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    Ah - A 3 port version. Fairy-nuff. I was considerign a 2 port version. I can see that will be fine. Cheers Tim
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    Re: The RAVK - yes, this does seem to be the simplest way without electronics. Wasn't my idea - someone on uk.d-i-y came up with that too. Personally I would couple that with a self-modulating pump (their common enough) so teh pump doesn't thrash it's nuts off against a trickle flow...
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    Gordonspants wrote: > Hi, re the sensor pockets, they're just tapped holes in the cylinder into which you can screw a sensor pocket as supplied with a thermostat. OK - I see. 1/2" BSP I think I saw one. I think Dallas chips (which look like a 3 pin transistor case) are probably small...
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    Hi, I have spoken to DPS on the phone and they are extrememly helpful - a company that deserves, by it's attitude, not to go bust. Unlike some. *cough* Gledhill *cough* But... By my initial guestimates, I'd be paying perhaps an extra 800 quid for the priviledge. This is a bit of a high...
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    Ok - so not a one off. Thanks anyway... Cheers Tim
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    Can I ask who? Cheers Tim
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    Hi gordon, Thanks for your quick reply. Quick question: Haven't seen a sensor pocket close up - are they a tapping into the cylinder which you screw a dry tube (the pocket) into; or a welded/soldered in dry tube or just a hole in the insulation? Mine's going to be open vented direct...
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    Hi, Gordon - I've been reading this with some interest after being pointed over from uk.d-i-y USENET group. Can I ask: Did you get the cylinder from Advance Appliances in the end (can't quite read the label in your photos). Could I ask which base model you used, and how much it cost...
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    Hi, Question - is marmox board a good thing to lay under tiles and engineered wood? Any reason to use Depron for the wood bits - it would be simpler IMO to take one material through teh whole house rather than change at various places? I'm renovating a 1950's bungalow - with a solid...
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