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    Noisy Cold Water Storage Tank

    Hi there, I've been living in a property for over 2 years which has a very noisy cold water storage tap. Flushing the loo, running the cold or hot taps upstairs will produce a loud rumbling, and hissing noise as the water tank fills that can last around 5 minutes. I've confirmed that it is...
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    Backbox Question

    Thanks Echo, Makes alot more sense to me to do it that way than what I was thinking.
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    Backbox Question

    Were the blocks like these?
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    Backbox Question

    Just to clarify this in my own mind, did your 2 lengths of conduit run horizontally, one above the other? And were they attached through the insulation material with the two screws?
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    Backbox Question

    Not inside of it. Just lots of sandy rubble around the box itself. Looked almost like someone had pushed the chunks back in...
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    Backbox Question

    Could be, the house apparently has had cavity wall insulation added a few years ago.
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    Backbox Question

    This room has a total of two single sockets. This one, on the exterior wall, and the other on an internal drywall
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    Backbox Question

    Neither have I. Should I cement the void up? Or is there a better alternative?
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    Backbox Question

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    Backbox Question

    Here are a few more shots, after vacuuming. I hope they help.
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    Backbox Question

    Theres a solid layer of rock behind the sand coloured surface, before the polystyrene. Taking the surface back abit further and it remains the same. House was built in 1988 if that helps at all.
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    Backbox Question

    Thanks Iggifer, Looks like I'll be back to screwfix for some gripfil.
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    Backbox Question

    Sparkwright, Thanks for the reply! Is it worth me digging out some of the polystyrene to see if there is something solid to screw into? Or just go straight for the cement? Best Wishes
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    Backbox Question

    Hello. I'm wanting to replace a single socket with a double socket, a fairly simply process and one I've done a few times on solid walls. After turning the ring main off, and measuring it is as such, I removed the face plate. Disconnected the wires and proceded to remove the metal backbox...
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    Triport Valve Issue

    Well, I have it all working now. Thank you very much for your help. Turned out that around 10mm into the cable from the terminal block there was a break in the wire. Trimmed back and tested its all working :). Any good resources for fitting in new Wiring Centres into drywall? This is what...
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    Triport Valve Issue

    The 'wiring center' isn't. Its some awful bodge job the previous owners have done, and is next on my list of things to repair Its consists of free floating terminal blocks that have been covered up with a kitchen connection point cover... I'll add another wire to the programmer and chase the...
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    Triport Valve Issue

    As luck would have it. Having traced the programmers wiring loom, there was one unused wire in the same loom. Which is now connected. However, still no joy. Measuring HW Satisified, when i move the manual level, well manually, I get the full 228V and the boiler starts, however if I let the...
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    Triport Valve Issue

    So somehow I need to find out if I can add (in the diagram) the black connection from 1 on the programmer to 12 on their terminal panel. Wish me luck
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    Triport Valve Issue

    Ah, Think I get it, if this diagram is correct:
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