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    S Plan Help

    thank you.
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    S Plan Help

    okay. so last question, do the microswitches only close if the motor opens the valve? Does the manual lever setting on the motorised valve not have the same effect?
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    S Plan Help

    Thanks terryplumb, If the microswitch was stuck on, would that cause the boiler to fire up? The reason I ask is that my boiler and CH is on permanently even with the programmer turned off. A few days ago, I noticed that the CH was coming on with the HW, and I suspected the motorised valve was...
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    S Plan Help

    Hi there, I have a system boiler set up as S-Plan, with two 2-port motorised valves. If I move the lever for the CH motorised valve to the open position, should the boiler fire up even if the programmer has the CH off?
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    What type of radiator valve is this?

    How do you open the drain off valve? The top Allen key turns off the valve.
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    What type of radiator valve is this?

    What does the side adjustment do?
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    Moving Toilet, but soil stack is solvent welded

    I want to move the toilet in my first floor bathroom and having stripped everything out, I have found out that the soil stack is solvent welded, so I cannot just spin the soil pipe around 180 degrees. What is the best way of replacing it with a push fit? Will I need to expose and cut out the...
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    Scantronic i-on40 Battery / Mains Fail

    Thanks sparky - turns out a replacement battery fixed the problem. Odd that the battery seemed to okay on test. Perhaps it was unable to provide the current to sustain the unit.
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    Scantronic i-on40 Battery / Mains Fail

    Power goes off every time I remove the mains. Battery voltage drops from 13.68V to 13.60V but fails to keep alarm powered. When I reinstate the mains, the alarm powers up again with the wrong date
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    Scantronic i-on40 Battery / Mains Fail

    I have a question about a Scantronic i-on40. A recent mains fail caused the alarm to reboot. The battery did not do its job to keep the alarm running. I measured the battery voltage and it was 13.6V off-load and when I remove the mains fuse, the battery is still 13.6V. Could the battery be...
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    TRV Cap - Nothing Fits

    Thanks Nige. I will remove the tail.
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    TRV Cap - Nothing Fits

    I am doing some decorating and I want to cap off my TRVs. However, a 1/2" cap is too small and 3/4" is too big. The thread seems finer than BSP. I have attached some photographs, so hopefully you might be able to help me find the correct cap to use.
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    Hotpoint FF200L Fridge Freezer Issue

    you are correct - it is indeed a reed switch. it appears that the mechanism inside the damper moves a magnet to the reed switch depending on where the flap is. manually moving the flap does not change the status of the reed switch, it depends on the positions of the cogs inside. the reed...
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    Hotpoint FF200L Fridge Freezer Issue

    There is a metal plate on the part that was originally in the fridge and there is one on the new part. The part in the fridge was working originally and only failed recently. I am not sure that the voltage should go up to 240V. I fear that cooked the old motorised flap and will cook my new...
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