Recent content by tim_s_uk

My WF440 is working again. I sent the PCB off for repair, but a repair wasn't possible (the failed processor chip is no longer available). They refunded me most of the £50 repair fee and I bought a second hand PCB instead. Although the replacement PCB is for a WF540P it appears to work in my...

Thanks for the reply. I have also found that when I power on the machine and leave it for 1 minute, the on/off light starts flashing with the Mini Load light and the drain pump starts running. The behaviour is the same if I disconnect the pressure switch. I have had a look at the PCB and I can...

I have a Hotpoint WF440 that starts a wash cycle normally but once it starts filling it does not stop. If I cancel the cycle and start it draining the pump does not stop when the machine is empty. At this point the on/off light flashes with the Mini Load light, which I believe indicates 'f08...

I have a Honeywell CM907 programmable thermostat, which cycles the boiler to maintain a steady room temperature. I've recently had the gas boiler replaced with a Vaillant ecoTec 831 plus, which has an anti-cycling mode. I think this is designed to allow the water in the radiators to cool down...

The method Texecom recommend appears to connect both bell triggers (B) to the control panel in parallel. It also connects the bell box tamper switches in series between MSW1 on the first box and MSW2 on the second box. I assume MSW1 connects to terminal C and MSW2 connects to 0V, so the result...

The fan should be supplied from the lighting circuit. See the Wiki here: electrics:lighting:fan The fan should have an isolator. This might affect which of the lights you take the switched live from. Most fans also require a permanent live so they can continue running on a timer after the...

Depends who's looking and if I think I'll get away with it. :) e.g. "I must take my shoes off indoors"...

There is an overview of the changes for the 17th edition here: http://tinyurl.com/3zdtdc Your cooker cable must have RCD protection because of the following requirement: This is just what I've found on the internet - I don't have a copy of the new regulations yet. I would recommend RCBOs for...

Circuits with cables buried less than 50mm must be protected by an RCD or RCBO.

My original question was: Is there a way of wiring the return from each bell box to the control panel such that tampering with either of the bell boxes will cause a tamper alert at the control panel (without directly triggering either bell box)? With a single bell box you can get the...

I wasn't very clear. I meant to write: Rewiring the -ve side of the tamper switch back to the control panel will allow me to connect both tamper switches in series (at the CP): (Click on images for full size) Moving the tamper switch wire looks like this (Voltex bell box):

Thanks for describing how two bell boxes are normally wired up. I'm happy for the bell box to start on its own if the wire is cut, but I would like to be able to silence them both if I open a bell box cover or if the tamper switch becomes unreliable. Rewiring the -ve side of the tamper switch...

Thanks for the quick replies. I'm not wiring this for a couple of weeks, just planning now. If the rear bell box gets its negative supply (Hold-) from the tamper return of the front bell box, then taking the lid off the front bell box will trigger the rear bell box on its internal battery...

I have a eurosec CP8L system and two vortex bell boxes which I'd like to fit to the front and back of my house. I have configured the bell boxes so they are only triggered externally (the bell box tamper switch won't trigger the bell box directly). This should allow me to silence the alarm if...

I see. I haven't plastered over the channel yet, so I'll move the cat 5 into a separate smaller piece of conduit in the same channel. Fortunately I cut the channel a bit deeper than intended. Apologies for side tracking this thread slightly.