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Thanks for feedback. Am calling heating engineer as I can't identify the problem. Regards

My Boulter Buderus Camray boiler has shutdown and I think it may be a failed pump. It has a Grundfos UPS 25-60 pump fitted and I removed the large screw to check if the impeller was rotating. From past experience I would expect a steady, but not powerful, stream of water to run from the bottom...

Thanks to all - will try soldering.

Can I use a splice connector on 240v lighting supply? I want to take a feed from a 240v power supply to a light. The cable to the existing light does not have any slack so it would be quite tricky to cut it and use a terminal block, also there's not much space available for the connection...

Thanks to all. Thought about Westie's idea but hoped there was an easy (and cheap!) method of just having one lamp. The relays etc. seem overly complicated so will either just have one lamp from the most used door closer or double up and put in two lamps. Again, all contributions much...

Thanks to bernardgreen Just started looking for relays - there seems to be an awful lot available and all with multipins. Can you give some specific advice re. description of type I should look for? Also normally open contacts? Can you point me to suitable components available in the UK...

I have electrically operated doors on my double garage which is at the far end of a workshop that is accessed from the house. When either garage door is operated a courtesy light is illuminated on the appropriate unit but the light only covers a small area not including the walkway through the...

Thanks to SparkieMike and BernardGreen for very clear explanations.

I've seen warnings on certain power tools that the power lead must be kept as short as possible. Why is this? Thanks

The soil pipe in my bathroom, which is immediately over the sitting room, is routed internally along a wall; it's boxed in and the boxing is tiled with a 140mm skirting board. When the WC is flushed it is very noisy downstairs so I'd like to soundproof the pipe, if it can be done, with a...

Thanks to all for advice. I did recharge the system after refitting the rad and added inhibitor. I thought the loss could be due to the rad with the automatic vent but not sure why it keeps getting air in it? Advice from another forum is that the loss is not significant but I should keep...

My Boulter Bouderas (now Worcester Bosch I think) combi boiler is normally pressurised to 1.5 bar. Over the last month it has lost 0.1 bar. Is this cause for concern or should I expect a small loss? I have a heated towel rail in a bathroom that was getting air in it so I fitted an automatic...

I want to 'T' off from a copper pipe. The existing pipe will not be able to be flexed or pulled apart after it is cut so is there a special type of T joint, preferable pushfit, that I can use? I've seen a joint that can be used for an outside tap but doubt that would be any good for a...

Thanks to Andygasman

My c/h system does not have a header tank, as there's no roof space in my house; it has a Boulter Buderhus (now Worcester Bosch I think) combi boiler with a storage cylinder (if that makes sense). I want to move a rad from one side of the room to the other on the first floor of my house. I...

How can I speed up the flow of hot water to the tap? Currently it takes ages and probably a gallon of standing water is wasted before hot water reaches the tap. In the previous house I had there was a domestic hot water loop with a circulation pump which worked really well but it would not...

Programmer, thermostat on boiler, thermostat on cylinder and room stat. The cylinder stat does click when turned up and down. Cylinder is gravity fed.

My old mother-in-law's old indirect oil fired boiler is set at 75c and the cylinder stat is set at 55c but the DHW is nearly very, nearly dangerously, hot. I assume that suggest the cylinder thermostat is shot? Reluctant to set the cylinder stat below 50c because of risks of Legionnaire's...

Thanks for replies. FYI it's for a rabbit scarer!

I've just bought a device with an AC/DC adapter with a 25' lead. The device has to be located in the garden 100' distant. The power details are Input 12w Output 12 v 500 ma 6VA Can I just cut into the adapter cable and insert an additional length of cable to reach the desired location...