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I had a similar problem with a Peugeot that stopped dead (right in the middle of the A34 / A33 / M3 junction at 5 PM - a lovely place for it to happen!!!) The AA suspected, and the recorded fault codes pointed towards fuel pump failure. After a week at the garage, a new fuel pump, and a...

Do you see any power reaching the bell when the bellpush is pressed? (If there was a constant power supply to the bell, it would ring constantly) Oxidation, maladjustment or excessive pitting of the interrupter contacts can stop the bell operating. Some bells are adjusted by turning...

Two 0.6 Watt LED lamps will draw 0.1 Amps. The minimum output for most SMPSs used for TH lamps is probably about 10 Watts, or about 1 Amp at 12 Volts. If the minimum load criteria isn't met, they often just shut down and sulk! As that's about 10 times the power consumption of your LEDs, you...

Any votes for a flame trap full of mayonnaise? Most engines have a breather pipe from the top end / rocker box area connected to the air filter or inlet tract to release blow-by gases. There's usually a flame trap in the pipe, often resembling a small baked bean tin stuffed with brillo pads...

A connector as used for electric forklift chargers etc. may be the answer. The connectors are hermaphroditic, so there's no 'plug' or 'socket', and no exposed pins.

How about a plastic or die-cast general purpose box from Maplin or RS etc, with two standard flush mounting boxes fixed inside? http://www.maplin.co.uk/weatherproof-boxes-25154

Which cold tank is getting hot? The cold water storage cistern or the heating feed &expansion tank? What order have you connected the feed and vent in relation to the boiler and pump? Gravity circulation systems were usually piped with the feed and vent on opposite sides of the boiler...

Just treat it like a pipe passing through a normal pitched roof (albeit with a very steep pitch!) and fit a weathering slate over the pipe.

A 'bulldog' clip:- (the ones used to clamp wire rope, not the paperclip) or a shaft collar:- fitted around the bolt below the gate to stop it lifting may do the job. A small exhaust clamp, or a 'U' clamp, as used for fixing TV aerials etc. might also do the job. A handful of...

This 'tester' makes a pretty good stud detector:- Poke holes in the plasterboard with it to find the studwork behind The manufacturers claim it has other uses too (.....ducks and runs for cover.....)

Crossing up the twisted pairs in a cable will do for ADSL speeds roughly what myxomatosis does for rabbits. The line pair should be both wires of the same twisted pair, eg blue/white & white/blue. Anything else will give poor results. If your cable is not twisted pair construction, then it...

Partly closing the stopcock on your mains supply will not reduce your water pressure, it just limits the maximum flow rate, and erodes the valve washer and seat so the stopcock won't work when you need it to. The 'bang' may be poorly supported pipework somewhere else in the house that the...

What type of hot water system do you have? Combi boiler, Unvented cylinder or open vented system? What is the recommended minimum water pressure for your new shower mixer? Many shower mixers require a minimum of 1 Bar water pressure, but a gravity hot water system rarely delivers more...

50 minutes may be the time it takes to heat your hot cylinder until the cylinder 'stat switches, moving a motorised valve, then the system could start pumping over if there's a pipework configuration or a control issue. A control wiring or switching error may continue to send a 'call for...

The solenoid on a pre-engage starter usually pulls the starter pinion into engagement with the ring gear whilst spinning the starter at low speed, then switches the motor to full power once the pinion is fully engaged. A separate solenoid as used with an inertia starter will not have the...

Are you willing to spend the extra installing a sealed inspection chamber indoors where your new new drains meet the existing ones, and put up with the mess and disruption from removing the floor covering, plus possible escaping 'effluent' if you need to rod out a blockage, or do you think it...

There's little difference in the work, or the hazards involved moving the cable an inch or a yard. Attempting to DIY a move of the cable could result on a VERY loud BANG , molten copper spraying everywhere, fire, serious injury, death etc. etc. Meter readers and DNO engineers will need...

If water is appearing when it's raining hard, the weathering of the soil vent stack through your roof may be suspect, allowing rainwater to run down the outside of the vent pipe.

You can adjust the final alignment of the tapered threads in the fittings by adjusting the amount of tape you use in the assembly. When assembling the connectors, only turn them to tighten them. If you need to back them off to get the alignment right, they will probably leak, so dismantle the...

That is a tap connector, not a compression fitting, so there's no olive. There should be a fibre washer fitted over the spigot on the end of the pipe, clamped between the end of the float valve and the enlarged section of the pipe by the nut to make the watertight seal. The old one may have...