Recent content by maread

ah good, many thanks Mike

Thanks, these are the valves from the boiler. IMG_20180627_060416937 by maread posted 27 Jun 2018 at 9:42 AM So the fully pumped is just referring to how the how water gets to the HW cyclinder and that the two can be separately controlled? And the fact that the HW cylinder is gravity fed is...

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Hi Just replacing my 2 channel programmer as the old one has failed. New one is a Danfoss Randall FP715SI (previous Sunvic select 207 XL). On the back of the new one (and old) are 4 binary switches, one to select gravity or pumped system. We have a Potterton statesman oil-fired boiler, the...

Thanks that's what I suspected/hoped. Mike

I take your point. Trouble is I've not confident about fitting an FCU having read some stuff on regulations, building warrants if in certain places etc. No kids and it'll be plugged in to a somewhat inaccessible socket so should not get removed by accident. Thanks Mike

Thanks. Well hopefully the alarm will have gone off prior to someone actually reaching the control panel. Even if they unplug/pull the fuse/cut the power wire, the alarm is backed up by battery so should still work. Then even if they smash open the panel I believe the outside siren should...

Hi I'm looking at a Visonic alarm though as a diy'er I realise this is not encouraged. Some of their systems come with a Euro 2-pin plug and some without a plug. What little info I can find suggest that both should be wired via a 3 amp fused spur. Why is this necessary?, is it just so...