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    Ring main

    Can i just simply put a another single mcb consumer unit using the main feed from the consumer box and then wire the circuit to it, i.e sockets 1 to 10.
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    Ring main

    the cable is the normal socket cable running from consumer unit with fuse b32. Yes its just a long spur.....
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    Ring main

    ok had an extension done put 10 new sockets in a ring. but only one feed coming from consumer box. is this ok or do i need to get a return to the consumer box? just to clarify, i have one main coming from consumer unit and going to the back of a socket and then a feed from the socket to...
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    Complete new house wiring with 2 showers

    I am not doing this myself just learning a few pointers.. One more question, Lets say there are number of wires in the lighting circuit where you have wall lights and centre lights, is there a tester that would help the distinguish which wire goes where??? Once I saw a guy with a tester...
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    Complete new house wiring with 2 showers

    ok can two showers go directly in B40 RCBO??? and is this the consumer unit i need, which looks cheap.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11-way-consumer-unit-wylex-nh1104-new-full-rcbos-11-x-rcbo-oyc-/260956865765?pt=UK_BOI_CircuitBreakers_RL&hash=item3cc23dc4e5#ht_500wt_1081 £160 with 11...
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    Complete new house wiring with 2 showers

    What consumer unit would anyone recommend and is the wiring correct below Downstairs Ring Circuit B32 Downstairs Ring Circuit Kitchen B32 Upstairs Ring Circuit B32 Attic Ring Circuit B32 Downstairs Lighting B6 Upstairs Lighting B6 Attic Lighting B6 Cooker Cable 6mm Direct B32 (or...
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    House Wiring, With Shower

    What consumer unit would anyone recommend and is the wiring correct below Downstairs Ring Circuit B32 Downstairs Ring Circuit Kitchen B32 Upstairs Ring Circuit B32 Attic Ring Circuit B32 Downstairs...
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    Glow warm, Belgacom, 24c

    Hi Beerlover What do you mean its a B rated boiler and why should it not been fitted since October 2010. and also how do i find out if it has bee notified to the building control. the corgi guy was registered, he told my friend.
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    Glow warm, Belgacom, 24c

    yes correct the bar is 1.5. the installer wont answer his phone. anything else you can suggest. its a Glow warm model.
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    Glow warm, Belgacom, 24c

    New boiler installed at a friends house. Been working fine for 3 month Now the hot water has stopped working, if you put the heating on sometimes the hot water becomes warm but within a second gets cold again. All mains, electrical OK, Radiators working fine too. what could it be? Its a...
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    Hoover Optima WHM 148 DF Dial Problem

    So would i need another pcb. is this a common problem?
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    Hoover Optima WHM 148 DF Dial Problem

    I have had a Hoover Optima WHM 148 DF for two years now and its been one of the worst machines ever. The current problem I have is the Dial not selecting the programme correctly. I select 30 ad it jumps from one programme to another. The programme it jumps to are close to the programmes that...
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    Vaillant 428 - no heating or hot water

    yes i have checked the valve and its perfect to the letter. there has to be something with plumbing under the bathroom towel rail. i was hoping he would not need to rip it up again but i think he may just have to.
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    Vaillant 428 - no heating or hot water

    this is what i told my wife and she told me he is a plumber and knows whats he's doing....i will try and call him back tomorrow and see what he's got to say and let you guys know. i get the feeling he is going to blame the electrics.
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    Vaillant 428 - no heating or hot water

    hi yes big house hence the boiler. if i turn it on, the heating will go off but the water will work and the boiler will switch on and off to keep the water at the set temp. so i don't understand it. but no heating downstairs, but majority of heaters upstairs will be hot even if the...
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    Vaillant 428 - no heating or hot water

    ok now closed the bathroom radiator return valve and its working ok. everything works on the electronic side, nice and neat. there is definatly a plumbing issue. all the heaters in the house are warming up nicely and everything is working as it should except the bathroom radiator. if i open...
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    Vaillant 428 - no heating or hot water

    A new problem. Vaillant 428 installed on y plan. When hot water is on, the radiators were getting hot. so i thought this is cos the rad return feed is connected to the boiler return from hot water tank. So i thought i would install a one way valve on the radiator return. Now the water...
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    Vaillant 428 - Hot water no heating.

    the wiring was totally correct from the start.only that the 4 cable from behind the programmer had come out. hence the programmer was not making a call for heating on and off. Luckily i noticed this before i undone thejjunction box. now the system is working and all tests have been carried...
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    Vaillant 428 - Hot water no heating.

    ok thanks will look at it tomorrow and advise if it all works. would still like to have a junction box diagram for everything i got , but however you are right, its alternatives that got me a little confused.
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    Vaillant 428 - Hot water no heating.

    ok can't check voltage right now, had enough. ok can you help me out, tomorrow after work i will rewire the hole junction box again. i have all wires running directly to the junction box. The following are installed Vaillant 428 (5 Core Cable for pump over run) Pump (3 Core Cable)...
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