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It is usually stuck with a bitumen type product which softens when heated so I would think a hot air gun with scraper would be the tools of choice for lifting the parquet. If you then let the bitumen go cold it will chip off with the scraper, just leaving small amounts of residue which should...

Some months ago I purchased an old Hercules bicycle that is fitted with Woods type tyre valves. Within a few weeks of getting the bike the tyres started getting soft but so far I've not been able to pump them to the correct pressure (65 psi) I've tried the normal bicycle pump and a car foot pump...

I was just looking at a few Youtube videos on laying cork tiles but the methods used look very time consuming. I was just wondering if it is possible to treat cork tiles the same as ceramic tiles i.e. apply tile adhesive, comb it and put down the tile? I realise a roller or something would be...

One other thing you could check is the pressure switch as that only allows the heater to come on when it senses the water is at wash level. If you disconnect the hose at the pressure vessel end you can blow in it and check the switches with your resistance meter. Normally the wires for the...

I am putting in a new bathroom in my house in Croatia. I have fitted a larger bathtub which partially covers the floor drain. I need to either move the floor drain trap or do away with it completely. I would prefer to manage without it as it is not a wetroom bathroom so the water in the trap...

As far as I know I don't have any service fuses. The meter is in a locked plastic box outside and I don't have a key. I don't know how to tell whether it's a 3 phase meter. The spare phase wires do light up the neon screwdriver though. The electric bill only gives one set of numbers but perhaps...

I have been doing some rewiring of my house in Croatia and discovered that the supply from the meter is 3 phase but only one phase is currently in use. The other 2 phase wires are just hanging loose behind the board upon which the consumer unit is mounted. I think all the houses in the village...

The shaft for the govenor comes out from near the drive end of the crankcase rather than the fan end. This is the parts list and it is parts 616 and 227: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/21237/Briggs-And-Stratton-Series-82200-To-82299.html?page=3#manual The problem was that this bit is behind...

I'm not certain about the model number as the instruction book covers multiple models and I can't find a number on the engine apart from the 3 HP markings. This is a photo of it complete apart from the air filter:

It does sound like a blockage in the pump plumbing. Have you checked online for blow up diagrams of the construction? Alternatively you might just have to dismantle the machine to do a proper inspection for blockages.

I'm trying to get an old Clarke generator working. It was bought in 1991 but has hardly ever been used. I tried to start it a few years ago without success and at the time I removed the carb, fuel tank etc and never got round to putting it back together. I now need to use it so I've been trying...

Mention of the wash basin tap behaviour was just for information, it is the lack of proper control over the shower that is the problem. I have heard mention of low flow shower heads but when I asked about them in plumbers merchants they did not seem aware of the existance of such fittings...

With the filter removed the flow is about 6 litres a minute. I have tried to photograph the deformed inlet pipe and the tap filter but they were probably a bit too close for the flash so they are not too clear. I think you can get new filters but personally I would leave it out and just put the...

Thanks Tony. I checked the wash basin tap and it is flowing about 3 litres a minute with the filter fitted. Looking at the plumbing inside the heater it looks to be about 12mm copper and where it goes onto the cold feed coming out of the wall the pipe looks to be a bit deformed so I'm wondering...

This is a long shot as this appliance probably does not exist in UK. I am staying at a house in Austria that has a 3 phase, 21 kW electric water heater, Vaillant model VED 21 H/6. I think the problem is with the flow sensing mechanism. The appliance feeds the shower mixer, kitchen sink and...

The main problem with getting the correct clips would be trying to figure out what they are called in Hungarian. I did initially do them with cable ties but it is difficult to get them tight enough. On one side it was spewing out grease so I did fit the jubilee clip instead. It does not foul on...

If replacement doors are available for your kitchen they will probably come in various sizes and you just need to choose the closest match to what you need. You really need to be asking the kitchen supplier.

There may be a bra wire or something similar poking through one of the holes in the drum. You need to carefully feel all round the inside of the drum, especially round the edges of the paddles. Sometimes something damages the edge of one of the holes and raises a jagged bit of metal. If you find...

Yes, I was thinking along those lines but I'm only using water for testing purposes. I will be filling the system with Fernox Solar antifreeze when I'm satisfied it is working correctly and no leaks. This product is not a concentrate so I need to drain off all the water before I use it. Winters...

Is it OK to use Jubilee clips on CV joint boots or will that cause vibration problems?