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Trying to get opening window off its hinges. Had been painted shut. Now opens ok but need it off. Any help would be appreciated. n

I have fault F7. I have taken side panel off and replaced micro reed switch. The old switch was not operating (checked with digital meter and magnet). New switch operates fine (normally open and closes when magnet is used). The new switch is from Maplins and was recommended by someone on the...

I moved into my house about 10 years ago. I was told the cellar had been tanked. The problem I have now is that some of the paint is peeling and some of it 'feels rough' a bit like sandpaper. It is mostly near the the ground. I plan to remove loose and rough paint and then give it a coat of...

kk, Thanks for getting back to me. I will do as you suggest and keep an eye on the oil and temperature gauge. Fingers are crossed cheers steve

pug/andy, Thanks for your replies. The car went back to the garage who seem to have sorted out the misfiring problem. We only got it back yesterday so we are hoping thats the last of our troubles. If we have any more trouble I think I will be doing the same as Andy. Thanks again for your...

My daughter didn't drive the car after the fault materialised. But things have moved on. The head gasket work has been done by the seller of the car. I contributed £150 to the cost. We received the car back and it had an idling problem. Seemed to be misifiring. It stalled once. So it was...

My daughters punto is petrol We didnt have the idling problem before the head gasket went. Ive sat in the car and keep expecting it to stall but it doesn't. It manages to keep ticking over. any advice/info appreciated one addistional bit of info. My daughter tells me that it also...

I have just had the head gasket replaced on my daughters fiat punto (x reg). I believe some work was done on a piston. It now has a slight misfire when idling. seems ok once moving and in gear Before I go back to the garage could someone advise me if the misfire could be related to the...

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2nd hand car. x reg. It is written on the invoice saying 3 months for engine and gearbox. But as my friend has said to me. The warranty is second to your statutory rights. That is, the car should be fit for purpose and not just for 3 months. It should be ok for a 'reasonable' length of time...

Similar problem to a recent post. My daughter has a Fiat Punto which has broken down. We have had it for just over 3 months. A friend has diagnosed head gasket. I have spoken to the dealer who keeps quoting 'the warranty is only valid for 3 months'. Can anyone confirm if that is...

We had the fan changed about 12 months ago so there should not be a problem with that. The heating seems to have given up the ghost completely now (it hasn't come on at all today). I'll give British Gas a bell later and see if they can have a look at it. I just hope they won't condemn it like...

I had a problem with this boiler about a year ago and got help from this board so I thought I would try you again. The new fault has got worse over the last month. It started with no hot water. This was an intermittant problem which got steadily worse. We managed to work round it as my wife...

The work changing the shower involved new pipework for mixer. Previous shower was an electric job. Existing cold supply for old electric shower used. New hot supply for mixer shower taken from bath hot. There was a hot supply to a bidet which was removed. The hot supply for this was blanked...

I have a fault with my combi boiler. I am not sure if it is the result of fitting a new shower (mixer type suitable for combi boiler - mira excel). After fitting new shower all was well, good shower pressure - no problems. However 2 days later (Saturday) there was no hot water throughout the...