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Thanks. I'll try when I'm home again. Putting the cable in the machine felt weird this time. It was like it caught differently. I just never looked at the end of it carefully enough to know if something had changed or not.

Another month, another problem. Just wondering if anybody had any experience of this. Last used the machine about a week ago and all was well. Plugged in the cable this morning and when I tried to turn it on nothing happened. Power cable seems to be OK (the black box has the green light on), but...

Agreed - but I feel like I've replaced just about everything now. And I can tell that what I did to compensate for the pump not working properly has driven it hard. Maybe it just makes sense to keep on replacing each bit that breaks but feels like there must be a point where it's time to throw...

All fixed and working fine. Such a relief. Replacing the water pump turned out to be as easy, maybe easier, than the other things. Seems to be working properly now. (I did carry on using it and it completely broke down a week ago so I'm v happy to have it back). It feels like maybe the next...

Just sold my Vol 2 (never my favourite show) for £205 on Ebay, which on checking I see is higher than the Discogs max #smugface (In fact, I sold three vinyl boxsets, all at v good prices so there's still air in the vinyl bubble)

John Bonham - 20 Yehouessi Leopold (Poly-Rythmo) - 20 Tony Williams - 10 Jack DeJohnette - 10 Clyde Stubblefield - 10 Reni (Stone Roses) - 10 Tony Allen - 10 Benny Benjamin (Motown) - 10

Always happy when it's a light RSD. Sister Rosetta Tharpe looks the most intriguing thing on there for me.

Togo Soul 2 from the great Hot Casa records

After more than a week. HG finally replied and offered me a new water pump for $26 or so incl shipping. I'm tempted to take it. That said, it's working OK at the moment - I just need to drain the water three times. (It's somewhat of a pain, but I can't tell you how much better it is than the...

Vinegar didn't work. Think it must be some kind of pump issue. It's getting slower to drain. A normal tank now takes nearly two full drain cycles to empty...

I'll be annoyed if it really is the soundtrack ie it includes the bits of dialogue - "I've got a tape I want to play", "Does anybody have any questions?" - that the recent release annoyingly left off. They're part of the charm. Also the tape supposedly sticking during Psycho Killer.

Yes, I've wondered about this. I put a spike both ways down the hole (from the top and bottom of the machine) to clear any blockage. I think your pump explanation could well be the best. (Opening up the machine left me quite confused as to how the water actually drains). Somehow though the...

Yes, I agree. My last time was quite frustrating as they asked a new simple question each time. I replied immediately. Had to wait 24 hours for them to ask something else (rather than all of them in one go). Then taking an age to send stuff. This problem was a particular mystery as for a long...

I use a double system as I'm too lazy for stickers/Discogs fields / possibly even more of a simpleton 1. Clean my collection in order ie A-Z. 2. Push uncleaned records back in the shelf / bring forward cleaned ones so it's easy to see what I've done/still have to do. New records may...

Yes, checked that and it's fine. I can take it out and the water that is in the machine stays there. I think what was leaking was water that must have been in the pipe between the machine and the container. It took me a long while to figure out. What was v annoying now just adds time to...

I've ended up with a new problem. For some time, I thought the machine was leaking. Well, it was leaking. I'd pour the water back into the Humminguru and it would start dripping into the container. No matter what I did, it would always drip a bit. (Fortunately I have the machine on our floor...

I played the European version of the Smile today and had no no-fill issues / popping. I'm not the world's fussiest listener - I can't say that it sounded dazzling, but it sounded perfectly fine.

@Selaws is a star. He managed to find a new way to get this to me. Can't wait to listen to this on vinyl - one of my favourites from last year. Thanks so much for being my secret Santa. Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light

Thanks so much @Selaws - it was perfect. My local are normally pretty competent but haven't been at their best here. I'm totally cool with waiting though, knowing I'm getting records you chose.