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Good question. Unfortunately the start of the pipe is burried behind plasterboard so I don't know for sure but I can only assume it's connected to the mains water supply. Could it be connected to something else?

Thanks guys I have double checked pipe A and it only goes to the ballcocks. Bit of a weird situation really. All I can think of is that somebody in the past couldn't be bothered to replace the stuck gate valve so added a whole new pipe. But that woud be daft!

After living in my house for 20 years I thought it might be a good idea to have a closer look at the pipework in the central heating system. Yes I know :rolleyes: I’ve got an old school system with two tanks in the loft. Most of the pipework makes sense to me, apart from the supply of mains...

Can anyone please help my idle curiosity? In the diagram attached from the Drayton documentation the valve is closed when the paddle is in the A position. Would it not be better for the paddle to be in the B position (when closed) so that any pressure from upstream helps to keep the valve shut...

I've got this nice mess going into the side of a wooden cabinet in my utility room. I'd like to join the holes and square it off. I'd also like to finish it off with a plastic trim thing, sort of like a grommet. But I've looked all over the interwebs to no avail. Any ideas what I can use? Thanks!

Greetings Would any of you splendid folk be able to tell me where I can get some of these plastic decorative caps that cover raditor bleed screws? Photo attached. Many thanks

Many thanks for the advice guys. Turns out this module was controlling a bunch of halogen lamps. So these are going to be replaced with LEDs. I'll probably also get the V-PRO Silent LED Dimmer as recommended by flameport.

Hi all. This dimmer switch module has stopped working. Would anybody be kind enough to recommend a replacement and where I can purchase it. Rather than me buying a whole new light switch and having to chuck the old one into a hole in the ground. Many thanks in advance.

:) Very interesting!

It turns out that the boiler has been wired differently to what is described in the manufacturers instructions. For some reason the installer had connected the permanent live mains feed to the boiler's switched live/call for heat terminal, and the switched live/call for heat wire to the boiler's...

Thanks for the advice, I'll look into getting somebody to look at the PCB.

Thanks for the advice, I'll look into getting somebody to look at the PCB.

Yes it is still under warranty.

Apologies, my diagram was crap and I had left out the fact that the boiler and wiring centre share the same same mains source. I've updated the diagram. Thanks for your input, much appreciated.

Oh sorry I should have said that the boiler has a separate permanent Live, Neutral and Earth connection which I've just added to the diagram. Thanks for looking though.