Recent content by EkPosh

Hi I have a flat that I rent out and have seen this (or rather the management company have). Can someone help me identify what this is and what a cause might be? I am wondering why there are 2 white pipes? I assume one is the boiler condensate / overflow is it? or am I wrong? Either way, why...

The valve hasn't failed. I commissioned the UFH but the sparkie isn't coming 'til Monday to wire the stat, so there is no stat essentially. I could be patient and wait for it, but was looking for ways to manually override. I thought it would just be a case of turning on the valve manually and...

Thanks both. I had assumed that manually opening the valve would engage the microswitch and essentially connect the permanent live to signal to the boiler, but from what you are saying that is not the case (which supports what is happening in real life). As this valve is currently controlling...

Hi I am waiting for an electrician to wire my stat, so for a few days I am operating my two port valve manually (the valve is already wired with a permanent live / neutral) as well as to the boiler so the only missing link is the switch wire to the valve. My question here is, when I open the...

Thanks Terryplumb. They were the old ones. Earthed now for sure. One thing I made sure to do. Cheers

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Not sure if this one is much better (its old and tidier now). So 3 gang switch. Let's ignore the far one, it's irrelevant. - Middle switch controls the indoor light. You will note a yellow wire out of COM at the bottom (presumably going to the other switch - also pictured). We then have a blue...

Thanks TTC. I took that photo a while ago when putting a new switch in. I now to sort the ceiling rose out and change it to just 2 wires for a new fitting. I have purchased wago connectors and boxes, and the way I see it is essentially copy the wiring over (i.e. all 3 lives in one connector...

Thanks, the only thing I suspect is I have an outdoor light. Is it possible that this outdoor light has been added (outside of the usual in / out loop)? - Hard to explain, but one switch that controls this indoor light (rose of which the photo is) in on a 3 gang switch (middle one as per photo...

TTC, thanks for your reply. This is a hallway light. It has 2 switches. My confusion is as follows: - why the extra 3-core and earth cable? That 3 core cable has a switch live in it, so I am assuming that must go to one of the switches? Is that right? - I have 3 neutrals in this rose (as you can...

Hi, Can someone please explain to me what is happening here? I was looking to fit a new light and removing the ceiling rose, I am faced with this: So - one lights, 2 switches. You can't see from this photo but there are actually 4 cables (can only really see 3 here). The one on the very...

Thanks again. As the whole floor is raised (only small area - maybe 1200 x 700mm), would I also have to run battens in the line with the joists? At the moment, my battens are at right angles to my joists. If I then cover this with 25mm ply, I would rather put the ply at right angles to the...

That's correct - its to raise the floor level for better access to the waste. If truth be told, we have just bought the house and the previous owner built this shower but tiles over loads of small squares of ply which were on the joists. It was a balls up and needless to say, we had water in the...

Hello All, First post, so not sure if in correct forum, but hope you can help. I am installing a shower tray in the upstairs bathroom. Basically, there is no floor. So what I have is joists, and at right angles to that (to lift the floor up) I have wood battens. (like a frame I guess)...