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General Discussion Area / Condensing versus Combi

« on: 06 October 2018, 17:21:28 »

Hi....after 45 years in the last house with condensing boilers, and no water meter to contend with, I now find myself metered and with a Combi boiler.
I may be wrong, but I thought these things were supposed to be energy/water savers !!!.  The distance from the boiler in the landing cupboard, to the bathroom, is no different as was the hot water tank to the bathroom in Wycombe. However, the amount of water that goes down the plughole, before any semblance of hot water appears is huge, over a handbasin full. Is this normal !!!!

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General Discussion Area / Broadband extension

« on: 06 October 2018, 14:45:36 »

So....here we are, installed in our new Brackley home, but my man cave is at the opposite end of the building to where I want another internet connection. I have done a bit of reading and it seems to me that using the electrical circuit is the easiest way to extend the internet.
I read it as this....I plug in a unit in the mains by my computer, then connect a cable from it to my BT Home Hub 6. I then plug the second module into a power point in the front bedroom, then run a cable from that unit to my other computer.
I believe these units are about £22 for the pair for the BT ones.
1.....do they work
2.....do they use electricity
3.....I am on up to 76mb at my hub, last speedcheck was 68mb what would the drop be through these units.
I don't really want to be running miles of cables through/outside the house. Any advice on experience of use , or any other ideas welcomed.
PS....its too far to connect a cable to TB's house

33

General Car Chat / Mazda 6 windows

« on: 08 September 2018, 11:47:20 »

Hi all...
Has/does anyone on here own or has owned a Mazda 6.!! Do you know if the windows can be closed from the outside, like the Omega.
I have tried holding the button down but nothing happens. Also, the side mirrors, I keep forgetting to turn them in from the inside. I had looked through the handbook, but its a bit evasive. I also posted on the Mazda forum, but that is like waiting for paint to dry to get a response !!!!!
My car is a 2014 Mazda 6 SE-Nav Skyactive, 2.0ltr petrol Auto.
Any ideas appreciated.

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General Discussion Area / Resident of Brackley

« on: 13 August 2018, 00:38:04 »

I am now a resident of Brackley !!!!! The Omega is here, where it will be lovingly cared for by me, TB and the Gixer (not that they know it yet!!!! ) It has been a traumatic experience, and not one I am willing to repeat. I am lined up for a massive war with BT, I won't bore you with details....yet....
I have a few contacts here, no promises, but I will see if I can set up a meet in the vicinity....may have to lick a few arses to get there But we shall see !!!!

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General Discussion Area / At long last....

« on: 01 August 2018, 21:39:10 »

Finally, after being screwed up left right and centre....we are finally moving to Brackley on August 10th.
I cannot believe the trivial shite coming out from first time buyers and solicitors. Sold this place (stc) in April !!!!
We have exchanged a week later than were told, consequently the five moving companies we had quotes from can't now do the date!!!! Have found one with a vacancy, coming tomorrow to give a quote.
So Brakkers here we come

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Boot spoiler for sale

« on: 03 June 2018, 10:33:08 »

I have a saloon Prodrive boot spoiler for sale. In excellent condition, but its gay gold. would need a repaint to your colour.
Now the bad bit. This is on offer first to anyone in the Dorset or close to area, as I am going there on the 4th June for a month. I will take it with me, and if no-one is interested, it will then be offered to anyone else who will collect in the High Wycombe, Bucks, area, but it won't be available until after July 3rd.
Price is £25

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General Discussion Area / How to get rid of paint!!!

« on: 29 May 2018, 17:36:05 »

Simple enough question to ask, but hard to find a decent answer.
Council site says they won't accept liquid paint, so trying to fill the pots with sand. Can't see it ever drying.
Help !!!!!
 

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General Discussion Area / Hopefully moving house

« on: 27 May 2018, 13:19:36 »

Very slowly things are happening. Had the buyers surveyor around at 8am yesterday morning. If we could not have taken that appointment, the next appointment was in a fortnight.!!!!! Worse than the doctors !!!!!! I did not think there was much movement in house sales, so lord knows what they are surveying.
The good news was she said our house was ok, valuation etc. The buyer has had a mortgage agreed, subject to the valuation. At least we don't have that problem in Brackley, as we won't have a mortgage. Probably have a survey anyway, but at least there will be no time limitation.
TB would probably know when the house was built, as its near him, but it can't be that old.
Last time we moved was 45 years ago, and I have told her, if this goes tits up, I ain't going through it again. Too stressful 

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General Car Chat / TomTom NB1 Sat Nav

« on: 19 March 2018, 15:54:39 »

This will probably be a useless piece of information, but however.....
When I bought my Mazda 6, the sd card was missing. The dealer allowed me £250 off because of this. So I went on the bay, and found sd cards for sale, around £28. I bought one that was reputedly a dedicated Mazda card for my car, year, type, etc, etc. Card came in 24 hours. Popped it in, only to receive the message..... 'This map cannot be used in this unit...Europe 3117'.
Anyway....after receiving diddly squat response from the seller, I trawled the net, and came across a post with the same problem as me.
The answer was to backup the card first. (just in case I sent it back) Then format it (FAT32) but not Quick format. Then put the card in the NB1 in the car. The unit then downloaded some files onto the card. I then put the card in the card reader back onto this computer. TomTom Home, then fully updated all the files required...took about 20 minutes. I put the card back in the car, and hey ho....we have a fully up to date working NB1 Sat Nav.
I expect it may have done the same using a new card, but not sure.
Possibly useless info, but you never know. Don't know what cars the NB1 is installed in, but if it comes without a card, this is the solution

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General Car Chat / Another MOT pass.....

« on: 09 March 2018, 23:08:04 »

2.6 Saloon passed with flying colours today. No advisories.
After having the lower suspension bushes deteriorated advisory in 2015, that has disappeared off the face of the earth for the last three tests. Suspension has not been touched. Makes a mockery of MOT testing, as has been said on here before. 

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General Car Chat / Nissan Micra suspension

« on: 26 February 2018, 14:10:27 »

Hi all...
Just bought swmbo a little Micra for shopping purposes. However, I was conned, as when the dealer showed us the paperwork, I saw an MOT which had no advisories. I never actually handled it. We picked the car up and he gave us all the paperwork in a plastic folder.
Ironically, looking at a thread here about recalls, I put the reg in and it came up showing the MOT with a shedload of advisories. So I checked the folder, and sure enough, hidden in the service book, was the MOT along with the old clear MOT.
Obviously can't do anything about it, his word against mine. This will teach me to check online before purchase in future.

One of the advisories is lower suspension bushes deteriorated but not excessive, I assume these are wishbones. How hard are they to do and what cost.
It also said all coil springs were corroded. What is involved in that.
There were tyre faults but I was going to put tyres on it anyway.
I will say, the garage that MOT'd it is notorious for not letting anything through and faulting stuff that never appears on future MOT's.
Its a Micra 1.2 cva viasa 2011
TIA

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General Car Chat / New car

« on: 20 February 2018, 23:30:38 »

Went mad today....after getting a letter from DWP saying my pension is going up 50p a week, I decided to lash out and bought this......
Its 2014 Mazda 6 SE-L Nav 2.0, 24000 miles, petrol. Automatic. Immaculate in and out. Tax £135. One previous (lady) owner.
Please tell me I have made a wise choice......

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Cars for Sale & wanted / 2001 2.6 Estate for sale

« on: 19 February 2018, 15:26:22 »

I have decided to part with my 2.6 Elite estate. offers over £200 to shift quickly. To my knowledge, everything working... MOT until April 2018.
The exhaust has a bit of a blow. The rear heated seat has been changed for a non heated.
Upholstery is cream leather, and in good condition. Belt changed by Nick W 18 months ago and barely any miles since.
Powerflex bushes and Genuine Vaux rear bushes on wishbones.
Bit of rust under wiper on tailgate.
New crankshaft sensor fitted, but comes with a spare.
New regulator on alternator fitted 2 months ago
Bowing into pressure from swmbo.

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Omega General Help / Water loss

« on: 12 February 2018, 22:06:58 »

Hi all,
You have probably seen the catalogue of events leading to the recovery of my 2.5 Elite estate, that I posted in Gen Discussion.
Today I went out, topped up the water, and started the car. It ran like a dream. As the RAC chap with his tester diagnosed HG failure, should the car run lumpy ?. It runs just like its come out of the showroom. I revved it to 4000, not a splutter or miss in sight. Would this happen with HG failure. The top hose had blown off, hence all the water loss.

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General Discussion Area / Everything going wrong part 2

« on: 12 February 2018, 11:53:38 »

 Went to Brackley yesterday to have dinner with the son and family. Anyhow, it is 5.00am and we have just arrived home from Brackley, which we left at 10.15pm. We got as far as the Esso garage roundabout on the A43 and the car just died. Steam pouring out under the bonnet. I managed to get it started and turned left into the A4100 towards Bicester. Got about a mile, temp gauge started climbing so stopped. This was in the 2.5 Elite Estate
Phoned RAC who arrived at 2.15am !!!! Luckily a passing ambulance crew turned up, and offered to push us into the big layby so we were not in a dangerous place. They also gave us blankets. Bugger me....they turned up again, bringing us hot tea.  About an hour later the police screeched up, big 4x4 thing, and parked across the front as though in a car chase and asked what was wrong. told them we had broken down. Asked when the RAC were expected....did we need any water to drink, etc.
When the RAC bloke got there, he found the top hose had blown off. Then the police turned up again to check that the RAC had turned up.
After filling with water and checking all round, the engine, now cold, sounded sweet as a nut when started. But he got a bottle thing with blue liquid in it. He put it on the top of the expansion tank filler hole, and it turned green/yellow. Head gasket he said. So I said, I thought the V6 gasket very very rarely blows. He said exhaust gasses were getting in the water which turns the liquid yellow.
So I did not argue, so we had a tail lift on the back of a transit back here, at 40mph, that transit struggled!!!!!!