Recent content by Pablo79

I have a single skin store room, built in the 1790s, on the side of my house. It's about 4ft wide by 16tft deep, with granite blocks forming the roof. I want to use it for storage. Apart from two small grated vents on the door, there's no ventilation. The brickwork is single skin, really old...

I'll also try the other tests too, btw.

My mistake. I meant the honeywell motorised valves. I'm getting my terminology mixed up. Tony, thanks for your reply. That all makes perfect sense. However, it's just me using the shower and it's a big tank. I only have one or two showers a day and there's plenty of hot water left, so I'm...

I did test both NRVs to make sure they operated when heating and hot water were used. Both levers moved and released when they should've done. Also, rather oldly, I switched the heating off yesterday (finally! old cold house) and this morning i ran out of hot water after a shower of only 10...

Thanks for the reply, MM. I used a different shower this morning to test, and the same thing occurred, so it's definitely not the shower that's at fault. It's only the first time the shower is used after the hot water has previously been on. If I use the shower later, the water temp is...

Thanks for your reply. What in the shower could cause it? It's a simple wall mounted two dial mixer (Grohe) and a shower head elsewhere. One dial for flow, one for temp. If you do not touch the temp, it comes out super hot and gradually gets cooler over a minute or two, and then settles. I'm...

Hi all, I seem to have a minor problem with my hot water. I recently had a new kitchen installed and had to drain the system (this might be coincidental). Since then, the was hot was has been a little strange... when you initially get in the shower, for example, the water comes out super hot...

I have a concealed cistern in my bathroom, which appears to be a TD vantage concealed unit. I've removed the front panel and the valve is closing when the cistern is full. However, water trickles into the pan and, when the water is off, the tank slowly empties. I have fairly limited knowlodge...

Excellent, thanks for the reply. Adding a JB won't be an issue, if required. I just wanted to make sure radial wiring was the right method. As for why, I like the subtle directed puddles of light in a bedroom as opposed to one or two man lights. These things are all a matter of preference...

Hi all, I'm currently installing 6 downlights into a room that currently has two pendants and one switch. The pendants are being removed. The cabling to the light switch and the first pendant will remain (this pendant will be replaced with the first downlight). Do I then simply daisy...

Perfect, thanks!

Hi all, I'm looking to improve my central heating control by installing a digital programmable thermostat, but I first need to establish whether this is possible with my existing system. Here's what I have... Potterton suprema boiler Potterton EP2002 control unit Potterton PRT2...

Excellent, thanks for this. Thinking about it, I don't necessarily need to get the power from the lighting circuit. I could use the socket ring main, but just put a switch on the wall. It's not ideal though as there would be live under cabinet lighting, albeit 12v, when the lighting...

Thanks for the reply. The existing light switch has two switches that control the over-head lights. One switch for the kitchen area, one for the dining area. That's as much as I know about that. The LEDs don't have the use the same switch, as I'm happy for there to be another switch next to...

Hi guys, I'm in the process of remodeling my kitchen and am now thinking about under cabinet LED lighting. I think the plan will be to go for sticky back dimmable LED strips, joined with wire between cabinets. My question is, how do I get the lights to work using a conventional looking...