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    Electricity meter needs replaced but unsure if it is RTS and/or 3 phase

    That meter is dated 2016 and will still be in calibration. I'd send the Supplier those pictures as proof: 1 In Calibration so no need to change 2 Single Phase Smets1 meter (the Trilliant Comms Hub is the giveaway). So a simple swap when the time comes. 3 NO RTS kit to be seen anywhere. (It is a...
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    Smart Life - changing wifi AP fun

    Often need to turn off the 5GHz band while connecting 2.4GHz band only smart devices. Many state that in the instructions. Some devices need 'simple' SSIDs and ones with certain characters won't be seen / connected to.
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    Where to get Longest Cable for Push Button to Valve in Cistern (concealed)?

    Saw one at 800mm... https://www.toiletspares.co.uk/nis-long-cable-valve-800mm.html Pneumatic flush valve operating pipes may be extendable that long? (Mind, we found the new pneumatic Torrent valve in our ensuite was hard to depress so I bought a battery-powered contactless unit for it. Longer...
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    Unknown damaged underground wire

    More likely the RCD-MCB/fuse/switch at the site main or sub- distribution board has been tripped or isolated. Either deliberately or accidentally (possibly as a fault). I'd use the term 'bollard' for the Boat's Plug/socket RCD/MCB setup (as per Touring Caravan sites) each bollard may be radial...
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    Excessive Gas Consumption - Not sure what to try next!

    New home to you. Whether rented or bought there will be an EPC for the home. As inaccurate as those tend to be there will be some "estimates" of annual energy consumption and the assessors assumptions on the building insulation / construction. Can you share some of those numbers? Perhaps...
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    Conduit for BT Fiber cable.

    Personally I doubt it would pass muster. BT ducts to the home (single dwelling unit) are 54mm and grey and buried to at least 250mm depth with a detectable marker tape during backfill ... pretty invariably with a draw cord installed to pull a cable or fibre through. Though never say never...
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    Car Lights - dim

    Tungsten bulbs or tungsten halogen? The former blacken inside with age, and that reduces light output.
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    Car Lights - dim

    Not modern headlamp bulbs like the OP's H7 halogens. Tungsten halogen lamps are designed not to... the halogen scours the evaporated filament metal (that causes blackening) off the quartz glass wall and redeposits back onto the filament. Eventually the filament thins at one place on the coil and...
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    Attempting To Flush Underfloor Heating System

    From reading my UFH manifold stuff, Emmetti... Close both valves Red and Blue. One needs to remove the Actuator(s and replace with a manual knob that opens the individual UFH circuit/loop by depressing the pin... and the flow meter either fully opened (or maybe left at the balance flow rate)...
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    Unmanaged LAN switch ports

    Any port will work for the input from a router. Only port 1? The others light or not? Is the other end of the ethernet cable connected? Is the DC power light on? Is PSU OK?
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    Does anyone make a thermostatic radiator valve with a timer?

    Note I said ALL THE BEDROOMS' rads will need to have E-TRVs to control the bedroom rads on/off times. If that's three bedrooms then that's all the smart TRVs you need. Properly smart ones that can make the CH turn on when needed will make all the house rads warm up (depending on individual...
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    Does anyone make a thermostatic radiator valve with a timer?

    I knew @ericmark would identify some suitable TRVs... all those brands I could remember needed hubs! Note you need all bedroom rads to have E-TRVs or none... as otherwise they'll just work as now whenever the CH is on in the afternoon, they'll be on. The plumbing and heating control change may...
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    Underfloor heating issue - Hot Water Light off, system not heating

    Back to the heating technician... something's wrong, and you have paid them to fix stuff. Removing actuators usually causes the valve pins to rise up = to close the valve in most UFH manifolds. The opposite of TRVs where the pin is pressed in to stop flow. The Actuators should, via the...
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    3 cookers

    Well the maker (AEG) manuals state that has to be done by their Service Centre staff ;)
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    Boss Therm (Siemens) BR1 + Boiler. Trouble with CH coming on

    Not necessarily (tho it might be?). Separate valves: With HW demand on and CH demand, if the microswitch has failed to make on the CH port, that is a typical result. Could be because it's not fully motored over or a failed switch (highly likely with some brands of motor valve). Complete motor...
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    Boss Therm (Siemens) BR1 + Boiler. Trouble with CH coming on

    Pics of the valves may help? With both HW and CH stat's satisfied, compare the two levers' stiffness... Then with HW calling does the HW lever become very floppy cf the CH one? Manually operate the CH lever hard and fast against the spring... you might hear a microswitch click at the end and...
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    Does anyone make a thermostatic radiator valve with a timer?

    Consider multi-zoning upgrade to the home --- so bedrooms are on a separate timer to downstairs. It's been a requirement of modern houses controls, I believe, for some 10s of years? New Zone valve, a bit of replumbing and another time controller. Any of the smart TRVs have your timer function...
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    Boss Therm (Siemens) BR1 + Boiler. Trouble with CH coming on

    +1 on a CH zone valve issue Is the manual lever stiff or floppy when the Thermostat is 'calling' for heat.
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    Moving from Oil Combi to Electric, does this set up make sense?

    Works in all homes where one can be fitted. 1:1 Electric heating will just cost more to feed those losses. Insulation (and draught proofing) are normally the cheapest things to do to help keep homes warm or cool and conserve energy. Throwing expensive solar and battery storage at that...
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    Moving from Oil Combi to Electric, does this set up make sense?

    Look into an Air Sourced Heat Pump install (with Govt. Grant) as you are replacing an oil boiler. It'll be able to produce more kWh of heat for 1 kWh of electric - whether from grid, battery or solar panels. Google tells me the Everhot 100 is another brand similar to the better known Aga...
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