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That is a great idea and I wish I had thought of that at the time of building.

It is not as such, a problem. But if when new, the pipes aare clean, and over the years, gunge grows / builds up, why will it not continue to grow with the rich food supply that it is constantly being supplied.

What ho one and all, When I clean out the U bends, apart from the accumulated hair, etc, there is a nice layer of black gunge / algae growth. I can see this is also in the parts of the pipework that I can see. So it is save to assume that all the under the floor pipework leading to the...

Had not though of that/ Guess that may be the way to go. Thanks for the suggestion. I understand not penetrating the breather but is would only be a small hole and I cannot see that it would create any air tightness issues when compared with the overall surface area. After all, we are going...

The first reply on the Screwfix forum responded to a question I did not ask. My question is not really electrical, it is how does one drill through the breather paper within the cavity without ripping it to pieces and winding itself around the drill? If that happens, there is almost no chance...

What ho one and all, When we built, I installed a couple of external 13a sockets; thought that was good enough, but ............... Would be nice to have a few more! I can spur off an internal socket but the structure of the house gives me a concern. It is timber frame, Fermacell inside...

What ho one and all, This seems a pretty fundament question, so apologies for it benign so simple! Had to replace a ball valve on a rental loft tank yesterday and in removing the insulation blanket, it pretty much fell to bits. One of the problems I can see is that the fibre blanket is...

Thank you; very useful and will double check how I have fitted them.

"The diaphragms go against the machined alloy body of the carb, the gasket goes above that on the other plates or insulators (as they are called)." Now not sure what I have done but think I have the diaphragms either side of the metering body. Is that correct? But this vid () shows the...

My gx25 carb only has on jet and one metering lever. The metering lever has to be correctly set but it is quite a large range (1.18 - 1.50mm according to the blurb) However, I did find another Youtube vid, which although it did not provide any new info, it did jog my memory that I may have the...

I'm right there with you bro! Today, figured I would check the metering lever clearance as I found something on the web. Set it, primed the bulb and wow!!! Started on second pull. Brilliant; success. 30 seconds later, it stalled and will not start again. I'm now becoming and expert at...

My understanding is that the air intake has a start and run position. The start blocks the intake port with the exception of a very small hole. Once warmed up, the choke can be opened to the run position. The throttle is by default in the 'no hand on the lever position for starting and in...

Th choke has been closed when I have done a finger compression test and there is no throttle adjustment until the engine is warm and the tine ' engage' lever can be activated. Not too concerned as to whether the ultrasonic cleaner is ali friendly. It is a smallish device used for cleaning...

As I have an ultra-sonic cleaner, am considering dismantling the carb and giving it a blast of ultra-sonic vibration. But what would be a recommended liquid? White spirit? Petrol? uPVC cleaner?

Having a similar problem with a Honda GX25 tiller engine. Nothing I do will start it. Nothing left to check, then for no reason, it started, ran for around 30 seconds, stalled and will not start again. Ten mins later, started, ran for 20 seconds, stalled and will not start. Totally flummoxed...

No, the compression does not blow my finger off but I can feel something, just not as great as I would have thought. And I think I can stop the compression. Never used the throttle when starting; it would be difficult as it is just a lever on the top of the handle; right handed lever, right...

Thanks for your reply. This is not rocket science and i am determined to get it running myself rather than take it to an 'expert' who will do more o less, what I have done. Yes, bulb fills with fuel and when refurbing the carb, certainly was coming out the carb return port. There is...

What ho one and all, I have a well maintained Honda FG110 (mini tiller) with a GX25 engine. It has become increasingly difficult to start, but recently, it will not start at all. When it is running, it runs well. Since the carb is the most likely cause, I bought a carb repair kit and...

What ho one and all, I have just purchased a new washing machine which will be delivered and installed next week. As is the case now-days, it has only a cold fill; but the current machine has both cold and hot fill. Of the two isolator valves, the hot is easy to turn while the cold is so...

Tax deductible, agreed!