Recent content by DyerMaker

Hey all, i wonder if anyone could advise... I have a static caravan in which the previous owner fitted some rads. On investigation, it seems they have used 16mm multilayer pipe to run to the rads. Am I right in thinking this sort of pipe is normally used in under-floor heating? Whenever I've...

I have a small on-demand water boiler in a static caravan. The manual states that it requires 37 - 50 mbar gas pressure. I normally use butane gas cylinders, and the normal regulators state 30mbar maximum. I bought a regulator that's supposed to give 37mbar*, but the boiler fails to work with...

Thanks -- Thought as much... and yeah a new cylinder wouldn't hurt either.

Hey all... I have a HW tank that's normally served by a solid fuel boiler. The tank was second-hand and happened to come with a dual-element immersion fitted, but I've never used it. Today I finally got around to investigating the immersion with a view to maybe getting it working, however in...

Ha! yes it would be... except I'm in need of a new CU anyway.

hmm... yeah wouldn't be surprised if overheating is an issue. The bulbs are in a couple of fittings that have three globe-shaped metal receptacles - a perfect upside-down 'cauldron' for building up heat!

Thanks for the advice. My consumer unit is donkey's years old, so probably no SPD? Maybe that's the reason I get through so many bulbs. Would I be right in assuming all new units would have SPD as standard, or is it something you specifically have to get? Was just looking on screwfix, and this...

Hey all... I've been using these for quite a few years now. They don't seem to last as long as I would expect LED's to last. A year... 18 months maybe. Here's the thing: Am I right in thinking LED's only run on DC? Therefore... there's a tiny transformer inside the bulbs, is that how it...

Well... I have the starter stripped down... everything is clean as a whistle and looks good. I've tried gripping the pinion in vice grips and attempting to turn the armature by hand to simulate the "slipping" but presumably I'm not able to produce the kind of torque needed... plus it was an...

Hi all, this isn't actually about a car - it's a starter on a generator. My symptom is this (and it's intermittent): sometimes - the starter turns, but the pinion is very slow against the resistance of the engine and doesn't turn it over. I can hear the starter spinning internally... also high...

I see! Your powers of deduction have gotten the better of me! When I said everything on one level I really meant there's no upstairs, hence no appreciable gravity for the pump to have to work against... but you are actually right I didn't place the tank as high as it should be ideally. As for...

My intended use for the gas boiler would be for a short run on a timer, mostly cold winter mornings. I might also want to use it as an alternative means for heating water in summer rather than lighting a fire. Was looking at the vaillant ecotec range the smallest of which is 12kw. Interested to...

That's what I currently have in my solid fuel system - a Grunfos alpha 2, generally runs at about 7-9W on stage 1 setting. If I need to heat water quickly, I switch it to auto-adapt mode which varies up to about 19W. fantastic bit of kit, been running hassle free over 10 years now. It'll go up...

Probably wouldn't react well to voltage fluctuations. Thankfully my generator is pretty solid in terms of voltage and I have a good pure sine wave inverter. I have no trouble with washing machine, computers, etc. I've done a bit more research and I think I'll be looking for a heat only boiler...

Sorry for confusion... I'm thinking of adding a gas boiler to an existing solid fuel system... and weighing up the options of what's available. It sounds like.. so far anyway.. that I'd be best finding a boiler suitable for a vented system