Recent content by david baldrey

endecotp is spot on.... BS7671 states no socket within 3m of zone 1 (a bath) and even if you can exceed that distance the circuit must have 30mA RCD protection. Find a new electrician!!

Marriage is like a walk in the park. Jurassic Park.

problem solved, a new combi boiler is being fitted next week!!

thanks gasmanstu..... i take it with the current set up there is no way to have hot water without having the heating on? can i swap this straight out for a motorized valve in its location, and run a cable back to the boiler?

Thanks John, i will start a shopping list :) So would the 2/3 port MV go in next to the cylinder in place of the tap stat? then a cable from this MV back to the wiring center that would go adjacent to the boiler under the stairs

the cable between the two may not be an issue. i have a route up into the loft in both locations. so essentially the pipework can remain as existing between the boiler and cylinder? what parts would i need (don't need an itinerary just a general list)? That's brill. better than my initial...

Thanks John...... how involved is that, are we talking ripping up floors, ceilings etc? and cost?

Yes the cylinder is gravity fed, and looks like a 28mm pipe into the cylinder. the issue is the boiler and cylinder are at polar opposite ends of the house and on different floors. ill see if i can get some pics up in a moment

Essentially what i think i have is a single (primary) heating circuit, TRVs on the rads and a tap stat on the cylinder. is there any way i can get the boiler to heat up the cylinder without the heating? if so what sort of work is involved? thanks again

Thanks for the replies..... the manual TRV type control is linked to an external cylinder probe. No issue with the TRV as it works and we get plenty of hot water..... but only when the heating is on..... there is no 2 or 3 port motorized valve anywhere!?! so in summer are we going to have to...

Hi, I have just moved into a new property in which we have a system boiler (fairly new ideal unit). The boiler is located under the stairs and coming from the boiler is 2 pipes (F&R) with a grundfos pump. the two pipes rise up into the floor void above and out of site. the cylinder is in the...