http://www.car4play.com/forum Car4play forum en-gb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:31:27 +0000 Copyright: Car4play webmaster@car4play.com (Technical) 5 car4play212944 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:31:27 +0000 We have laminate everywhere: not our choice -it was there. It's horrid! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212944&v=e car4play212943 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:14 +0000 What makes you think there are no posh blackguards Humph? I've met several. No suggestion that your old man was one of course. My father, also born before WW1, didn't call beards beavers. Indeed he even had one himself in the thirties but I think my mother made him shave it off. He kept the moustache though. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212943&v=e car4play212942 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:11 +0000 >> you want to live in an office? get tiles. >> >> Carpet tiles are NOT easy to DIY if you want the job done properly (ie >> not moving around and getting gappy) Its easier to fit carpet. And you need a >> floor of unbelievable smoothness and levelness, >> I concur. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212942&v=e car4play212941 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:15 +0000 >> I prefer the American meaning. That goes without saying ON. You are a former member of the licentious soldiery. But who can take seriously the preferences of someone whose solution to the presence in this country of a seriously malevolent beardie is to suggest that our own great and good be charged with treason? Tchah! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212941&v=e car4play212940 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:30 +0000 >> BEAVER! >> I prefer the American meaning. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212940&v=e car4play212939 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:55 +0000 Today's activities imply that the sad day has arrived! BTW - what happened to the inflammatory chap with hooks instead of hands? A similar sort of case ISTR. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212939&v=e car4play212938 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:19 +0000 If the belt is too expensive to change, get rid through the auctions. For what its worth, I bought a 626 on an S plate from someone selling it on HJ a few years ago. I intended to run it for a few months whilst sourcing a soft top in winter, but kept it for 2 years. It was ultra reliable, the 2 litre petrol averaged 34mpg, and it lived happily in lanes 3 & 4 all day! As a 5 door hatch with all the bells & whistles it was cheap as chips. Bought for £950, sold for £995 with 4 decent tyres & 12 months mot to a friend. All it cost me otherwise were 2 oil changes@ £35 a time. Might be worth considering one of these as a replacement? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212938&v=e car4play212937 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:20:06 +0000 Oh good heavens how boring. This was all on Newsnight last night. BEAVER! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212937&v=e car4play212936 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:36 +0000 Actually many new installations are now made in flexible plastic - for cold water, hot water, and heating. But to answer your problem, I think that the flexible is not the immediate cause. I think that the installation has resulted in the end of the rigid pipe becoming insufficiently restrained. The water hammer caused by the valve is allowed to move the pipe. Previously, the pipe was restrained at the connection - and anyway, ball valves are less likely to cause a problem, since they close more slowly. I think that you merely need to clip the rigid pipe to the wall at the junction with the flexible connection. hth http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212936&v=e car4play212935 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:15:24 +0000 Its a sad day when our government can't say who can and can't come here or stay here. Some of our politicians should be charged with treason, that would concentrate a few minds. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212935&v=e car4play212934 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:16 +0000 Come to think of it my dad ( born before WW1 ) used to refer to beards as "beavers". He was quite posh though, certainly not a blackguard. I may well be, on reflection. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212934&v=e car4play212933 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:04 +0000 What would happen if Cameron decided to ignore the ECHR, and just shipped him back to Jordan, on the next available flight with a free jump suit and blacked out goggles? I ask simply to understand better exactly what the consequences of ignoring the ECHR are. It is my understanding that our courts are not bound to accept decisions of the ECHR, but must only consider them. Whereas the government are bound to follow the decisions, but beyond that I don't really know much about this. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212933&v=e car4play212932 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:23 +0000 I had never thought of you as a small blackguard boy Humph. But we live and learn... http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212932&v=e car4play212931 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:35 +0000 Ah, well - if its just cosmetic that's OK, phone a few garages to price up that belt change. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212931&v=e car4play212930 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:36 +0000 An expensive job to change it or if it lets go? It's a non-interference engine. Rust - well, a fair bit - but is only cosmetic. Underneath is good and I had it under-sealed (is that the correct term?) when I got it. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212930&v=e car4play212929 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:54:58 +0000 Don't think I'd chance shouting "beaver" nowadays AC. Certainly not around King's Cross anyway. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212929&v=e car4play212928 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:06 +0000 >> Have you thought about a KIA Rio? There is a new model and there are >> lots of the previous one at good prices with low miles and a manufacturers seven >> year warranty. I haven't thought about much to be honest. I'll have a look. Had discounted used as we would be buying on finance and any big bills down the line would be a problem (although the 7 year warranty makes this point moot). Also needing the fuel/RFL/Maintenance savings to pay a good chunk of that finance. At the moment, we put aside £50-£60/month to cover servicing. Any replacement would need to be sub £7k to finance. My thinking was a new i10 may just cost us about the same (or not much more) to run and remove the risk of having to find £600-£1000 for a replacement should the Mazda go pop.>> Have you thought about a KIA Rio? There is a new model and there are http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212928&v=e car4play212927 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:44:18 +0000 We've got ceramic tiles in all the rooms with taps and laminate everywhere else. Much to my chagrin when getting out of bed on a cold morning before the heat comes on but "she" likes how it looks apparently. I scurry across a cold "wooden" bedroom floor to a cold tiled bathroom one often at 4.00am prior to a London run. Still, I get my own back by putting my shoes on to shave and stomp about in them enough to ensure she's fully awake ( avoiding any full length mirrors of course, it's not a good look) However, the one exception is the stairs and landing which remain carpeted. Apparently there's a strong "Elfin-Safety" advice to not use laminate on those areas due to the possibility of slipping. Hope that helps BT? You could tell her it's illegal or something. :-) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212927&v=e car4play212926 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:41:55 +0000 Get that belt done ASAP ToMo - HJ says its an expensive job, alas. Eh, if its got too much rust, and the belt it like HOW MUCH! - then I'd out the critter. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212926&v=e car4play212925 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:35:15 +0000 Have you thought about a KIA Rio? There is a new model and there are lots of the previous one at good prices with low miles and a manufacturers seven year warranty. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212925&v=e car4play212924 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:06 +0000 >>Is there a measure of carpet durability? Yes, seems to be the answer. http://www.floorsonline.com/selection.html#durabilityindex Might not be the same in the UK of course. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212924&v=e car4play212923 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:28:21 +0000 Mechanically (as far as I can tell) it's sound. Cosmetically it's a mess with rust (arches and doors) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212923&v=e car4play212922 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:28 +0000 I've always 'admired' the 323F (of that year) and TBH I think it's a car worth looking after, and hanging on to. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212922&v=e car4play212921 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:47 +0000 Thanks Rattle. Moving up to the i20 - would this not just be the same 85bhp engine only in a heavier car? We will probably stick with the Mazda for now as I suspect Zero, Dog and ON are correct. A daft purchase for motorway work. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212921&v=e car4play212920 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:06:09 +0000 I'm, slowly, decorating my hall, stairs and landing (it took eighteen months last time), SWMBO's after laminate, but I'm fighting a rearguard. We've got laminate in the dining room where it's fine, but it'll mean plumbing re-arrangements to get it under the skirting in the hall, or beading and I think it'll be too noisy on the stairs. The previous carpet lasted twenty years. If I could find another like it I reckon it'll outlast me. Is there a measure of carpet durability? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212920&v=e car4play212919 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:55:28 +0000 Don't we all Dave :( absolutely no excuse for it though IMO. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212919&v=e car4play212918 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:53:45 +0000 My dads i10 is fine on the motorway, the Fiesta was a 5 star car in its day, always getting rave reviews in the press like the current one does. The i10 drives better and is more powerful. 84bhp is fine on a small car. 1.2 16V 4 cylinder engine is not a lawnmower engine and is far more powerful than many of the engines found in the current Corsas and Fiestas. There are issues though like the quality of the seat trim is extremely poor, words cannot describe how bad it is, and the steering has limited height adjustment and there is no reach. These issues are common in most city cars. I would have a look to see if you can get a deal with something like an i20 as they would be more comfortable long term. In my dads case it is just used for the rare long trip but mostly local city work so the i10 is perfect but for 75 miles a day it might get tiresome as it is a very small car. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212918&v=e car4play212917 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:48:03 +0000 The five year warranty was one of the biggest reasons we choose an i10. It was certainly a major factor in buying something brand new instead of used. My Panda has a three year warranty, but the third is a dealer only warranty and it is not as comprehensive. The Hyundai warranty is impressive, even the clutch plate has a two year warranty but the mileage on the clutch is limited to I think 24,000 miles. I am not sure a 1 year warranty would be legal these days as cars have to be fit for purpose and if the car breaks after a year you could argue its not fit for the purpose. Even in the old days, if the head gasket blew on your 18 month old K series surely even if it was out of warranty Rover would have still have liable. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212917&v=e car4play212916 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:09 +0000 D'ya know Dutchie, he's bin averse to the cold weather ever since I brought him home as a pup, I wouldn't mind, but he's supposed to be a 'guard breed', wimp breed more like it! Yes, he's coming up to 12 now, which is a good age for a large (ish) dog, I looks after him though, and that means good grub, and no junk non-food. And, he never goes to the vets., he's a canine version of the Mitsubishi Lancer ;) What are holidays Dutchie? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212916&v=e car4play212915 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:39:40 +0000 >> I am shore your pleased two no Sadly, I know many people who write like that all the time :( http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212915&v=e car4play212914 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:37 +0000 Tiles here in 'The Cottage'. Slate :) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212914&v=e car4play212913 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:39 +0000 You understand correctly of course - not like the muppet who wrote it. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212913&v=e car4play212912 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:20:50 +0000 The unpleasant baboon Abu Qatada is apparently allowed to stay here because we are so law-abiding. I don't know why he hasn't been charged with incitement, but there must be legal reasons. The fellow even strokes his hideous beard in public in what looks like deliberate provocation. What would prevent crowds of small evil-minded boys from following him about and gathering outside his house day and night, chanting 'Beaver!' as they used to do a hundred years ago when they spotted a gent with a beard? They could even be paid to do it, perhaps by a do-gooding Christian organization. A few days of that might persuade him that having his goolies tweaked by the Jordanian mukhabarrat would be the lesser of two evils. And it would make a small dent in the unemployment figures too. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212912&v=e car4play212911 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:14 +0000 Laminate flooring. Not particularly good news for the folk next door. And for flat dwellers, potential hell for the poor unfortunates below. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212911&v=e car4play212910 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:01:52 +0000 >> As far as I am aware this is the normal /standard way of connecting not >> just loos but sinks, hand basins et al. Only by "plumbers" who can't be bothered to bend copper pipe and make soldered joints. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212910&v=e car4play212909 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:37 +0000 >> N.B I hope you have all the installation instructions. There were no instructions with the toilet. I've looked on the lid of the cistern and I can see a screwed thing which has an arrow pointing to it saying "water level adjustment". http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212909&v=e car4play212908 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:10 +0000 These modern toilets are complicated arn't they? Ours still have the ballcock system no problems touch wood. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212908&v=e car4play212907 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:55:23 +0000 >> IMO it is not the flexible connection that is problem but the valve else there >> would be 10000s and 10000s also complaining as all washing machines and dish washers have >> flexible hoses. >> >> It all depends on whether the pipework system will satisfactorily tolerate the introduction of a flexible connector, and mine obviously wouldn't. If the pipework isn't rigid then having an abrupt stoppage of the flow will inevitably cause the pipework to vibrate. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212907&v=e car4play212906 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:43 +0000 Balks.>) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212906&v=e car4play212905 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:17 +0000 How is the Ridgeback getting on Dog old age creeping up.? Our cats won't go out the house to cold they keep telling me. Any holidays you have planned for this year? Lots of questions. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212905&v=e car4play212904 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:51:23 +0000 >> Get them back to fix it. >> Every workman has his standard, and what I got was his/their standard. I want rigid pipe (as I told them at the time) but they wouldn't do it. It was my job at work to supervise mechanical engineering fitters, and asking a shoddy worker to do something a second time invariably didn't result in an improvement. In fact sometimes the original fault was rectified but a second fault appeared. I want a proper plumber who is capable of making soldered joints in copper pipework. Flexible connectors are for DIY purposes and for lazy/unskilled people calling themselves plumbers. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212904&v=e car4play212903 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:48:18 +0000 IMO it is not the flexible connection that is problem but the valve else there would be 10000s and 10000s also complaining as all washing machines and dish washers have flexible hoses. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212903&v=e car4play212902 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:58 +0000 >> I doubt if the flexible connecting pipe has anything >> to do with pipe hammer. The noise is likely to be from somewhere else in >> the system, as demonstrated by your washing machine. I realise that the noise doesn't come from the connector itself, but fitting the connectors ~ one on the washbasin cold tap as well ~ in place of the original copper pipe has introduced flexibility into the pipe system which allows movement of the pipework at some point. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212902&v=e car4play212901 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:37:44 +0000 Get them back to fix it. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212901&v=e car4play212900 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:48 +0000 We have done that Bromph.Laminated and a nice Tunisian Rug in the living room. Diniing room Laminated floor and rug.Upstairs bedrooms and landing carpets. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212900&v=e car4play212899 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:15 +0000 >> Is there no way of tethering the connector, say with a cable tie or p-clip >> attached to something nearby? >> It's not just the flexible connector to the toilet that's the problem ~ there's also a flexible connector on the wash basin taps, the cold one of which is fed from the mains. I've investigated tethering the connectors but there's no obvious way. The inlet pipe to the cold tap is about an inch from the wall. I'm guessing the problem is that the connectors and pipes move vertically, allowing pipes under the floor to vibrate. There was no problem until we had the new bathroom suite. It was fitted by a small company with a really poshly painted van advertising their "multi-trade skills", but I know for a fact that one of the workers doing the plumbing was an electrician. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212899&v=e car4play212898 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:47 +0000 Testing underway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16914962 Eleven of the 12 constructors - everyone apart from Marussia - are testing in Jerez this week. Nine of them are planning four-day programmes, HRT are only in action on days one and two, and Mercedes - who are using 2011 car - will miss Friday. Kimi Raikkonen has marked his return to Formula 1 after a two-year absence by going top of the timesheets with a lap of one minute, 19.670 seconds. The 2007 title winner from Finland has joined Lotus (formerly Renault) for 2012 and is one of an unprecedented six world champions on the grid this season. Scotland's Paul di Resta of Force India and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg are both within six tenths off the pace whole Mark Webber, Jenson Button and Felipe Massa are sixth, seventh and eighth-fastest respectively. The likes of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Bruno Senna take over from their team-mates on Thursday. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212898&v=e car4play212897 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:29 +0000 :) it made I larf as well. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212897&v=e car4play212896 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:26:03 +0000 I likes the Mazda 323F, Ducky, it's a car where as the Picanto is a domestic appliance, which is fine if that's what y'all want :) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212896&v=e car4play212895 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:14:44 +0000 >> And differences in VED is a minute % of the total >> cost of motoring. Looked at rationally, yes. But come renewal every year a couple of hundred quid difference can be hard to swallow. I've no idea of the differences involved here though! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=212895&v=e