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Hi All,

It's been a while since I was last on here, but wondered if anyone has had the same problem? Well I have two!

First, my lovely wife snapped off the tap in the kitchen of our van, by accident she says!

I got a new one and fitted it, but now the bathroom tap works only when the kitchen tap is on???

I have changed the wires round and still nothing? Any help?

Also: The indicator lights on my van go dim and flash when the van lights re on?

I am in the middle of changing the 7 pin socket as i think there may be a problem there but should i look at any thing else?

I have a week to do this before we head off to longleat! If the tap doesnt get sorted then the lions might get a bit of fresh meat when we go in there! Good job she doesn't see this! he he

look forward to any help

Daz

sounds like your doing the right thing about the lights, if the whole cluster or both flash its normally due to poor earth and i would suspect the plug.

as for the tap seems like you may of pulled abit to much on the wires i assum it the micro switch type ?, have you pulled the wires off the back of the bathroom switches?, or has the cable broke between the bathroom and the kitchen.

mike

Thanks mike,

when the missis gets back from shopping I will can get on! Will look at the bathroom tap wires again to check.

She will be the one moaning when its not done I know it! women don't you just love them!

Daz

Thankyou so much Michael and Pete, I will check both these right away. I did screw the switch on the wall as it was just hanging down in the way( I presume that is the micro switch?)

let you know thanks

Daz

I think i found the micro switch, but the wires are soldderd on?

The thing I screwed to the wall was like a joining block. It still clicks but when i bridged it nothing! Maybe i need to get a better contact?

I dont know?

I'm getting sooooo wound up!

A real stab in the dark here but would i need to plug into mains for it to work?

I am just using battery power at the mo?

Daz

not normally most water pumps run on 12v so you wont need to connect to the mains

, as for the micro switch you could always use a blade fuse to short accross the two solder terminals, id use the fuse as it would prevent damage if there is another fault, id use a 10 or maybe 15 amp one. this should opperate the pump.

is the bathroom tap problem with hot and cold or just one ?

mike

I'll try the fuse Mike thankyou.

My mate is hopefully coming round with his tester just to see if power is even getting through.

I see you are in Frome! Thats were we are heading next saturday, staying at longleat.

JTQU- Thankyou for for help, the tap is a mixer/pull up shower one, it turns on and off as i found out yesterday with a face full of water when trying to locate the micro switch!

Will let you know how i get on.

many thanks again

daz

Yep just down the road, from longleat still a aint been there in over 5 years,

id would expect it will just be a wire fault somewhere, if not only a switch but its the time it takes to find it.

if i her about a woman getting eaten by lions next week in the paper, ill make sure i keep your name out of it.

mike

Yeah would help then the life insurance will pay out! lol Bles her.

well the count down is on!

Daz

All done and working ok.

My c**k up with wires! lol

Thats why I stick to mending bodies!

Thanks all for advice.

Enjoy the summer

Daz

well at least it was a cheap and easy fix.

mike