Recent content by prl

The hall thermostat probably provides power to the BM from the lower floor sockets. The "water heater" is probably the boiler that feeds the BM, not the BM itself. Even gas boilers need electricity; given that many plumbers seem not to understand BMs, it's almost certain that the electrician...

It's unlikely that you have a different problem. Boilermates really aren't that complicated. Test that the mains really IS off. You have got a mains tester, haven't you? You definitely need one if you are taking the panels off anything with mains in it. It's quite possible that the power...

Thanks for a detailed post. Our Boilermate (not Boilermate II, we have the original) started buzzing this morning (delay timer) after we'd both had a shower. After reading this thread, a visit to Maplin and some quick soldering at Oxford Hackspace, we had a functioning Boilermate again by...

Several hours after your reply, Bristan did indeed email a scan of the original fitting / maintenance instructions. We are suffering from the problem that the original installer didn't leave the instructions and the paperwork we do have doesn't include any product ID. That installer also...

Thanks for that. The grub screw is a very small hex socket head. It was obscured by sealant. As it is right back at the rear end of the whole cover, it had been built into the wall (as you can see from the picture, I've had to remove tile & dry wall). Presumably the installation instructions...

Sorry, should have said - yes, I have removed the cross head with no problem. I left it on in the photo to help with identification. Am I really the only person with one (actually two) of these? Most enquiries on this forum are about seized cartridges - I'll worry about that when I have...

Hello, I'm trying to change the seals of a recessed Bristan 1901 shower mixer. This is a SINGLE CONTROL version, installed in 2000. Bristan now only make a 2 control version, which has a flow control lever. Mine has just the one knob for heat control - behind this is a chrome cover which...