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Thanks for the suggestions. Will see how it goes regarding annoyance as the machine is in the kitchen. If it gets too bad then it looks like I'll be trying the Anti-syphon trap. Cheers

Not sure if this is the right board or if it should be in the appliances section. We just had a new LG washing machine fitted to replace our Hotpoint. With the Hotpoint all was fine when draining, but now the LG causes the sink to gurgle (nothing enters the sink itself). The washing...

Hi bab, The boiler currently takes all of its power (L N E) from the wiring centre boiler terminals. The boiler terminals used in the wiring centre are S/L N and E. At the boiler end the cable from the wiring centre goes into L N E, with the L being looped into the S/L terminal on the...

OK, so I took a look at the wiring centre last night. The switched live does come from the wiring centre as you suspected bab and not the programmer. Also a label in the wiring centre states:- If boiler requires pump overrun Cut link L6 also. There is then a diagram of the Boiler...

The permanent power feed to the boiler, which is also looped to the switched live connection on the boiler is joined (within a box adjacent to the programmer) to a cable from the programmer. This cable is only live when heat is being called for and the programmer timer is on. This cable has...

The boiler is downstairs with the programmer on an adjacent wall, and the pump is upstairs in the airing cupboard with the Honeywell board and three way valve. I believe it will be easier to have the pump moved next to the boiler which is in its own small cupboard, to minimise on disruption in...

I have had a Baxi PFL 60 boiler fitted for the past year (controlled off the original Potterton EP2001 programmer) and have had no end of problems with the boiler going into overheat mode. This new boiler (in the kitchen) replaced an Ideal boiler that never overheated. Various heating engineers...

:shock: Thinking about it, does that also mean the system would be difficult to drain as the expansion pipe being submerged in the F&E tank would create a vacuum?

Hi, Our CH is has been causing some problems for a while now and I don't seem to be able to get to the bottom of it. There are two problems that may be related:- Prob 1 We have a Baxi Solo 3 conventional boiler (less than 1 year old) that occasionally goes into overheat and shuts down...

Hi, It finally happened - my three year old has run a black crayon mark up the stairs wall. The wall is papered with a low relief paper and painted on over. Can anyone suggest a good way to remove the crayon mark? Thanks Mark

Thanks Fido - my thoughts too. I downloaded the manual specifically to get the power rating - read the damn thing twice but cannot find any reference to the power. Guess I will just have to check on the appliance plate on the back when it arrives. Looking at the controls it is not possible...

Hi, Just a quick question about the AEG 2100-4 single oven. I have ordered one off a web-site and cannot get details from anywhere (looked on AEG's site) for the power requirements. I have downloaded the manual and it states it needs a 45A fuse and 6mm cable. I find this hard to believe...

Thanks for the pointers - all OK still since the reset so will just keep an eye on it. As far as I am aware there was no power outage that night as all otherappliances showed the correct time. Perhaps there might have been a voltage spike or drop.

Yes Kev, the pump does continue to run for a short while. In normal operation the boiler can burn for a minute and then shut down for 30 secs to a minute before firing up again, or sometimes it will burn continuously for 10 minutes. But this morning there was no burn, or heat to show there...

Hi, I had the above conventional boiler fitted in January and all was well - nice hot water and rads, quiet op, etc., but this morning I awoke to a cold house and no hot water. Checking the boiler I noticed it was stone cold and the overheat lamp was lit, but the pump in the upstairs...