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    Hotpint condenser tumble dryer making "squeaking noise&

    I have a Hotpoint condenser tumble dryer TCD970 which has started to squeak after about 30 minutes and also has a strange smell as the clothes get drier. I have also notice small silver foil like bits in the fluff filter at the end of the cycle. This all began when I put a really wet load in...
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    Square venting kit for cooker hood?

    Hi In the process of fitting a new kitchen, and the hob/oven have now moved further along the wall from where they were. We have hole where our previous venting kit was, which was a flexible round one which sat behind the pelmet of our old cabinets. My question is our new units have no pelmet...
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    Painting over Dulux Trade Supermatt, how long to wait?

    sorry meant to say thinned down, not thin!
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    Painting over Dulux Trade Supermatt, how long to wait?

    Is that a thin coat of the Crown Kitchen & Bathroom Matt Paint? so its ok to paint over the Dulux supermatt with "normal" paint almost straight away?
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    HepvO 40mm CV1 Waste Valve for washing machine

    Oh right, would there be any reason the the Hepworth CV11 knuckle adaptor 40 mm could not be used to connect the horizontal pipe coming through from outside and the HepvO® Self-Sealing Waste Valve? (so it would be vertical for the washing machine waste pipe)
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    Painting over Dulux Trade Supermatt, how long to wait?

    Hi Just painted kitchen walls that have been plastered now for a few weeks with Dulux Trade Supermatt. Watered down 3:1 paint to water. We would like to paint over this with Crown Kitchen and Bathroom paint, the question is how long until we can safely paint over the Supermatt with no adverse...
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    HepvO 40mm CV1 Waste Valve for washing machine

    Hi I have purchased a HepvO 40mm CV1 Waste Valve for my washing machine drainage (as space is super tight). We have moved the washing machine to a new location and just have a 40mm pipe sticking through the wall at present. My question is on the product guide it gives the following as items...
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    Help! advice needed installing pipework for washing machine

    Hi thanks for the reply, but I was planning on using the S trap I have already, as this is suppose to be better for smells from drains?? Ta
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    How long until I can paint on newly plastered walls?

    Hi My kitchen has just been plastered (not plasterboard) and I now want to paint it, I have read all different opinions on the internet on how long to leave it before it can be painted. Does anybody know how long it should be? and what will happen if we paint to early? I am planning on using...
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    Help! advice needed installing pipework for washing machine

    Hi I am moving my washing machine from one wall to another. The wall has already had the hole cut out and a 40mm pipe has been inserted and runs externally to my drain. Internally the hole is about 9.5 ins from the ground. I was wondering what I now need internally so I can connect my washing...
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    DPM for sub floor that fills with rainwater??

    Hi Thank you for the reply, I'm worried now, what harm will laying the DPM do?
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    DPM for sub floor that fills with rainwater??

    Hi We are in the process of installing a new kitchen, and after removing some floorboards and joists because of rot, have discovered that when it rains heavily (in Yorkshire this is alot!) the rain water starts to seep into the sub floor (we have a wooden floor raised above this) Our house is a...
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    Help! boiler outlet pipe leaking quite badly

    Hi I have a vokera Option boiler and the outlet pipe on the outside wall is leaking quite badly, does anybody have any advice on what the problem may be? I am currently on no pay maternity leave so money is tight to say the least and am trying to leave calling somebody to come and look as the...
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    Vokera Option boiler, red flashing light, no heating!!

    yeah!!! engineer came round and heating is fixed said problem was air had leaked out of the expansion vessel, repressurised with foot pump, sorted!! it will be a warm christmas, thanks to all the replies!!! :D
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    Vokera Option boiler, red flashing light, no heating!!

    yep thats what was happening first yellow then red, then I would fill up with water again and this would kick the heating back in, but I've tried this and nothing, also its a red flashing light this time without the yellow, before it was still yellow and a still red light.
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    Vokera Option boiler, red flashing light, no heating!!

    just my luck,the engineer who was suppose to be coming out has gone home sick, could be waiting up to a week!!!
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    Vokera Option boiler, red flashing light, no heating!!

    not sure!!, have rung vokera and taken out their insurance for £288, as after reading this will prob need it!!! man coming out today to have a look and hopefully fix, will let you know!!
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    Vokera Option boiler, red flashing light, no heating!!

    I waited until the yellow light went out. This is what the installation & servicing instructions say" By design, it incorporates full sequence electronic ignition , circulating pump, expansion vessel, safety valve, pressure gauge and mechanical timeclock. The appliance is produced as a room...
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    vokera option boiler

    I also have a Vokera Option and the same problem, did you ever get the boiler fixed?
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    Vokera Option boiler, red flashing light, no heating!!

    further to last post there is a picture of the boiler on the right on this website http://www.zednet.co.uk/fennells/listings/13.html
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