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    Ford Focus misfire

    Had a look today bone dry thanks anyhow any other ideas
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    Ford Focus misfire

    Hello all I have Ford Focus 2002 1.4 its started to have slight misfire when engine is warm and only when changing up gear at low revs, it stutters. I've changed the coil but still no better its still got the original ht leads on. I'm thinking now that when the engine is hot the leads which are...
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    Ford focus keys worn out

    Hello all I have a Ford Focus 2002 the blue chipped manual keys have worn out, they no longer open the doors at all, they just about work in the ignition with a prayer and a lot of shouting. To unlock the doors I have open the hatchback and use a big stick to push the central locking open. The...
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    Dishwasher not working

    Happy New year all, well mostly today I have been washing up by hand, great way to start the new year. I have got an indesit DIF04 dishwasher, for the last month the tablet door hasn't been opening, no problem just through the tablet in. This morning started the washing cycle and it stopped I...
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    another log burner flue question

    I was in the same position as you 3 years ago, trying to convince myself the old flue would be ok to save money. But when we had a new stainless steel liner fitted there's a massive difference and when the wood burner is going the flue and liner gets really hot we can feel heat coming through...
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    Creating a man hole

    Thanks for all your reply's, I was thinking about creating a man hole on the water drainage pipe not soil pipe, but having read your reply's, I think I will stick with the sump I have dug and the float pump which does keep the water down, but the ground is still damp under the floor. what I am...
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    Creating a man hole

    Hello all I have no man hole to the drains, I have a water logged garden and water under the suspended wooden floor, which I pump out with a sump pump. I want to put in a French drain across the back garden and have it draining into a manhole. So any advice about digging down to the...
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    Dishwasher fault

    If its more than 5 years old buy a new one. An engineer will cost about £100 plus parts that's if it can be repaired. The fault is similar to the one I had, the heating element had blown. It cost me about £140 for parts and an engineer, the dish washer was more than 5 years old but was...
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    Shower enclosure door too large

    If the shower door Frame comes apart you could trim it on the ends of the,cross members top and bottom only if they will fit back together after cutting the ends off, but if you are thinking of cutting all the way down the side of the upright, I think this will look a mess. Could you cut back...
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    Wooden Floor help

    Carpet
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    Lead water main

    Quality you couldn't make it up.
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    Ford Focus 2002 Heater Fan

    Thanks Burnerman, great reply I would never have found it.
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    Please help, I am looking for a code to unlock my Ka radio

    I found my radio code for my focus in the ford user guide which came with the car, look for a sticker with key code and use this. If you haven't got this phone up your Ford garage, they will have your code on computer.
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    Ford Focus 2002 Heater Fan

    Hello all, Help and advice needed, My ford Focus heater fan doesn't work on setting 1 to 3. It works on setting 4 full blast and heat comes out, do you think I need a new heater fan resister and if so were is it and how do I get it out. Thanking you for any replies.
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    Damp on dormer window after Double Glzing install

    We have had condensation problems since having new windows and you have got the same problem, your old drafty windows helped ventalation in each room. So you need to improve ventalation such as air vents, leave windows open during the day or buy a dehumidifier.
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    Fireplace renovation

    Some more photo's for you, the gas had already been disconected from the old back boiler by a gorgi engineer when we had the new central heating put in. As you can see very messy job and the cleaning was a nightmare dust everywhere.
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    Fireplace renovation

    We did our fireplace 2 years ago, so far saved £500 per year in gas. I would remove all of the plaster from your chimney breast to see if you have an arch like ours, then clean, clean and clean, then repoint and seal, you also get a lot of heat from both the wood burner and the flue pipe. Your...
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    Loft conversion / skylights

    The current door and frame to the front bedroom will be removed so the landing would lead to the stairs to the loft and the new studwall on the right of this new landing would have a new door into the front bedroom.
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    Loft conversion / skylights

    Hello Woody The staircase would go up the wall between the front and back bedroom and a new door would be put through the new stud wall into the front bedroom and I would create new fitted wardrobes under the new staircase in the front bedroom. Im sure the loft would be fine to convert as...
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