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    Worcester Heatslave 20-25 - misbehaving!

    Hi All, Just reporting back in case its useful to any other DIYers. As expected, the responses in this thread did identify the issue correctly - well done guys. I purchased a new solenoid coil from Amazon and popped it straight on - 30 second job - and all is OK now. I did find an...
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    Worcester Heatslave 20-25 - misbehaving!

    Hi Guys, Great to see the conversation progressing so nicely without me even being involved :) @ReJect - I am not offended (much :)) by your comments but @oilhead you are right - I'm just a keen DIYer who needs and welcomes advice that, yes, will hopefully save me some cash, but more...
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    Worcester Heatslave 20-25 - misbehaving!

    Hi experts. Well my old heatslave 20-25 has been running fine for ages. I thought how well it was doing just last week but it must have been reading my mind as this week it's decided to present me with some behaviour that I have not come across before. Turn the heating or hot water on and...
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    Indian sandstone with underfloor heating

    Hi experts - I hope you can advise me with this. I am laying indian sandstone inside our house (looks fantastic when glazed with a suitable lacquer). I also want to install electric underfloor heating in the same room. I was at the sandstone supplier today and he said you don't need...
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    hardwood parquet flooring over concrete

    Thanks WYL. Your advice is, as ever, much appreciated. :D
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    hardwood parquet flooring over concrete

    I see - thanks for that. I reckon I could grind it down well enough with an angle grinder so I will give that a go. Can you recommend a suitable flexible adhesive I could use to prevent any remaining flex in the ply breaking the adhesion? ...and your views on marmox? Thanks again for...
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    hardwood parquet flooring over concrete

    Thanks for your feedback, woodyoulike. Very much appreciated. My concrete floor is uneven to the tune of 2 or 3 mm in one particular area - there is sort of a "lump" where I poured too much self levelling which didn't flow too well and didn't realise :oops:. The rest of the floor seems...
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    hardwood parquet flooring over concrete

    Hi again. From my searching through other posts, it seems that chipboard is not a great idea when using adhesive to fix the tiles so ply would be what I use. Same question though if anyone has any ideas. If the marmox ends up being on top of the ply then I assume the adhesive will be OK with...
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    hardwood parquet flooring over concrete

    Hi everyone, I have found many threads on laying hardwood floors but none which address my specific question so I hope you won't mind me asking for some advice. Here's my situation: - I have a concrete floor which has been levelled with a self levelling compound. - Even though its a self...
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    heatslave 20/25 oil combi boiler - burner wont light!

    Thanks for that. The ignition transformer LOOKS fine and the original fuse was a lower rating than it should have been so I hope the control box is alright. I'll order a replacement transformer just in case but for future reference, is it possible to test it using a multimeter? Should I...
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    heatslave 20/25 oil combi boiler - burner wont light!

    Hi all, I hope you can help. I have the above boiler problem. About 5 weeks ago, all power to the boiler went down. With one thing and another, I didn't look into this until last weekend. The first thing I checked was the fuse in the switched spur which I found to be of the wrong rating...
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    wiring a grid switch

    Thanks all for your replies so far. I'd like to extend the ring into the grid as suggested but the cables into the adjoining socket are not long enough to allow this. Regarding the switches, I have assumed that the 20A rating would be adequate as they would be required to switch a...
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    wiring a grid switch

    Hi, Can you advise please. I am installing a grid switch with 3x20A switches - one for a dishwasher, one for a washing machine and one for a tumble dryer. I have a 13A socket next to the grid switch location witch is on the ring main. I am now trying to think of the best way to wire...
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    new consumer unit - mounting

    Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll discuss with sparky before doing anything - just to be sure about the regs on cable entry etc. Thanks again.
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    new consumer unit - mounting

    Hi, I am installing a new consumer unit in my kitchen. For convenience and aesthetic reasons, I am installing the unit in a different location from the original. I am just doing some preparatory work prior to my electrician coming in which includes mounting the unit. Can someone please...
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    Earth bonding in kitchen

    Thanks for your replies. Now I just need to get on with the job!
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    Earth bonding in kitchen

    Hi, I am refitting my kitchen and wish to ensure that correct earth bonding is in place - there was no earth bonding prior to the refit. As part of the work done so far, I have cut a channel in the brickwork and have buried pipes for the hot and cold water supply to the sink, washing machine...
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    immersion heater controller on unvented system

    This is great feedback - thanks very much everyone. I think to start with I'll go for just having the one immersion on a timer and leave the other (on a seperate circuit) for top-up if/when needed - as per kai & pjo123's suggestion. I might go for the contactor at a later date though if...
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    immersion heater controller on unvented system

    Hi, I would like to add a controller/timer to my unvented water heater (which has not actually been installed yet). The unit has 2 immersion heaters each rated at 3Kw. I think this means the controller would have to have a switching capacity of 25 amps (6000W/240V=25A) but I can’t seem to...
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    fitting bath taps

    Thanks ollski - so whast do I do about the gap? The washers will compress a little, I suppose - but not that much. Should I just leave it? ... or fill with mastic? Cheers.
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