bar The pump is located on the floor of the airing cupboard...

Morning all I am looking at installing a shower over the bath. There is a shower attachment from the bath mixer tap assembly and when I hold it up to the required height I would say the pressure is borderline for a decent shower. The airing cupboard backs onto the end of the bath where...

Any suggestions please ? The element in the main oven burnt out (hole blown in its side) so I replaced it. The small top oven works as normal but nothing on the main oven. I opened up the casing expecting to find a blown fuse or a reset - nothing like that in circuit anywhere. The...

This is probably too 'loose' a question for an answer but I will ask it anyway. I am thinking of putting in an offer to buy a 3 bedroom bungalow. It looks as if the existing roof tiles need replacing and there is no existing felt. I am therefore wondering if it is possible to get a VERY...

Evening all Just updated the plumbing by installing a new shower, fed by a dual pump, which in turn now has the hot water supplied via a Salamander S Flange in the top of the hot water cylinder. The pump is installed on the floor next to the hot water cylinder. All pressures are fine but I...

Apologies for a long-winded story but I am attempting to install a pump to boost a shower, without complete success. Any suggestions to help me achieve a satisfactory solution will be greatly appreciated. The situation so far: With the pump running and the shower mixer temperature selector...

I recently discovered hot water dripping into the make-up tank in the loft, from what I assume is an exapansion pipe in the CH system. Can anyone please suggest what may be causing this and possible solutions ?. It's my sons house and he has two very young children, so with winter fast...

Afternoon all Can anyone suggest reputable suppliers of a one-off repair and boiler only maintenance contracts please (apart from British Gas) ?. It is a Potterton Promax Combi HE Plus A Range and only 20 months old. At the moment it keeps locking out on Error Code E133 (Interruption...

Afternoon all, I have a Potterton Combi Plus A boiler, almost 2 years old, which worked perfectly until a few weeks ago. It then locked out on Error Code E133, shown in the book as Interuption Of Gas Supply or Flame Failure. I turned the adjustment screw for the Gas/Air half a turn...

Good morning I have a Potterton Promax HE Plus A boiler which is 18 months old. It has suddenly started to lock out on Error Code 133 which is given as Interuption of Gas Supply or Flame Failure. I hasten to add that I have been turning the boiler off at night and it's when I turn it on...

Any advice/suggestions re the following problem will be greatly appreciated: In an extended section of the house my son has owned for a couple of years there has always been a problem with part of the central heating system. In my humble opinion (as a retired electrician !) I think it is a...