Will i die in a ball of fire?

[croyde]

2 hoovers!

There you go, invoice in the post

[Bill]

AndrewT1275 said:

If yours is the single backbox option then the rag is most likely in your hoover where it has been quietly winning this epic game of hide and seek.

Who, me??

[AndrewT1275]

He is guilty as.

Based on the photo of the offending exhaust I'm even more convinced the rag is in the hoover. Have you checked yet OP?

[Hoofy]

boyse7en said:

richhead said:

dont understand the hoover bit, why not just run the engine and listen to where its leaking?
or does it involve something sexual???
genuinely laughing at this

If you run the engine the exhaust gets hot... really finger-burning hot, within about a minute - nowhere near enough time to run your hands along all the joints and connectors looking for a small leak.
The vacuum just draws air in (you could set it blow if the hoover has that option) and you can put your hands all around the still-cold exhaust and feel/listen for a change in pitch that indicates a small leak. Much less painful

Oh yeah, back to the original problem - my friendly pipe bender used a stethoscope to listen for leaks.

[hidetheelephants]

boyse7en said:

If you run the engine the exhaust gets hot... really finger-burning hot, within about a minute - nowhere near enough time to run your hands along all the joints and connectors looking for a small leak.
The vacuum just draws air in (you could set it blow if the hoover has that option) and you can put your hands all around the still-cold exhaust and feel/listen for a change in pitch that indicates a small leak. Much less painful

A piece of light rag, fluffy wool or down feather taped to a stick or piece of wire is more sensitive than the average hand.

[Red9zero]

hidetheelephants said:

A piece of light rag, fluffy wool or down feather taped to a stick or piece of wire is more sensitive than the average hand.

Might try that later

[TwinKam]

...the tube in the ear method will audibly 'steer' you to the leak so quickly it's a no brainer, but suit yourselves, you feather-on-a-stick/crevice-tool-up-your-jacksie pervs.

[croyde]

OP! have you checked your vacuum bag yet?

The excitement is killing me?

[Stick Legs]

[fourstardan]

boyse7en said:

Yeah, i tried all permutations of sucking and blowing i could think of. No sign of it.

This isn't mumsnet mate

[boyse7en]

The hoover (actually, it a Miele, my middle-class aspiration showing there) has been checked!

And....


No rag in the bag.

But I've been driving the car around a bit and it hasn't exploded yet. I'll keep checking to see if i get any sooty residue blowing out of the rear end.

[White-Noise]

Any noticeable effect on the performance? Has it made it faster!?

[Bill]

boyse7en said:

But I've been driving ragging the car around a bit and it hasn't exploded yet. I'll keep checking to see if i get any sooty residue blowing out of the rear end.

EFA

[AndrewT1275]

boyse7en said:

The hoover (actually, it a Miele, my middle-class aspiration showing there) has been checked!

And....


No rag in the bag.

But I've been driving the car around a bit and it hasn't exploded yet. I'll keep checking to see if i get any sooty residue blowing out of the rear end.

Hmmmm. Firstly apologies for suggesting you were a mere Hoover owner and not the custodian of a Miele.

If there is no sign of it in the Miele then it's possible that your Mrs has already put a new bag in the vaccuum.

You should check to see if the rag is in a vaccuum bag in the bin bag.