Recent content by Copper

Hello there. I have just finished painting and freshening up my bathroom, and thought I might as well replace the downlights as the previous ones are about 10 years old. The previous ones were 40w halogen 12v which I’m replacing them with fire rated 5w LED 240v (IP65) The old downlights are...

Hello folks. What is the best boiler / size A little bit info on the house.… The flow rate from the cold tap in the kitchen is just over 16 ltrs a minute. Smallish 2 bed terraced house with a total of 6 radiators 1 bathroom c/w shower. There is never more than one tap on at a time...

Hey 'onlyfitidealboilers' i'm in your area. I'm looking at getting a new boiler, been looking at the Logic+ for a while now,,it's got a good price, decent reviews and what looks like a great warranty. Whats the next step ?

Many thanks Stem. Better to be safe than sorry. Much appreciated.

Hello there, Could I just get reassurance that I am about to wire up my new programmable thermostat correctly. It is Salus ST620, battery operated so it only has two wires as https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ffjsxjzzbkmx3hc/gpknci5sw6/salus.gif Boiler is a combi Vokera Maxin cf24 Would I...

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. Thanks darky, I did check all the obvious things first like the economy button, I have a mechanical background, so it wise to go through the obvious things first. It was the element, it was pretty straight forward to replace. It looks like it was...

Hello again. Thanks to Breezers post //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16830 I am down to the element, but i think i'll borrow a mates multimeter before i remove the element and test it first. Does anyone know what sort of reading i should be looking for, and if readings turn...

Hello. I have noticed that my Hotpoint wm63p Aquarius 1100 washing machine no longer heats up the water. The machine did make a rattling racket just the other night, but came alright, now it appears there is no hot water during a wash. I ran a 95c cycle and felt the door for any heat...

I have a Vokera maxin 24cf combi boiler that is about 5 years old. I am not getting any hot water when the hot taps are turned on, unless I have the heating on as well. As soon as the heating goes off the hot water from the taps just turns cold again. I checked out the gauges and noticed...