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    Problems with Strip Light and low supply

    Hi, I am a Scout Leader and we are having some problems with a double strip light at the HQ. The light had started to flicker on start up but would eventually light up. This got worse and now it just flickers on and off. The problem is both tubes. We started by swapping starters but no luck...
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    Handbrake indicator light

    Hi, My Citroen Berlingo Multispace has frustratingly failed its MOT for the failure of the handbrake indicator light. Now the light displays on the dash when you start the engine but does not light up when the handbrake is applied. Under the handbrake itself is a simple make/break sprung...
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    Fein Multitool

    Forgive me if this has already been asked (didn't come up on a search) Is a Fein Multitool or similar any good for cutting ceramic floor tiles in situ. I know they are very good for removing grout but what about cutting tiles. Thanks in advance Simon
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    Missing Spare

    Some advice please... Some Bar Steward stole the spare wheel from under my car. Is a missing spare an MOT fail?? Thanks in advance
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    Advice about garage invoice please

    Some advice please. The alternator on my Citreon went back in Feb and I paid a garage to fix it. 3 weeks ago the battery light came on and soon the battery required charging. Re-charged the battery and still had the light so I visited the garage explained what had happened and reminded them...
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    Dualit Toater Element

    Hope someone can help with this. Normally post in the Plumbing/Htg section as that is my trade. I am replacing the element in my Dualit toaster. The replacement element has a clear plastic cellophane covering it. I was about to peel it off but is strikes me as not normal cellophane and...
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    Baxi Engineers??

    Too late to call Baxi and want to sort this problem out for a family with a young baby. Gold 24HE 47 590 05 has come up with the following faults, all of which not listed in the MI's E131 E168 The boiler has worked after reset and all seems to be fine. Am checking the appliance over...
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    Citroen Berlingo

    My 'Y' registered Berlingo Multispace has an intermittent fault light. The warning lamp for brakes lights up occasionally with a beep sound. This seems to occur when the engine is first started. The lamp will then go out. Sometimes the light and sound will occur after I have applied the...
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    Wahing Machine JLWM1202

    I have a John Lewis branded washing machine that has developed a leak. The water is coming from the rear of the dispenser draw. I have removed the top and thought it was the spring clip between the rubber hose and the draw rear but having replaced the clip I now see that the water is coming...
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    Bosch Dishwasher SGS5342GB/17

    Our dishwasher does not wash very well in specific areas of the washer, mainly the top shelf. The top wash arm hardly spins at all and water just dribbles out of in. The lower arm sprays much better and washes. The arms are clear The filters are clear The water drains away OK I have...
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    Audio Delay?

    Can anyone shed any light on this??? I have a Humax freesat box linked via HDMI to a Sony Bravia TV. When watching the FA Cup game earlier today (Reading v Liverpool) the audio delay was non existent when watching ITV but when I swapped to ITV HD the audio delay was about 4/5 seconds!! The...
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    Stripping paint off exterior brickwork

    I live in a Victorian villa style house, the brickwork is in good condition and painted...... I would like to remove the paint from the brickwork. I realise this is not an easy job. Some of the bricks are of a different colour, detailing and such like at the corners and around...
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    Problem with Citroen Berlingo Multispace

    Hope someone can shed some light on the fault here. Just tried to start my car. Put the key in the ignition and turned on and the hazard lights started to flash? Thought thats odd and turned them off. Went to start the engine and although the starter motor turned over the engine would not...
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    Air Locked Tap

    Any Help???? This has foxed me, but maybe there is a simple explanation out there? Went to a job concerning a HW tap on a bath/shower mixer. The hot tap ran and then ran out of water. Air lock I thought....... simple. Except that the boiler is a combi. So mains pressure. Boiler is a...
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    Generators and Lighting

    Can anyone give me some advice? I have been tasked with sorting the lighting for my sons school PTA firework display. In the past another father supplied the lighting but seeing as his son left the school 4 years ago we think that we may be asking one favour too many. We propose to run...
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    Rainwater Run off

    Looking for some advice. When is it acceptable for the downpipe from a gutter to terminate by simply directing the water away from the house rather than into a rainwater drain. My neighbour has extended his house and only 1 of the 3 downpipes terminates into a drain. This concerns me as...
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    Potterton Performa

    Can anyone tell me if the Performa has a pump overun? I'm sure it should but I can't find it in the MI's and I have been working on one today that doesn't (pump overun, that is) Hope you can answer my question Thanks
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    How long will my boiler last?

    I'm asking this question to promt a discussion. Had this same discussion with a customer..... not so much a new condenser but an existing boiler. The customer in question would not except that after 14yrs I was suggesting it maybe time to replace her Lynx. A mexico/kingfisher or diplomat...
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    Problems 28CDi

    All..... well perhaps not all. Have been trying to solve a problem on a Worcester Bosch 28CDi for about a week now (thank God I'm not paying for the parts) Problem - HW goes cold after about 50 seconds and then hot again and continues to cycle like this. Heating all OK rads get hot very...
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