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    How do you drain coolant from a Mondeo 1.8 2002

    if there is a drain tap it would be on the bottom of the rad, so either way your doing to have access probs, it would be quicker to remove bottom hose as the drain tap will take for ever to empty the cooling system
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    Bosch Cordless 24 Volt SDS Drills

    i usually replace my drill every 8-10 months as they get a good bit of stick, (i work for a haulage and distribution firm and we have x3 masisve freezers - my drill works in temp ranges from +40 deg to -25 depending on where on the site im working, drilling concrete or metal) over the last 10yrs...
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    Drill bit grinder

    i use metal bits, and dont even get to use them in a pillar drill, try cobalt tipped bits, cost about 2ce what a normal cheapo bit costs but they last ages. i wouldnt know if they can be sharpened tho. what make bits are you buying? i use dorma all the time, ive found alpina are cack
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    Petrol generator

    i bought a 2.8kw deisel pull start from macro last year for £250, ive seen better generators but i take mine into our coldstore (-25) so dont want to take my more expensive gen in there. i find it runs drills, grinders any tool i need to run. A standard 240 drill is usually bout 600watt, ive...
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    best way to remove rusted on nut?(expansion vessel)

    if you have room around it, heat it up with a turbo torch, it will come of nice and easily
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    Washing machine draining into dishwasher

    the fall from the pipe that goes thru my kitchen wall from the u bend is not that great, but that said when i empty the sink it empties quick enough. i take it there is no such thing as a non return valve then?
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    Washing machine draining into dishwasher

    doh, tried this and still backfills slightly, both waste pipes are now as high as i can possibly have them. ANyone with any other suggestions?
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    3 port valve - yes again i know, but plz read

    update: Whoow 20mins, jobs a gud un. all replaced and working well :o)
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    Washing machine draining into dishwasher

    didnt even think of that, how simple, so fix to the underside of the worksurface. thanks mate
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    New DIY guy, radiator moving.

    your probably going to have to be more specific than that, ie if you have a closed system or a vented system, if you have a thermostat ect. read a few pages first you will probs find the same question has been asked again and again. Im not trying to be a smart @ss, ive just read 40 od dof the...
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    Air lock in CH

    how are you attatching a hose to you bleed valve??? do you mean the drain off valve (at the bottom) the bleed valve is at the top (little square screw)
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    Sky TV In A second Room

    as i said above, i use one of these and they work great, no signal loss! an mine is used for sky
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    Sky TV In A second Room

    same idea as mine, but mine is a phillips one, works really well, maplin do a set also think theyres are 25quid, a mate of mine has them and his work just fine too
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    heating system additives

    nice one, cheers for that mate :)
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    Light not working properly.

    are the lamps you have fitted deffo 20watt and not 32 or 50, i have a tri spotlight in my kitchen and one of the lamps blew so fitted with the ones id been buying for work (50watt) now the fitting takes a few secs to come on - to remedy this i have now started purchasing a lower wattage lamp for...
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    Dishwasher makes humming noise and will not cycle

    has the machine overfilled at any point? some machines have a float switch in the base, and if the machine over fills, maybe due to it not emptying properly the float switch is activated, its basically a fail safe to protect the motat ect from shorting out in the water, and to stop you getitng...
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    heating system additives

    what is the best way to add additives to my heaitng system, ive read a few different ways on here ( i have open vented sys, non combi boiler, hotwater tank header tank in loft, thermostat) would it be drain some water out of my system and add it to the header tank, or to isolate a rad and drain...
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    3 port valve - yes again i know, but plz read

    tried a few peeps yesterday and they told me they were showing in the catalouge but had been discontinued, if its bene in since my house was built (10yrs ago) id gess changing the whole lot for a new one aint guna do no harm, the valve is in my airing cupbopard and is about 3 ft above floor...
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    3 port valve - yes again i know, but plz read

    Right guys, i have the usual heating probs, ie heating only works when hot water timer starts or if i put hot water to constant, and then it does not turn off, anyway i know this is a problem with my 3 port valve. I am awiaitng my new valve as we speak, but i think my current one is not...
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    Washing machine draining into dishwasher

    Hey guys, dont flame a newbie if this has been asked before, i didn look through about 15 pages and found nothing. Right when i moved into my house i had a waste connector under my sink for a washing machine, i unscrewed this and put on a 'Y' piece to allow for my dishwasher waste to be...
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