Search results

Hi Burnerman, I removed the boot bulb, I stated that earlier on, and in my first post I said that I removed each fuse one by one, doing what was shown in the video I posted.

As I said, I didn't use glue and this is the third shed roof I've done (okay, this was four sheds in a row, so a giant roof), without glue, with no problems years later on the previous two.

I have been measuring the current from the negative battery post, as shown in the video in my first post. That's how I found that one of the current draws was caused by the boot light. Today I am going to spray WD40 on the boot catch, and see if that prevents the 'boot open' dash light from...

Would the alternator take 0.3A for the first minute after connecting the battery, and then stop taking that amount of current, and then take it again later? For those reasons, I don't think it can be the alternator.

I've fixed the problem (albeit not properly) by buying a battery kill switch, with remote control. This cost £22 from Ebay, and will completely disconnect the battery every time I press the remote button (or reconnect it when I actually want to drive the car), and will also make the car slightly...

I put a new battery in last Friday, this Tuesday the battery was dead, after leaving the car in the garage. Sparky3, the 0.3A stays there for the first minute of connecting the battery, then it goes down to 0.01A. I don't think it can be the immobiliser. Something is taking 4W for the first...

Thank you for all your replies, they give me food for thought! Jurassicpark, I have dash cameras, plugged into the cigarette lighter socket, but they only come on when I turn on the ignition, and go off when I turn it off. I can try unplugging them to see if that changes anything. The second...

Hi, I have a Kia Picanto which I bought a few months ago. I used it for a few weeks and then left it in my garage, as my wife and I each have a car, so we alternate which car we drive every few weeks. After two weeks of not being used, I went to use the Picanto and found the battery was...

Last year I installed EPDM on a set of four sheds I have in my garden - I didn't use glue, I just used stainless steel screws and stainless steel penny washers around the edges. Initially there were a few wrinkles, because the EPDM had been folded up during delivery, but after a couple of...

Thanks for that video, Tet - that's a brilliant examination of the whole thing - I've become a bit obsessed about it, I think... ;)

I have to say I haven't had that problem, I can put silicone anywhere I want on a tile or bath, and easily remove it all with a Fugi tool, that's how I clean up any that has gone astray, and I've never had it leave residue behind. I don't see how it could leave any residue behind, to be honest...

Thankyou!!!!!! A million thanks!!! I couldn't find it on my PC because I couldn't remember the title - FugenStar! You're a star mate!!! This is the definitive video on how to apply sealant, in my opinion. Edit: After searching for FugenStar on my PC - it was never there in the first place - I...

I'm looking for a video (there may have been two) that was in German, and was on Youtube maybe ten years ago, about the correct way to apply silicone sealant on baths and showers, using Fugi tools. I downloaded it back then, and I'm sure I have it on my PC, but I can't find it, even using the...

Here's an example of ridiculous pricing for air con installation: https://heidi-air-conditioning.co.uk/pricing-single For a 4m x 4m room, the total installed cost was £2,390. So probably £300 - £400 cost for the air conditioner itself, and £2,000 for everything else, for three hours' work...

To further my point about the rip off merchants crapping their pants about the coming takeover by R290 air conditioning units: https://www.coolingpost.com/uk-news/sales-of-r290-splits-to-diyers-is-irresponsible/ Which basically translates to "WAAHHHH... we won't be able to charge £1,200 to...

So all air conditioners which can also be used as heat pumps, need to have planning permission?

From what I can gather on the internet, R290 is seen as a threat by the rip off merchants, otherwise known as F Gas installers, as the certification body for F Gas installers, REFCOM, likes to make comments insinuating that an R290 filled air conditioner is some kind of 'threat', even though...

Do you have a link to where it says it needs planing permission? For example, on Checkatrade, it says it doesn't - is it because it's treated as an 'air source heat pump'? https://www.checkatrade.com/blog/expert-advice/air-conditioning-building-regulations/

I've decided to buy one of these for £680: electriQ Easy-Fit 12000 BTU A++ WiFi Smart Wall-Mounted Split Air Conditioner with Heat Pump and 4m Pipe Kit...

I took the indoor unit apart today, and felt the two copper pipes that go into the unit from the umbilical, one was very hot, and the other was cold and had condensation forming on it after running the air conditioner for about two or three minutes. So I presume there must be coolant in the...