Recent content by blacklight124

I guess it is possible its been jammed under a joist or something like that but yeah, they should be using 8 core too, so if this does happen you have 2 spare cores to use. pfft! Im gonna do a bit of snooping as our cupboard and the control box seems to have been left open, so ill see if I can...

Yeah its 6 core alarm cable. It looks fine to me too, but this guy was talking like its 60+ years old and so brittle.

We were all (6 flats in our block) billed for a "repair" recently. Ive no idea of the details but ill be asking for them. If it requires a full re-wire for my flat I dont know if Ill be billed personally or not. Im trying to ascertain if the contractor's "actions" may have caused my issue...

Yeah :) Thats what I assumed, or if not "broken my connection" but may have moved my cables about "worsening" an existing break/issue with my connection. It seems too convenient that I have this issue 4 years ago then no issues, not even a crackle then a week after they "repair" someone else's...

The myth im referring to is the contractor saying that these telephone wire type cables can just stop working without any movement or changes because "they get brittle over time" or "theyre very thin" etc etc. He sounded like he was fobbing me off, not knowing that Im an engineer.

Hey, hoping someone can shed some expert light on this. So this has happened twice now over like 4 years. Building is 8 years old. Intercom suddenly stopped buzzing when someone pressed our button. Factor sent a company out, under my suggestion, they pulled the wire for me to Talk TO the front...

Interestingly... It looks like I've had "pre-heat" on 24/7 for 7 years.... Ffs https://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/support/troubleshooting/faqs/all-faqs/why-might-i-want-to-programme-hot-water-times-with-my-combi-boiler Surely there's a way to program the hot water pre-heat externally then..?

Thanks, yeah Im going to pick up new cabling this weekend. Pulled screws out a blank plate beside the boiler only to discover it was just a hole in the plasterboard with a thoroughly taped up connector block! Fun! This is a flat that's <10 years old too. Cheers for the input

I can currently turn hot water on/off from the digital programmer on the boiler itself. Thats the kind of control I mean but thats fine if its not intended for normal combi boilers, ive never turned it off before anyway. Thanks for your concern but im an electrical engineer. I dont intend on...

Hi folks, Long time lurker here, registering to see if anyone can assist with this. I know there's a lot of flame for Nest-related questions but this is more of a side query. Ive got my current wiring documented & mapped out. All thats fine. I just want some assistance with the new hot water...