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Hi All, Looking for some advice re the above. It's my daughters car, and she noticed that the temp gauge was not registering. At some point she fiddled with the wires and noticed that the needle began to move. I have had a look into it. At first I noticed the connector onto the sensor was...

I visited a relative last year and noticed the electric shower was leaking. I bought a new one, but when I went to fit it realised there was a relay involved, to start/keep the extractor running once the shower was on/off. There was a single black wire connected to one of the heating elements in...

Is it ok to ask for recommendations for a good general builder in Weston Super Mare on this forum please? The work relates to potential ground floor dry rot remedial works. Thanks.

With all the spare time this summer I gave the old gal some long overdue TLC...

Hi, I'm getting BT superfast fibre broadband next week. The guy came yesterday but I don't have a power supply by the front door, and it wasn't practical to run the non bendy cable around two doorways and corners, so he went away. I have several options to add a spur to a socket but they are all...

Hi, I've been avoiding the inevitable since moving here a few years ago, but with the long dry spell, I have made a start on dealing with the rot and leaks in my conservatory. The main problem is that the seals in the roof extrusions have perished. My predecessor tried to solve it by adding...

My windows are all painted with this dark brown stuff, but I don't know what it is. There doesn't appear to be any primer or undercoat. It's quite flexible and plasticy. It sort of "shrinks" back to reveal the wood underneath. I doubt it will overpaint with anything other than itself, so I need...

Stupid I know. It's an Riello 40 G2 in a Boulter Camray 15/19 external wall mounted - at least 15yrs old. However it has been running fine recently, but ran out of oil 3 days ago. Had the tank refilled this morning, and although the first couple of goes at the reset didn't work, it then fired...

Some history... //www.diynot.com/forums/plumbing/oops-oil-boiler.428202/ Well the chuffing noise is kettling, I guess. And it's still going on, but the boiler and system seem to be working fine. So I'm trying to understand kettling a bit more. Am I right in thinking the chuff is...

The boiler was getting a little noisy and smoky, so I took a look..... It would seem that the fire brick has toppled onto the blast tube, and the blast tube has burnt down, producing piles of soot, but still running. If the last service engineer (before I moved here) had secured the brick...

External oil boiler. Pump, valve and timer in airing cupboard. Heating has been working fine. Went away for two nights, came back to a cold house. Room stat and timer calling for heat but nothing firing. Flicked switch in external boiler and all started working again. (The illuminated...

In my new house the hot water and heating system are very noisy. As soon as the pump starts you can hear bubbles moving around. I'm not sure if it's all set up properly, although I guess it's been like this for several years. The boiler is an external mounted oil boiler. The central...

I need to replace my leaking and slightly melted electric shower. It's a Newlec NL9216 Calypso Plus. The label on the top gives a supply rating of 9.5kW and a loading rating of 8.7kW. The supply cable is 6mm, only 5m long and not through insulation. Protected by a B32 Wylex breaker. I think a...

I know this isn't a scooter forum, but I'm sure there are plenty of expert mechanics around here. I have a Chinese 50cc 2 stroke scooter. It's about 3yrs old and done around 3000 miles. I replaced the cylinder and piston recently, following a seizure after it had been running really well, and...

The cloakroom has a small opening window above the toilet. Do regulations require that I have to fit an extractor too? Thanks for any advice.

I'm redoing the cloakroom. There is a 3" vent pipe in the corner going up through the ceiling and out through the roof. When I removed the old boxing in, the pipe was "lagged" with glassfibre. The pipe was black with mould. What is the standard detail here - to insulate or not? The waste...

The cold water feed to the kitchen runs through the loft of my bungalow. The first half of the run is above a poorly insulated ceiling and consequently doesn't have a problem. However on very cold nights (eg minus 10c) it can freeze somewhere along the second 10m section where I have properly...

I'm filling in some 35 deep x 100 wide channels in the floor where I took out some internal walls and removed the sole plate. I have just filled the channels with a damp screed mix but because the levels aren't the same on each side, I need to even out the steps with some areas of self...

I bought an old Skoda Felicia which runs really well. But last week while driving through town, I noticed the steering wheel pulling to the left every revolution of the wheel. I thought I must have a flat tyre or something similarly obvious, but nothing to note. The problem went away. It came...

Last night I found I couldnt unlock the back door, the key operated but the unlocking mechanism wasnt. Much misery and cursing. I managed to get the door out this morning by removing the glazing and the hinge pins, prising open a gap to reveal the two security pegs that locate into the hinge...