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Very helpful, glad you can share your knowledge. Thanks!

Hi Further to a recent post on rads taking 2 hours to heat up................. I have started to look at the internal programmable functions of the boiler. What I noticed that the boiler often switches off during the initial heating of the CH water, long before the rads are hot. I have picked...

Thanks, getting technical now for a DIYer, Diverter valve? Bypass on a higher pressure difference? Can you explain a little?

OK will try that tonight, but thinking about it, I have the CH switched on at 5pm and the hw does not come on till 7 ish so thats 2 hours without water and poor heating. In the morning both come on at 6 and similar coolness is the result. HW BTW is very hot!

Slight improvement in heat up times. I was thinking of replacing the 8mm microbore with 15 pipe in case of blockages. But I would be surprised if a blockage as two rads do heat fully after the two hours, but as i said, one, and ironically this one is a new rad piped with 15 pipe stays cool...

Hi I have a Vailant Ecotec system boiler, 24kw feeding 10 rads in total, plus heating the water cylinder. I live in a typical 1930's 3 bed semi. Upstairs rads, if on, heat quickly and to full power. In fact out of 4 rads upstairs only two are ever on, we prefer cool bedrooms! Downstairs rads...

Thanks all. I prefer secures suggestion so far. C

Hello, Thanks so far........... I'd like all 3 lamps to be powered from one PSU / transformer. Yes I can still get the bulbs Thanks

Hi I have "inherited" 3, 12v, 10w halogen wardrobe lights without a power supply. I'd like to use them, regardless of there now being LED equivalents, simply because the lamps fit the holes in the wardrobes and newer alternatives dont. Obviously I will be powering via the mains and so can...

Hello I have a traditional wood suspended floor with 3 feet of crawl space below. I have used loft insulation held in place with wire between the joists. I am wondering if I used a foil material like a space blanket under the joists and insulation, stapled to the joists to add to the thermal...

OK I have to now re open this thread. It looks like we need an inline dimmer switch that will work with a 6w led bulb. Can anyone recommend such an item? Cheers

Oh, thanks looks like a plan!

Hi I am working on designing and making my own bedside lamp. I want a dimmer switch on it if possible. Can I buy a typical wall dimmer from Toolstation for example and use it? If so, what would I need? I dont understand the difference between 1 gang and 2 gang, 1 way and 2 way -. How would I...

No scale in kettle. Been in house 16 years, pressure always been low. It's just taken us that long to get really fed up with it!

Thanks for your time here! 1930's semi house, 22mm pipe from cyclider feeding bathroom taps going down to 15mm to the kitchen. I estimate the cylnider and the cold tank to be no more than 25 years old. Replaced bath and kitchen taps within last 5 years. Thanks!

0.06 or 0.6? So why do I have poor HW flow if the tank and cylinder position are not relevant?

Dunno, Maybe 40 gals? Should I have a minimum size tank?

Thanks, can you suggest a good one? Thanks C

Hi I have poor hw flow due to the fact the cold tank sits almost on top of the copper cylinder. I am toying with the idea of pumps etc, but know that raising the cw tank will help no matter what. Can anyone tell me how much extra flow I will get per unit rise in tank? For example, if I can...

Stem, Thank you for your reply. I take the point about the noise...........so "silent" pumps are not exactly silent then?