Recent content by shininghero

not sure cause I can't get access to it. as it's a very small flat, I doubt i'm losing heat in such short distance. I just know that water is very hot by the kitchen sink and only warm in bath/shower tap...do mixers have it's own thermostat?

Hi, yes it has always been like this since we moved in 6 years ago so we just lived with it and boiled lots of kettle and added hot water in the bath. Anyway, the boiler is a Gloworm Swift Flow and the mixer is a AXOR (?) and they must be at least 6 years old each as they were there when we...

Hi all - DIY noob here. This is my current situation: - Have combi boiler (no tank), all is working fine - Hot water from kitchen tap is very hot - Hot water from shower/bath is 'warm' (apporx 70% hotness) - The shower and bath water tap is separate from the temp control mixer - I have a...

good point Spark123! i just rotated it and it's defo not for earthing as it only spins around 360 degrees. so i guess that answers my own question as i don't think this can be earthed anyway...

sorry, here's a pic - it's the orange screw bit also, i've noticed that the existing wall screws, as well as the ones that came with the new dimmer is too short :evil:[/img]

Hi all, just joined the forum - a complete DIY newb here :) I currently have a normal 1-way ON/OFF switch for my living room. It has 2 red wires going into the COM port, and a thick red wire going into L1 port. L2 port is free. Now I want to install a plastic dimmer switch, which I got...