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Evil gate valve claims another victim...

Had a call from a friend earlier with his tale of woe. He had turned off his hot water using the tap feeding the base o...
47 comments posted 10yrs
posted by see.my.signature
47 comments posted 10yrs posted by see.my.signature

OT; It's been a funny old day....

Popped into Toolstation for two keyed alike padlocks. TS Droid; We only have one in stock. TMH; What's the point in onl...
81 comments posted 10yrs
posted by davidlang
81 comments posted 10yrs posted by davidlang

Boiler Service

Hi all, Does a boiler *have* to be connected to the electrical supply for the purposes of servicing it? (This is a Worce...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by cbx
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by cbx

Dish washer door adjustment ?

New World DW60 integrated. When I set the programme and close the door it switches on then off. What appears to be happ...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by noname
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by noname

Dishwasher rinse aid oddity

Having a few spare moments today, I decided to have a nose at our (Hoptpoint SDD910) dishwasher rinse aid light. INitia...
1 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jethro_uk
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by jethro_uk

Washing machine failure modes

Our Bosch had been complaining about low water pressure, was stopping at random, and had taken it into its head to heat...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by timstreater
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by timstreater

dishwasher rinse-aid dispenser problem

We have a double drawer Fisher Paykel dishwasher and one of them seems to have a problem with the rinse aid. https://ww...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tim.downie
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

Radfan Classic

Don't you just hate the day a new Lakeland catalogue arrives? Wifey busy flicking through, wondering what else we canno...
17 comments posted 10yrs
posted by News
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by News

Washing machine - at last?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Increvable 'In 2013, a French designer created L'Increvable, an open source washing m...
17 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tabbypurr
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by tabbypurr

Tumble Dryer Fires

Just reading the downloaded instructions for use for a current model Bosch tumble dryer. Contains this paragraph: Cauti...
21 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rmoudndgers
21 comments posted 10yrs posted by rmoudndgers

DeWalt 18 V battery

I have a pretty useful DeWalt XRP hamnmer drill/driver The batteries are NiCad and now holding very little charge. Char...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rick_hughes
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by rick_hughes