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    Fused Spur and BS7671

    My guess is that Part P will make absolutely no difference to the horror story installations, as those responsible for such things operate well outside of any regulations or common sense anyway. What Part P has done is to increase costs, and this may mean that more people will 'have a go'...
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    skoda turbo problem

    The MAF (or air mass meter) physically has absolutely nothing to do with the turbo. It basically measures the mass of air being drawn into the engine and from its signal, the engine ECU can calculate the amount of fuel and turbo boost required by the engine. If the MAF is at fault, it can be...
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    Help with central heating system req'd!!!!!!!

    It would probably be a good idea to tie the ballcock up, drain around 15 - 20 litres of water from the system, add an inhibitor (such as Fernox) and untie the ballcock to refill the system. This will prevent long term internal corrosion.
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    potterton 80 all works until h/w is turned on then trips

    If it is a Profile 80 and the HW is a gravity system, it could be that the overheat thermostat is wrongly positioned - there are 2 possible positions depending upon whether the HW is gravity or fully pumped.
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    Fused Spur and BS7671

    If the socket is already a spur, you can NOT add another spur to this of whatever type. You can, however, change the socket already on a spur into a fused connection box. You can then 'daisy chain' as many sockets off this as you like, safe in the knowledge that the 13A fuse will protect the...
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    skoda turbo problem

    Your local garage is very much mistaken - your problem is 99% certain to be the MAF. You can get genuine Bosch exchange units for araound £68 + VAT and fit it yourself in about 15 minutes.
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