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I was giving some advice to a friend who wants to fit an electric cooker to replace his old gas cooker. He already has a cooker outlet on the wall. I told him he will need about 2m of flexible cable to enable the unit to be pulled out for cleaning ( and initial connection. ) Most electric...

That makes me think that you probably have more than one circuit which has some leakage. If the RCD does not reset there must be a leakage current flowing. The associated neutrals also have to be connected to the correct RCD group. My first approach would be to examine how this UFH is...

Are you quite sure it is F70 ? That is an unusual error and could indicate a faulty PCB. However the video of the boiler makes me think that it is attempting to fire up three times and then stopping. But that would then give a fault code and stay on whereas your display just fades away. You...

Has it been serviced regularly? Oil boilers do need regular servicing to ensure the pump pressure is correct and the air filter is clean. An orange flame can mean it is getting sooted up and that can be quite a job to clean out after the combustion issue has been fixed.

What does the thick UR67 style cable connect to ?

If there is a smell of gas from the flue then that may be because the gas is not lighting immediately. That can be due to delayed spark starting, ignition electrodes not correctly placed, fault or blockage in gas carrying parts close to the ignition point. Most modern boilers feed gas to the...

Some unventeds have a large plastic disc which floats on the water to create an air gap to absorb expansion. But I have never heard of one breaking up and I did not think that your make used them and has a separate white expansion vessel.

My initial thoughts were that there could be air trapped at the top of the collectors. You then implied that you "trust" the professional to have correctly expelled the air. Perhaps I would be less trusting?

Yes, I agree. So I wonder why you would want to change it to a less effective position!

For some time the passenger seat ratchet has not been locking the seat. However the driver's seat is also not locking now. Probably something simple like a pen jammed into it Any tips on what to look for and how to find the cause?

Er yes. But I did say that the chipboard is not screwed or nailed down. So I am looking for an electronic capacitive type! Anyone have any recommendations?

Now I know that these are not the most reliable tool in the box! But does anyone know of one they think is quite good? I need to locate floor joists in a bathroom with 18mm chipboard topped with plastic lino. The chipboard is hardly nailed or screwed at all so finding metal is not going to be...

The best cleanser is citric acid sold as DS40. But that needs to be used sparingly as it can cause leaks in an old system. The other types do not really dissolve the dirt and only make it mobile so it can be washed out. The plate HE can only be cleaned properly if it is taken out. Then about...

Officially the new rads should be sized to heat the house with a flow temperature of only 50 C all ready to use a heat pump in the future. But as I said before the quotation should list each radiator size and make.

Exactly. But one supplier showed rubbers for that model and not surprisingly they would not fit.

Kwik Fit do a free exhaust inspection so took mine before the MOT. It was making a throaty sound so I wondered if there was any problem. But the inspector wanted to look at it without me there which I did not like. But he came and told me he cannot see anything wrong with it. I then went to...

That is what I expected. But I cannot see any likely cause apart from a faulty wire! I know the switch is a common fault but that will effect both bulbs.

The reverse lights are annoying for me because they are never powerful enough to give much illumination. However, I was stopped by police a few months ago to point out that one was not working and telling me to get it fixed before my next NOT. Thinking it would just be a bulb I only checked...

Well I took it to a new MOT place recommended by a friend. He did not comment at all on the pedals. But did not seem to notice a problem with the reversing lights. These are on either side of the boot lid. I expected that the bulb had failed but the bulb and socket are fine. Does anyone...

Yes, managed to use a screwdriver to open the door. The oven had been screwed into the kitchen unit. The owner found the receipt and I managed to activate the warrantee. Then I could get a warrantee visit. The fixer came on time today and not needing to diagnose the fault could just replace...