Recent content by ericmark

Had same problem with mother's house, long large radiator along the wall, then a doorway, then the thermostat then another door. Theory is great, but to get circulation with a staircase opposite the radiator is simply not going to happen. So close the lock shield valve, so rest of house can heat...

I see the problem, I do have the pliers, but it does not have all the crimps, so likely need a soldering iron to continue using the quick connector. My set came from Lidi, the idea of the over centre pliers is the crimping pressure is controlled, but use another make of crimps, and calibration...

Through the dog flap? If I did not have a cat flap, they could not bring them in. I do sometimes wonder about locking the cat flap, I have one queen which will leave using the cat flap, but insists on being let back in through window or door.

circulates the water. lowest that will work this is controlled by the thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) and lock shield valve in the main. No. So the system is, the pump circulates the water either through the radiators if the TRV is open, and the by-pass valve if all TRV's are closed, and the...

Be it a socket or a fused connection unit (FCU) easy enough to get a supply for spark igniter, but also with gas there needs to be some extraction of the exhaust, and you may want that to also come from the same supply, and gas rules are quite strict, space around an appliance etc. The solid...

I had some cold radiators when I moved to this house. The reason was very simple, the heating had not run for long enough. As each room heats up, the TRV in that room closes, and the water is pushed to rooms with the TRV still open. Theory is balancing the radiators with the lock shield valve...

Most sockets will take two 6 mm² at least MK say they will, but it was just a suggestion, it in my case saved having a hole in the floor of the shed, for the cable and mice to get in, halfway up the side of the shed, less likely to get any other things using the hole for cable. It could have...

Not really, my supply is from a 16 amp RCBO so shed has a 16 amp supply, I could have used a 20 amp RCBO in the same way, I wanted a new RCBO, so the supply could be used to charge my son's car if required, so wanted a bidirectional type A to replace the original type AC RCBO.

I fitted a double outdoor socket to the outside of the shed, and used that to terminate the SWA,

This sign means dimmable with standard dimmer switch, items which require a special dimming system are shown as non-dimmable even when they are. I can't see that sign, so would assume needs the special dimmer switch.

So sitting on a shelf never did comply. And in theory, a boiler which has a balanced flue should not be able to release CO into the room. I have looked at the approved document Part J see page 39.

It continues This is how much it really costs to run an oil-filled radiator – and 5 ways to make that price even cheaper Oh really? Come on, they are electric heaters. I have an oil filled radiator for emergencies, should the oil central heating fail. I had this talk with my daughter, she...

Same model still expensive, the Wales&West Utilities written on it, makes me wonder, as no gas in the house, so why would they have had anything to do with my house? Seems likely last owners annexed it somewhere, then left it behind? Do I need a replacement? The smoke alarm yes, although since...

The frog, they brought in, seemed unharmed, the bat, not sure if it was cats, or if come in, its self, birds are a problem, lucky large patio doors, so they will normally leave without need to catch them, just makes the room cold, mice, voles, etc, often traumatised, and I can just pick them up...

My point is, the report is clearly wrong, turning the temperature up on the thermostat, does have an effect to some extent. I would say even with a mechanical thermostat, the droop, (difference between on and off temperature) means turning up a couple of degrees above temperature required makes...