Recent content by ColinGB20

In reply to the hot & cold only issue, Does the pump not do this anyway if you only want cold or hot with the shower mixer? Thanks for your replies guys, I will look at fitting the shower pump as I want to if there is enough room under the bath, what with all the whirlpool plumbing and pump...

Unfortunately the HT leads and plugs on this engine are situated in the centre of the 16v head below the cam covers so you will not see the leads arcing at the base by the spark plugs. If they were fitted to the side of the head and exposed this would be true.

Sorry, The pump has 2 inlets (Hot & Cold) and 2 outlets to a mixer valve just before the shower head. All I wish to do is disconnect the shower and re-use the pump to run the new bath/shower mixer. I will just blank off the existing pipework at the gate valves as they will not be needed, and...

There is an engine rev limiter fitted to this engine and it is in the EEC engine management unit set at approx 6250 rpm or thereabouts.

Does the engine seem to be misfiring at these revs? These engines suffered with HT failure after 20,000 miles or so, due to HT leads arcing on the head. If you check the HT leads you may find that they have hardened off or gone hard around the plug. Fit a new set of HT leads and recheck the...

I am installing a whirlpool bathroom suite and removing an existing suite. The old suite had a power shower installed over the bath which I will now remove as well. Can I use the pump and reconnect it to the bath shower / mixer taps? The shower in its old state is plumbed in correctly (NO...

Thanks for the advice, I will try as you stated and hopefully I can trace the problem.

I have installed a new garage consumer unit fitted with an RCB unit and 2 MCB's rated 6a for the lights, and 16a for the sockets. But, when I powered it up and tried the lights and sockets the RCB kept tripping out. I know I have not gone through any cables and all circuits are wired correctly...