Recent content by mariobros

thanks for sharing your knowledge ban-all-sheds. the 12v light will never really need to be used unless the main light is on, (its for extra lighting for a relative with poor vision, basically like a reading table lamp only installed high enough so as not to show a reflection in the tv.) i was...

Hi, i have a a 220v light fitting, holding 3 r80 60w lights, switched from the wall. id like to add a reading/task light, like a 12v recessed spotlight to the ceiling. can i wire this direct from the ceiling rose by adding a transformer. so that the same wall switch operates both the 220v...

update : plumber came problem fixed now he replaced the overheat stat and the thermostat dial the leaking AAV and PRV and put in a larger expansion vessel (old one was 8 new 12 ) and a new room thermostat charged about £200 bster agile chrisr .....muchos gracias

he had the boiler on for 10 mins and said the stat was knackered, he said you could probably make tea out of the hot tap. to be honest hes old school, doesnt like electrics, but it suits me as most of the young bucks are afraid of the old plumbing in our area, think m.c. esher:shock: he said...

plumber came today to check around and will return monday to fit new parts. he's going to start with a new overheat stat, a larger expansion vessel, a new prv, a room thermostat and a new aav. the last 2 were my call. ill report back how it works. bster, tony, chrisr, thanks for your...

as an aside can someone explain to me the controls inside a working boiler? is it overheat stat (shuts down boiler before the water in it reaches an unsafe level of say 95 degrees) requires a manual reset because its the last safety check point in the boiler and overheating is a sign of some...

hi chrisr, plumber never came today, hopefully i can catch him tommorrow. the gate valve is off the return of the header w/ ballcock in the attic. do you mean is totaly dry? or is there a point where to much air becomes unsafe? :? the prv is dripping when the boiler is on, and i bleed...

thanks chrisr, the gate valve was about 1/2 turn from fully open and it did seem to turn to a point that was fully open and fully closed. her boilers btu is similar to mine and the thermostats on both boilers are set low, so today i did a quick estimate of what her gas meter usage was...

thanks tony, ive read alot of your posts, helped me sort out my own system already :D ill keep you informed do you think she should add a filling loop near the boiler? theres a cold mains supply close by.

your help is most welcome bster. :) is the sticky check valve you mentioned, the valve i called a "non return valve" or the prv? if its the prv, the gauge seems to be working a bit, (again a guess on my part) i did notice after the overheat and AAV expulsion that the pressure had gone up...

my neighbour is in her 80s and living on her own, ive just found out her heating is cutting out, shes had a new boiler put in 2 years ago, then a new cylinder 2 months ago after the old one leaked, then some guy serviced the boiler on the cheap because of overheating, which only temperarily...