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by Phil33
Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:48 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Toilet Cistern Overflowing Unless Float Manually Lifted
Replies: 0
Views: 2464

Toilet Cistern Overflowing Unless Float Manually Lifted

Not sure if anyone will be able to help me as it looks like I can't add photos (other than via Photobucket etc). My toilet is overflowing unless I manually lift the float. There seems to be friction between the lever and the threaded rod which sets the float height / water level. The valve is simila...
by Phil33
Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:23 am
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Hotpoint CTD40 Heater/Parts
Replies: 2
Views: 3569

Re: Hotpoint CTD40 Heater/Parts

Sadly Hotpoint appliances are not made to the same standard they were years ago and those heater elements are particularly flimsy. I have heard some owners have had success with fitting the heater from a slightly earlier model of Hotpoint dryer. These were altogether more sturdy with a proper steel ...
by Phil33
Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:32 am
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Cold Floorboards
Replies: 1
Views: 2450

Cold Floorboards

I now live in Hungary but also own a small rural cottage in north east Scotland, which is rented out. I lived there myself from 2002 to 2011 and there was always a problem with cold floors. I think the reason is the position on the side of a hill and the construction of the cottage. There is a large...
by Phil33
Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:30 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: hotpoint washing machine
Replies: 8
Views: 6141

When you say the pump is running, have you checked that the impellor is turning as they sometimes become detached from the pump motor shaft?
by Phil33
Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:26 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Washing machine problem - Servis Quartz 1200
Replies: 2
Views: 4005

It might be a faulty heater or thermostat. Some machines on some programmes will not agitate the washing until it has reached a certain temperature, which it won't reach if it's not heating. Unplug before you remove the back. If you have a multimeter, set it to a low ohms range and measure the resis...
by Phil33
Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:17 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Head of Water
Replies: 7
Views: 3396

[quote="EyeTry"] If you have a CWST on a platform across rafters in the loft and you have a shower unit in any room below where the shower head is e.g. 2 feet below the ceiling then the only head of water available to you would be that 2 feet plus the few inches to the base of that tank. E...
by Phil33
Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:26 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Head of Water
Replies: 7
Views: 3396

I asked a question on the "Ask the Trades" forum and got this description:

"The head is the distance between the bottom of the storage tank and the highest part of the cylinder, e.g the pipe coming out the top."
by Phil33
Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:53 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Head of Water
Replies: 7
Views: 3396

Head of Water

Could someone please explain to me what is meant by the term "head of water" with respect to an open vented header tank / direct cylinder hot water system. I thought the head of water was the vertical distance between the top surface of water in the header tank and the taps but I'm told th...
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