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"Have you asked you local water company?" Avoid doing that at all costs. That will be Severn Trent and, no doubt, they would jump at the opportunity to whip a large bill into you for something or other or, a rental charge for having access to one of their aquifers.

This all seems a great mystery but, as this was originally an agricultural property, is there the possibility that mains water is a recent addition and could the bore holes be a previous attempt at tapping into an underground water supply? The intricate device, on the second manhole, is...

I suppose, theoretically, the vent pipe can be as long as you want it. After all, it does just that, ie "vent". However, it must not be too short as, instead of circulating water, through the heating circuit, the pump would tend to "pump over" into the expansion tank. I cannot see that a...

"NOT INSULT THEM!" Well said Mattylad. The OP sounds as if he is a competent practical engineer so, his breadth of knowledge, common sense, and willingness to ask for advice, should far exceed the simple requirements of modern day plumbing.

Unless you are doing lots of off road motoring, you can, temporarily, bypass the autobox oil cooler matrix as, in normal motoring, the auto fluid is unlikely to get too hot. If this matrix is built into the main radiator, a new or recon rad will eventually be required. It is unlikely that...

In my opinion they should refuse the vehicle. They had a verbal contract, backed up by a written document, stating that the vehicle is one owner, and they made their decision based on those facts. A free service, to cover lying and deceitful practices, is laughable and should be rejected outright.

Yes, that is normal but, if the priming pump/valves are OK, you should feel resistance, ie, the pump will go "hard", indicating that the fuel supply line is full. If this happens then it is likely that the problem you are having is not with the priming pump. "Ok you want me to take the inlet...

It does seem to be a fuel related problem and, initially, it seems that there is some loss of fuel capacity. My first check would be the fuel line, to the pump. I am not familiar with your particular vehicle but, is there a hand priming pump above, or adjacent to the fuel filter? The...

Oh Cambridge Mum, you posted a perfectly reasonable request for some advice over your concerns and, I trust, the one or two sensible replies have given you some help over this quite serious matter. Sadly however, like many other postings on this DIY forum, it has resulted in a disproportionate...

A decent fitter would have inspected any supporting structure, especially in the case of such a heavy item, and advised the customer accordingly. Of course the customer should ask for a return visit and investigation. She has not got what she paid for and, with such an installation, movement...

I seem to remember that there were plastic inserts which could be used with round nozzle, conventional taps. Unfortunately, these seem to have disappeared from the market. If your taps, or their replacements, had internally threaded spouts, this type of fitting, at around a fiver each...

"now you are really talking dangerously. your advise would be fine if you had the knowledge and training in the appliance conscerned. But in this instance it is better to say nothing." No, I am talking about an engineering problem and, of course, there is nothing dangerous in the comments...

"The cast iron water jacket the screws are in can't be tapped. As an engineer, of course I could tap into cast iron but, if you look closely at the illustrations you will see that the screws do not enter the casting of the boiler but, into two mounting tabs.

Statia. Are you able to get a small grinding wheel to these screw heads? If so, it should be possible to grind the heads away, remove the cover, carry out your vacuuming and, when replacing the cover, re-drill it in a slightly different location, and secure it with two new self tapping screws.

If the two vents, which you mention, are being restricted by cupboards, then you do need a suitable, unrestricted vent, in the room where the boiler is sited. The open flue boiler pulls it's air (for combustion) from the room itself and, for your own safety and, I think, by law, that air must...

Unless the cylinders are leaking, it is not normal practice to replace them when changing the shoes. The fitting, of the shoes, is a straightforward job but, adding a cylinder change, when it is not necessary, doubles the complexity of the job and, unless you have an automatic brake bleeder...

I don't think that nationality should be an excuse for bad manners but, certainly, I have found big differences in the attitudes of foreign visitors. My particular irritation is with some of my Son's girlfriends. He has gone through a divorce and is now playing the field so to speak. In...

My own view is that we should not get rid of our cylinders. Every so often, British Gas put the frighteners onto me by telling me that I should pay around £15 a month to cover the cost of possible failures of circuit boards, fans, heat exchangers etc, costing up to £600/700. I don't have fans...

Are you drilling into the front face of the bay, ie, to one side of the bay aperture and above the top of the aperture ? If so, you are likely to be drilling into the lintel (probably steel) which supports the structure above the wall opening.

You could try (carefully) slackening the hinge securing bolts/screws and then slightly re-tightening, say, one bolt/screw on each hinge and, before bringing the two doors together, prepare a couple of packing pieces, approx 10mm thick, and close the two doors, with the packers trapped between...