Recent content by macman81

Yes, the house as built in 1964. Extended in 2021 and mostly rewired at that point, but the original unearthed lighting circuit was left as it was.

Having looked at this again, and checked the EICR that was supplied when the house was purchased, that lighting circuit is not earthed at all. So, whatever circuit those two earth wires run back to, it's a different one. If this is what's been done, am I right in thinking that earthing back to a...

I've calculated the wattage required based on the bathroom size, (6.5 sq m) and it comes in at just over 600W. So it seems like the original element was about right. Yes, I am going to fit a Tesla TCP200 control panel so that it can be set to give a 2 hour heating cycle, rather than controlling...

I need to replace a heated towel rail element that has failed. It's rated at 600W. However, there's another towel rail in the house which is probably at least 2/3 of the size, yet that one is only 250W. So, how do you select the correct rating? On the rail size, or the room size? I'm thinking...

Earths: good question. There are 3 earth wires connected to the earth terminal: one from the pendant lamp holder, and two that are incoming separately from the circuit and switch cables, in black insulation. One presumably goes back to the CU following the circuit cable, but I can't see an earth...

I undid this ceiling rose in order to redecorate the room and found that the wiring appears to be wrong? This is on the end of a circuit, so only one circuit cable. The circuit cable is the one on the left of the pic, the switch cable is on the right (I did a continuity test to establish which...

Yes, I think you are correct. Unfortunately I have only been supplied with that single pic, which isn't good quality.

Thanks, that's what I thought, by the same process. So it will be condensing and up to 14 years old. Is this generally considered a reliable boiler?

Because it was being serviced at the time the pic was taken (but not by me). So are you saying it's not a 105HE? If it's non condensing it must have been installed prior to April 2005, so yes, nearly 20 years old at least.

A long shot I know, but can anyone advise how old this Baxi combi might be, and maybe the model no? I'm unable to get access to the property for a while and this is the only pic i have. All I know is that it's a combi and was installed before 2015. I don't even know if it's a condensing combi or...

I have a Viessmann Vitodens 100-W combi, installed in 2017, with a weather compensation module fitted. I am looking to make some gas economies by reducing the CH flow temp a bit to get the boiler running in condensing mode whenever possible. It is currently set to 32 (the range is 1-35). Can...

Yes, they will be deeper than ours.

Yes, we will expect them to serve a PWA regardless, as the work is within 3m of our walls, but we do not want them to build up to the boundary line because this will affect our outlook and sunlight levels from the rear room even more than the current proposal. I take your point about leaving a...

Our neighbours are proposing a rear single storey infill extension to their property: it's a terrace adjoining ours. The plans show the new side wall of the extension to be set back 6 inches from the property boundary line (our fence). The height will be 3 metres, brick built, flat roof. What is...

F23 is heater failure.