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To do what I believe you want to do, I did the following: I bought two of these... push fit shut off valve I then used some elbows to make some right angled short pipe runs to fit on the other end so I could direct the flow into a bucket as I opened the valve.

Agree with others that the last thing I'd suspect to be the problem is the kW heat output of your boiler and moreso distribution/balancing. Average 4 bed will be around 8-10kW heat loss so at a [very] rough guess from what you describe your house would have a heat loss of 12-15kW.... Flow rate...

Yes I think that is probably fair. If I could do it all again I'd probably just be running one cable from wall up to the grid switch and looping it at the back of the switch as has been suggested. There isn't much to take photos of now as it's all hidden, but....everything up and running.

@SUNRAY the flex outlet plate is on the supply side, so I have my cable run from the consumer unit which goes to a single flex outlet plate behind the cabinets. I have short flex coming from this, and then this is connected up via 3 way wagos to two 2.5mm cables. These then supply the two grid...

I have a dedicated circuit for the fridge freezer with 20amp rcd. I needed to relocate the original socket/supply so I reran this to where I needed it to go, and then used a 20amp unswitched flex outlet plate on a recessed back box.

Yes it is for 2 appliances- intergrated fridge, and separate integrated freezer. I have a fuse and switch for each. I just took a photo of 1 of each. I have cut off the plugs, and used wago connectors in a wagobox underneath the units to connect each appliance cable to 2.5mm T+E (as in each...

Thanks. Might swap it around then

Ah ok. I have actually done it the other way around. I have the live wire from my flex outlet in the wall going into L1 (fuse), then I have linked this to L supply on my switch with a short wire. As in the supply live connection goes to the fuse first rather than the switch as shown above...

Thanks both. I was pretty sure it didn’t matter as the terminals are obviously just either end of the fuse but just wanted to check- and that is how I’ve wired it with L1 in and L2 out.

Hi all, I have some grid switches ready to install for some kitchen appliances, specifically a fridge and a freezer. This includes the 13A fuse within the grid switch. I was however expecting to see Live in, and then load on the fuse so my supply cable live would connect to L in, and then I'd...

All I can say is how does it work fine in our house then with relatively stable temperatures across all rooms. I've put a graph on the above post which evidences it. I can post more if you like of loads of temp sensors I have dotted around the house. If I put a temp sensor right by the oven...

I solder (as a diy’er) all the time in confined spaces exactly like the photos, next to various things that may catch fire. I use a heat resistant mat which I tape or pin to whatever adjacent surface I need to protect. Very simple and I can’t think of many, if any places in our house where I...

Yes, it is probably misleading to refer to a heat pump always running and heating. Our's is alway in heating mode but it will cycle throughout the day and will oscillate around the set weather compensation curve point (with one defrost cycle shown below as you mention above). When OAT drops to...

I meant moreso those who are using drastic setbacks to unused rooms, but in any case radiator balancing can result in even temperatures across different rooms as of course the emitters aren't going to be precisely sized for the heat loss of the individual rooms. I think you'd be surprised if...

Sounds good, and simple set up. Minimal zoning and no buffer tank. I'd be interested to know whether anyone employing extensive microzoning within their property can evidence any savings from doing it. I tried it- zoning rooms that we didn't use much with smart TRVs and closing doors one...