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Hope this is not a really stupid question, but i cant find the two thermostats on the above dryer, normally they are close to the heating element, when i take off the back shield i see the heating element but no thermostats can someone please help me in telling me where they are in the machine

i have removed the jockey wheel from my hotpoint tumble dryer, before i attempt to put the new one in place does anyon have any hints how i can do this and get the belt around the wheel. Hotpoint has made it very difficult with very little space to get at the fixing bolts. I'm sure there is an...

I have recently replaced the two thermostats and heater element on my daughters cdt00p tumble dryer, tested it for an hour or so , worked fine then stopped heating, drum and fan working fine but not heat from the element. thought there was a smell of burning for a few seconds but none now. Dryer...

I have just replaced the thermostats and heater on my crusader ct61c, worked fine on my workbench, and when all panels replaced, itted back in kitchen where it fails now to heat, wife claimed she smelt some burning, though none now as just blows cold. Can the thermostats blow so quickly...

I need to replace the rear spindle on my hotpoint cdt00p dryer. I think i can doit without removing the drum if i can move the back panel back, there appears enough room to fit the new one, the proble is the fan at the bottom left side is stopping the panel rom being removed. Does anyone know...

I have a potterton combi boileri locatedin my loft. The cH works fine, I get hottish water in the kitchen, better when i run tap slowly, but only get very luke warm water in the bathroom, not hot enough for childrens baths etc. Dont understand why the difference between upstairs and downstairs...

I have recently had a new shower installed, it has 2 glass sides and a door, with the shower head against the wall, the shower leaksslightly on one side at the botton where there side pneljoins the wall, it has been reseale there on both sides but always starts to leak after a week or so...

I have a baxi combi boiler, on HW+CH, pressure ok at 1.5bar when cold, CH works fine but Hot water is just lukewarm and never gets hot. Has anyone any suggestions thanks

My daughter has a combi boiler in her loft, run with a danfoss TP5000-Rf thermostat in their lounge and a RX1 receiver by the boiler in the loft. Has worked fine for 3 years, now seems not to be either transmitting or receiving, to turn CH on/off have to got o loft to turn receiver off. The...

I am a bit confused about the workings of a combi boiler, which i hope someone can enlighten me. When a combi boiler loses pressure on the central heating loop, which is closed, it has to be be repressurised. I can fully understanfd that, howegver when the pressure drops to about 0.5 the hot...

My daughter has a Biasii24S combi boiler which is situated in the bathroom, when she turns the bath taps on she only gets lukewarm hot water, however when she uses the hot water in the kitchen it is nice and hot. Has anyone any suggestions as she iis getting ratty not being able to have a bath.

My daughter has just moved into a new (old) house where the bathroom sink cold tap id turned on and off by using a screwdriving to turn the in-line valve on and off, the tap itself just rotates and dowesnt operate, I s this a new tap job, or is it possible to mend it, many thanks, as I feel this...

I wonder if someone can help me by telling me the external diameter of 1/2in copper pipe is in mm, I have a mixture of metric and imperial piping in my bungalow, I know the external diameter of 3/4in pipe is 21.5mm. I know u can use ordianary 15mm compression joints, but am thinking of using...

I hope this isn't a too silly question, I have to shortley turn of my cold and hot waterto do some work. I have a combi boiler so know u just turn off the outlet hot water valve on the boiler. For the cold , due to an old lead inlet cold water pipe, witha dodgy stop cock, i will have to turn the...

About 6 weeks ago I had to replace an old compression joint on my hot water pipe (from a combi boiler), the pipe one side is 3/4 in and 22mm the other, managed using a 3/4 olive on a standard 22mm compression fitting to join them and appeared to be sealed, did use some ls-x jointing sealant as...

I have a sort of silly question, I know that 3/4in copper pipe is the internal diameter and that 22mm is the external, but what is the external diameter of 3/4in pipe. I have some mixed in my house and want to use mt calipers to meassyure to try and work out which is which. Or is there an easier way

I have an old bungalow, which has some old 3/4in pipe in places for the hot water feed, i am having to do some remedial work in the bathroom and it would be so handy if thee was a 3/4in to 22mm push fit connector, does one exist?. Otherwise will using a standard 22m push fit leak. Having done a...

My brother in law has just had the underside of his roof sprayed with this foam and has been trying to persuade my wife what a great thing it is, I've always been wary of anything being sprayed either onto roof tiles or onto the tiles from the roof void, It would seem to better to triple the...

The cold feed in my bungalow is black alkathene pipe, with copper spurs off to different appliances. I need to replace everyting in the bathroom. My question is what sort of compression fittings do u use to connect to this type of pipe. the existing ones appear to be 3/4in, seem very old. Do u...

i am repalcing the bath, etc in my batheroom, and am trying to save and reuse wall tiles, these have come off easily around the bath. Is there a solvent or similar that will soften the old tile adhesive to allow it to be scraped off. The tiles are old and i'm sure replacements will not be...