Recent content by shd1970

Thanks all for the replies So the majority seem to favour a smidgen of a covering with some new stuff for belt and braces so I’ll give it a twirl

I’m just about to fit a new radiator and just had a query as to what peoples thought were about using some jointing compound over the olives Is this just one of those preferences where some people use compound where others use PTFE? I’ve got both so have a choice and I’m leaning towards the...

So quick update I replaced the thermostat and there was a little smoke again from the top elements so I think I jumped the gun and it was likely fat deposits first time around although there did seem a lot It’s been fine ever since so as I say, I think I was too quick to assume there was a...

A bit more info I’ve just done a resistance test on the PTC sensor At room temperature the reading was 533 on a setting of 2000 ohms but then if I held the sensor and breathed on it, it actually went up to 546 However, I’m close inspection if you look on my photo it actually looks like the...

@Harry Bloomfield - it’s on the circuit specific for my kitchen sockets which on the consumer board just has a trip which with no test buttons which I believe means it’s an RCD

So yes, I’ve just tested both elements for resistance with a probe on the connector and the other probe on the actual body of that element and you’re correct it shows an open circuit and they are both the same When the incident happened, it didn’t trip my RCD Do you think this could be a...

@flameport - is this something you could help and advise on please flameport as I just saw one of your YouTube clips for testing elements Sorry for looping you in directly

Thanks for the reply @jj4091 Apologies, but could you explain how I would do that, please? As soon as the issue happened as I say because of the smell I disconnected and took the back off the oven and remove the element as I recall replacing this a few years ago however I can’t remember what...

Thanks for the reply @Lower So on Monday was a pastry covered pie so nothing in terms of fat to spit Yesterday granted was Bacon on a low setting in the middle of the oven so not close enough to be able to spit and reach the elements in the top Myself and my wife did discuss that a minute or...

Can anyone help me with the following query, please? I just turned on my Bosch hba63b150b oven onto grill setting and the element immediately started to smoke and smell The display on the LCD was immediately a red square and from memory, whilst it is still warming up, It has like a thermostat...

@Madrab @Exedon Thanks again both for your inputs, much appreciated

@ChrisJP @Madrab - many thanks and yes that makes sense When I’ve used Loctite 55 previously I think I may have focused overlapping the thread in too much of a smaller area meaning when I’m tightening it seems to get tight very quickly so would it sound sensible to spread out the thread over a...

I’m about to fit a new radiator with one of these integrated drain off valves on the return side I’ve noticed a bit of a flaw whereby if you do up the piece that goes directly into the radiator to when it tightens up fully, the drain off is not pointing directly downwards…..ie. if you were...

Thanks @Madrab Would that be for prolonged periods though ie central heating use ? There will be no actual thermalite blocks, concrete or plaster touching the pipes so not sure if I’m overthinking this but I just noticed that the existing pipes were covered in a yellow pvc type tape, I assume...