Recent content by jpowell79

thanks, yeah my understanding was fault relay is if the battery is detected below a certain voltage or not at all, and tamper relay is if the front of the bell is taken off or the screw holding it to the wall is compromised (i.e. the entire bell is ripped off the wall) so as sparkymarka has...

This actually relates to a post I created way back in 2022 (where a very kind fella called secureiam was helping me!) but I thought I'd start afresh as the actual questions differ slightly. So I installed a Texecom Ricochet Premier Elite 64-W Control Panel in my loft back in 2022 This was...

Ok I fixed the issue and I have to say it’s completely embarrassing!! Part of me didn’t want to put the solution up here because it makes me look like a right numpty, but sod it, it might help someone else who makes the same mistake with out realising! Ok so here it is…. My radiators/pipes...

Ok a pretty sure it’s not the diverter valve as it seems to be moving up and down ok. When I call for hot water it goes all the way up, the burner light comes on and stays on and the water is lovey and hot. When I turn the nest thermostat on, the diverter valve goes down to the bottom, then the...

Cheers will give that a go tomorrow

To be more specific it’s the green burner indicator light. It’s 100% a combi

Combi boilers has packed up again. Hot water is absolutely fine, but no CH. Am thinking it’s possibly the diverter valve, although I only changed that 4-5 years ago, and am pretty sure that last time it was the other way round with CH working fine but with no hot water. When I call for hot...

Thanks, so I literally just connect one wire to the live and one wire to neutral inside the light fitting and that’s it?

Thanks, just tried it with about 10-12 wraps and seems to be a lot better now. Cheers

I’m just about to fit some new radiators and I’ve purchased some of these Drayton drain off valves to place in front of the lock shields. https://www.screwfix.com/p/drayton-15mm-compression-x-1-2-bsp-male-taper-drain-off-tail-piece-50mm-polished-chrome/3450R I haven’t applied any PTFE yet but...

Thanks, I must admit I’d never heard of a snubber before! Is this what you mean? https://amzn.to/4dfTa1V When you say, “fit across”, do I just connect one to live and one to neutral? Thanks

I recently installed a new fan light in the second bedroom purchased from Amazon. It works fine, but bizarrely when I turn on the bathroom light, the fan light comes on for a fraction of a second. I’m pretty sure it’s wired up correctly as both the light and the fan work fine, it’s just...

Yeah that might be my only option. It’s probably my OCD wanting to avoid making a bigger hole in the newly-plastered, freshly-painted wall, even though the skirting will hide it! Thanks

could possibly use tectite fittings, but have never used them before and the fact they only give a 1-year guarantee doesn't fill me with confidence.

Hi guys, looking for a bit of advice on how best to run 15mm pipe for new radiators with sharp right angles on both sides of a wall. I've just had the downstairs living room and hallway re-plastered, and chucked the old crappy rads, and ordered some nice new P+ Stelrads to go on both sides of...