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    ericmark reacted to martygturner's post in the thread Pull cord switch, no L1 or COM with Thanks Thanks.
    Its just a switch , as its pull it doesn't matter which way the switch works... in a wall switch you would want off to be up and on to...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Plug tops / Plug caps?.
    That is also now questionable. We were shown as how the radiators worked, but this was before double glazing. Under the window is often...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Not Getting Hot Enough!.
    So did I, worked A1 in mother's house but did not work here. I did the fine-tuning by reading the TRV display, the current should not...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Water pump - RCD tripping.
    I did not think it was funny at the time, but looking back yes.
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    ericmark replied to the thread Water pump - RCD tripping.
    I note instructions do not show it fitted with an RCD plug. I have an outside light. I want to be able to turn it on/off for the odd...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Water pump - RCD tripping.
    Although I have used an active RCD as a no volt release unit, that is not what they are designed to do. In some cases it can cause...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Pulled from another thread.
    In will talk around about a couple of minutes to answer this. A phase used, but as to why we say that, not a clue. As to "These ones"...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Plug tops / Plug caps?.
    Oh, what a can of worms you have opened. I have debated this a lot with my son, as to the Myson fan assisted radiator, and if moving air...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Not Getting Hot Enough!.
    @desktop987456 has a point, I tend to forget not everyone uses electronic TRV heads which give a code if jammed etc. My wall thermostat...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Plug tops / Plug caps?.
    Yes, lamp is the whole fitting, bulb, wick, mantel, tube, etc. is a part inside the lamp.
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    The central heating system has three modes. 1) DHW only boiler gets power from the tank thermostat, valve at rest. 2) DHW and CH boiler...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Water pump - RCD tripping.
    Not at all. Today most supplies are RCD protected at the consumer unit, and there is no need to double up on RCD protection, with one or...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Plug tops / Plug caps?.
    Radiator store heat, but more likely picture windows either side of the living room, single glazed. I will assume there was a leak...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Plug tops / Plug caps?.
    My first house was hot air, ducts took air around the house, and vents in the doors allowed it to return. Yes it heated the house very...
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    Lack of earth would worry me, not because of no earth, but because the rules changed in 1966, so it points to wiring older than 1966...
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