Recent content by Pete the Feet

I had a similar problem when first replacing a battery in my Scantronic panel. As Sparkymarka illustrated on a previous page the reset pins have to be seen to. Also I found disconnecting the nearby molex plug and reconnecting it sorted the problem. In my particular case I think it was detecting...

Yesterday I fitted the Reliance single check valve and success. I futst tried to blow it to check how easy it was to open and unlike the unbranded double check it opened quite easily. I think I would have needed either Louis Armstrong or a bigger pump to shift the double check. I've also managed...

Hi John Its the Ariston Primo ITI 300L indirect. I have branched off the flow within a few inches of the cylinder and fed into the cold water makeup rather than the secondary return connection, which is higher up the cylinder...

Hi John, here is the link to the website with the pump curves: https://wilo.com/gb/en/Products/en/products-expertise/wilo-sb/sb-30?t=1#c8ae2819c73fa5e2f0173fc3de5af355cTL3_product_technical I will source one of these valves as it will make for a better job than having to dog leg the pipe for a...

I finally got around to draining the system and fitting an additional isolation valve in order to experiment with and without check valves. Last week I removed the double check valve from the suction side of the pump and lo and behold it worked. However the downside of this is it won't work if...

A Wilo SB30, bronze.

Just what I thought on both counts. Draining down is a right pita, but I'll give it a go. I was going to try it without the check valve, then isolate as a test but the draining down is a rainy or snowy day job. I must add that I ran the outlet side of the pump into the cold water feed as the...

That's what I thought, but he was straight out with it and was obviously very aware of the situation. When the cylinder was initially installed I think it may have been the same chap I spoke to when I contacted them about the water hammer when an outside tap was opened. He knew the solution...

Slightly off topic but I thought some may be interested in the destratification pump. In short it doesn't circulate. I thought at first that either the double check valve was sticking or the pump was faulty. Alas no. After several emails and phone calls to the pump manufacturer and reading of...

This is sadly very interesting. How do you do this from a Sonoff TH10?

Just an update Harry. I installed the pump a couple of days ago. The pump is installed between the outlet and cold water inlet. I installed a double check valve prior to the pump and one on the cold water feed prior to where the pump tees into the cold water feed if you get my drift [If not I...

I too have a Sonoff TH10. On my cylinder there is absolutely no need to drill the insulation as you have done. In fact drilling the insulation as you have done will only give the sensor point contact on the end of the sensor. I just poked my sensor in at the cylinder outlet boss thereby getting...

I think the pump will even some of the temperature difference. I was going to use a spare Tapo smart plug and schedule the pump. Another option I thought of was a dual system of using the feed from the DHW demand, i.e. zone valve and the Smart timer plug. I would have to use two relays for this...

Same here Harry. What I should do is do what I tried out and place the NTC alongside the thermostat boss as I have done with the additional sensor next to the outlet boss. I just placed the thermostat on the floor at the back of the cylinder. Not good practice, even if it is out of the way. I...

I have a similar sensor to the one that is illustrated on the opening post. I too was concerned about stratification and I did two things. Firstly I bought a NTC sensor to link into my boiler controls. The boiler is a Vaillant System boiler with a VR66 control box and VSmart controls. This...