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Indesit tumble dryer bearing replace help
Hi all Apologies for the slightly boring thread ..:o Has anyone changed the drum bearing on an older Indesit tumble dryer- model G74VS. It has started making a grinding noise and seems to be coming from the rear bearing so I need to change it but do I need to remove the drum or can the bearing be changed from behind…
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Recommend me a combi programmer/thermostat please
After so guidance please. I have an elderly relative who currently has a Siemens REV100 to operate their combi heating. The combi is a Valiant ecotec pro 28. The REV100 only has to wires to it, presumably + and - as they are moderately thick wires. All they need to be able to do is set the heating to come on twice a day,…
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Inset Electric Fire and chimney flue.
We are going to have our inset gas fire removed because it needed replacing.However the cost of replacing the fire and having to have a new flue would have cost about £550 The fire in the room is rarely used by my wife and I, so we found that if we got the gas fire grate removed and the gas pipe capped by a Gas Safe…
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Boiler coming on when it should be off!?
Hi There seems to be miscommunication between my boiler & thermostat - the timer is set on the thermostat for heating to come on in the morning and evening for a couple of hours and only if it drops below 18 degrees c, which it does. However, it also fires up whenever it feels like it, middle of the day. The heated towel…
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Duff electrical work done on my house
I had loads of electrical work done on this house when I bought it a few years ago. I specified things like replacing fusebox with consumer unit, loads of new sockets, etc, etc. Basically "get this house right/modern/safe" and, in hindsight I guess I should have used the exact word "rewiring" and put that word in writing -…
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Query re HETAS certification
I want to do some work around my multifuel stove such as replacing the stone hearth with a larger stone hearth. This would involve disconnecting the stove. The stove and chimney liner were installed by a HETAS registered guy. Doe anyone know whether the HETAS certification would be invalidated if the work was done by a non…
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Trimming leylandii
I saw the other thread just now, and thought I'd ask my own. My property has what I think are leylandii -planted by previous owner- along a border of of about 10m, they are about 10m high although the top 4m is more "whisp" like. I have a chainsaw and am quite cabable of cutting them down. I don't like them. I know the…
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What is the brightest 12V G4 LED bulb?
Hi everyone, The kitchen fitting says G4 12V 20W I want a LED as bright as possible, a 20W LED would be like the Sun. But what is the brightest 12V LED I can get, like 5W or more?
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Washing machine smoking
Hi all Does anyone know if there is an official independent safety tester of home appliances? Not sure if is Trading Standards, but I think was someone else. The other day my washing machine (8 years old) gave a loud bang and loads of rattling whilst on the last spin, then started fuming, unplugged it and called the fire…
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The 2m law on hedges.
So I've recently found out that hedges can only grow to 2m. Mine have grown past that so unfortunately I will be trimming down so that no one in the neighborhood has cause for complaint. Unfortunately, I will be losing a lot of privacy in my garden. I've noticed that a neighbor has evergreen fir tress in his/her garden,…
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Radiator (2yrs old) leaking from the top face.
We're having some plumbing joy in our house lately :mad: This must have just happened in the last 24 hours. We have a fish tank in this corner of the room so we're often around this radiator & as much as this blob of paint has oozed out we would've surely noticed it by now if it was old. Tonight it stood out like a sore…
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Infrared Panels vs other ?
Long story but we now have an open plan kitchen lounge which has two outside walls to the lounge side. It has one large radiator in the lounge but even though the rest of the house can boil ! if we out the temperature high the lounge never quite warms up ( my wife is from the caribbean .. ) ... We have looked at fitting…
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Changing toilets insides
Hi, We have this space saving toilet (but not from here. Our seller is no longer on the market!) http://soak.com/albi-close-coupled-toilet-&-cistern-inc-soft-close-seat_p26415055.htm After recent renovations, this toilet was moved downstairs. Ever since it is troubling us, water constantly running through to the pan etc.…
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Adverse possession or wait for boundary dispute
Hi All, looking for some advice for my neighbours. At the bottom of their gardens is grazing land which has been rented by a family for several generations and owned by the church. So basically everyone has been left alone for over a hundred years..... until now. The church has sold the land to developers who are in the…
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Carpet right
We have ordered our carpet from carpet right, but have decided to supply our own grippers and treads as they are charging a massive mark up which I cannot justify. They have said it's £1 per square meter for them to fit what we have supplied which works out at £80-90. Do we just bite the bullet and let them fit them or is…
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Circulator pump won't turn on
Hi, I moved in about a week ago and everything was fine until yesterday night. I have a grundfos alpha 2L circulator pump for my water and heating system that was supposed to turn on the heating at 4am this morning but it didn't. I switched it off and on again, the lights turned on but after 1 second they turned off and…
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Putting up curtain pole
I need to put up a curtain pole in my daughter’s bedroom. I’ve tried with a normal cheap cordless drill and the bit goes in a few mm and no further. Our flat is 1930’s brick and we can’t even knock a nail into the wall. I’m thinking about hiring a hammer drill from a local hire shop as a cheaper alternative to getting…
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Hoover/candy
I'm primary carer for my dad and I've had the misfortune of finding myself dealing with hoover/candy regarding a washing machine.its the 2nd washing machine I've had in less than a year and this one started playing up not so long ago.i followed instructions via hoover website and the last check I had to do was on the…
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Permitted Development?
We are currently looking to make some improvements to our 50s semi. The property has previously (1980s) had a double floor extension to the rear which was taken right up to an outhouse which I believe was previously a coal shed. As part of the extension a door has been knocked through and this shed has been turned into a…
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Composite Door - Lock Not Working
Hi All, A while back I purchased a Rock Door with a (3 or 4 point) multi locking system. Typically to lock the door, you lift the handle and the hooks engage. Then you turn the key to lock the door. Last night I lifted the handle and it was very loose and there was no engagement of the hooks. Normally when I lift, I apply…
