Recent content by dubmuffin

Thanks for all the info. I've been to have a look and took the over off. It is very dusty inside and outside (the tenants just don't really do cleaning of anything!). There is some sooty staining on the inside which makes me think heat, but it wasn't making the noise when we tested it. They try...

It would have been wired like this: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/installing-and-wiring-a-potterton-ptt2-cylinder-thermostat.355677/

What should I replace it with? They don't make them any more, it's external, not one that sits on the cylinder Why would it cause a fire, surely the RCD would trip first?

Hello, can anyone help? Our old house is now rented out and the PTT2 Themostat, which has always chattered a bit if it is in limbo between below and reached, has become very noisy, the chattering is now more shouting and it is causing the tenant some concern. If I still lived there I'd probably...

Thank you for all your helpful suggestions about my lifestyle ;) To clarify, I currently have a vented system with a twin coil solar hot water cylinder. The origianl system is old and the solar element added 5 yrs ago with the help of a generous council grant :) I am moving shortly and...

It's a Potterton PTT2, here's one on ebay: http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/180890771486?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla

What I origially asked was whether or not there is a way to monitor the temperature of the water in the cylinder. The stat in the cylinder appears to be wired into the loom so I wonder if could I pick up a feed there?

300lt, be good to use all the hot water up in the morning so the sun can heat it up in the day which is why I don't want to have the water on constantly.

You may be right and I will never run out of hot water with this system, but I can only use as much water as it can store. If I use the stored water, there will be a delay while it heats up some more. I don't always have regular water use.

A bit drastic, was hoping this system would save gas! Will the boiler heat it up faster than we can use it? If we have a big washing up session in the morning, I may have to wait for it to heat up to take a shower. How will I know when it is hot enough?

That's correct, it doesn't actually give me an accurate reading but a good idea of whether or not ther is enough water in the tank for a shower without having to put the heating on, or if it hasn't reached, knowing that i have to wait a bit longer for the shower. My solar control however, tells...

[/url] That's interesting David, the new cylinder will have its own inbuilt thermostat to set the max temp so it depends whether it has an option to fit this sensor to that, another poster thinks not. It doesn't need to control the temperature, just monitor it.

It is a thermostat that tells me the temperature of the water inside the cylinder. It is used to set the max temp of the water heating and is connected to the motorised valve, so when temp is reached, the boiler switches off. I can also use it to guage the water temp, e.g. turn it down a bit...

Hi David, That's what I am hoping. The cylinder is a Albion Ultrasteel 300lt twin coil (to accommodate solar water in the future). Will there be a facility to take a temperature feed from it? Engineer seems to think this is an unusual request, but is looking into it

Oh dear, that seems like a step backwards, especially as I will have to trek to the garage to find out if the temp has reached, now I just glance at the thermostat on the bathroom wall. Can an external temp gauge be added somehow?