appliances

Morning. Just bought a new, fancy under-the-counter fridge to go in the kitchen. The issue I have is that the house is 150+ years old so, the electrical installation is 'interesting', to say the least. There are no outlets on the side of the kitchen where the fridge will be going aside from the...

My house just has a small electric water heater. Refitting the kitchen, I've discovered the appliances are fed from the hot supply. Which struck me as odd considering. Presumably more expensive to run that way. Now I'm wondering whether this was to maintain tap water temp when appliances are in...

I'm trying to plan out my new kitchen and want to understand the requirements for local isolation to (integrated) appliances. I will be having the following: Dishwasher Washer-dryer Fridge-freezer Electric oven Combi microwave / grill Induction hob Extractor fan I would like to do the...

I'd be interested in some kind of expanding or other fitting, suitable for high temperatures, with access only from inside the oven. The two lower screw receptacles holding in place the fan cover (baffle plate) on my ZOB230 fitted oven have corroded. This is on the rear panel, which appears to...

Last night I loaded the dishwasher as usual and selected the programme (p4), and then it started beeping and the lights for programme 1 and 2 were flashing. So I then tried again I turned the dishwasher off and then back on and set it to p4 and it did the same so I then turned it off again and...

I live in Ireland and over here we have a TV advert running at the moment on nationwide TV station about "If you are going to call out an electrician they must be RECI (Registered Electrical Contractors of Ireland) certified electricians and they say 'Its the Law!' " What's the score in...

I've stupidly cut the end off my Whirlpool WWDC9440 drain hose while attempting to extend it (I cut the wrong hose!). I now cant make good any join using clips and the corrugated pipe. My preference is to buy a new drain hose (preferably 2.5m) and fit this. However, I'm loathe to pull the washer...