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Scratch not being able to find the leak, it's coming from the end of the diverter valve with the microswitch on :( Just found a lovely little patch of black stuff there too. Take the controls right off, don't try to look around them :roll:

Looking for thoughts or advice on this one please :) I've got an Ariston Eurocombi A23MFFI. Heap of junk basically, and I know it :P It's currently got a small multitude of issues, and is getting worse, although it's always passed the safety/ servicing. The current list of issues: 1. The...

It's over half the circuit, and basically, it'll end up being the better part of 30ft worth of plastering based on the way the cables are routed, and a lot of that on the roof of the stairs. Some of the cable routing in this house is a little odd; the front and back of the hose are wired on...

Sorry, have I misinterpreted your initial post? :oops: The way I read that one was that you agreed that an earth was required in case of future changes, as opposed to working around that by wiring with all-plastic, but that you were disagreeing with borrowing an earth from elsewhere...

It's the lights on the stairs/ front bedroom unfortunately, so basically need to go all the way back to the CU. The stairs have switches at top and bottom, plus a couple of lights, and I'd need to redo pretty large amounts of plaster. Not touching the other lighting circuit, as this has a...

The conduit in question is earthed and the impedance readings are on the PIR I've got. Runs down the wall surface of the loft cupboard and into the floor. Earthed to a water pipe I think, would need to check precisely what though. If you'd care to tell me why it's actually immediately unsafe...

Not ignoring it at all, I'm questioning the reasoning behind it, and providing a little more specific info as to exactly the situation :) There are ideal solutions, and there are ones which are perfectly safe, but technically in an absolute minority of situations may become unsafe. Even the...

It's an earthed metal conduit, so earthing onto that, but basically yes. Like I said, nowhere near ideal, and doesn't really comply with the regulations, but IMHO safe. I don't buy the unspecting person crap either, there's a difference between something thats very slightly & technically unsafe...

Time for a little swearing methinks :twisted: Actually pulled the current box to bits now (I really don't know what sort of fool wires the box shut because he's lost the screw), and I've got no earthing up here whatsoever, and none in the switches either. Thinking about it, when I bought the...

Very quick one really- I'm currently boarding the loft and sorting things out up there :) I've got a junction box on the current lighting circuit which needs replacing. Can anyone see anything wrong with using a junction box with a larger number of connectors, and simply wiring the new light...

No heat going to the radiators & the flames remain constant (I can only presume this is full flame), so maybe I am expecting too much from it :x The specfied flow rate is 9L/ min, surely I should be getting better than lukewarm water out of it for this though? Cheers -Leezer-

Apologies for reviving a rather old thread, but I'm back to trying to fix this idiotic boiler :P Nothings really changed since my last post. I ignored it over the summer, as hot water wasn't an issue then, and for the most part I've been using the other shower otherwise. Circumstances mean...

How long is a while :lol: Sounds like whole things going to shake itself to bits. The shower definitely hasn't been used for a minimum of two years, further to that I really can't say, so lack of use is definitely a factor. The PIR done when the house was bought didn't highlight any...

Sorry, well aware that the shower is defintely off cold mains feed :) (What I was getting at is that there is no cold water tank of any description in the system, never sure if the boiler model etc. is needed or not) Turning the shower on is done ATM by turning the knob anti-clockwise. The...

The cold pipe to the shower etc. is floating loose inside the floor, no clipping or anything that I can see (Play of several centimeters either way), and its vibrating like crazy. There's also a cable running into the bottom of the shower & I assume from there into the wall/ switch. The shower...

I'm by no means certain the neon is blown :lol: , all I know is that it isn't lighting. An electric circuit which couldn't be traced got disconnected by the electricians when the safety certificate was done, could quite easily have been the shower, as everything else works. The noise is a...

Hiya, I've got an ancient Triton T50 electric shower in the ensuite (Very old design, plastic is even yellowing now) To the best of my knowledge, this has never actually been used while I've been in the house (Hose was missing initially, added a hose but never got round to using this one). Two...

No change :P As far as I can tell, spindles are working, but I wouldn't like to be certain. (Boxed in & changing the setting appears to affect the amount of HW given, overall temp doesn't change, but you get a higher rate out the tap so I presume they're working to an extent at least) Flow...

OK, had the whole thing to bits as best I can. Redid the DHW diaphram, cleaned pipes etc. Symptons are better, but its nowhere near as good as I'd like. Currently: Hot water works acceptably on low tap settings. Hot water temperature dial isn't having any effect on the initial water...

Its not consistant, although I'm getting a better idea of whats happening :lol: Boiler Cold: DHW diaphram doesn't move, burner doesn't light. No hot water. If the microswitch operated by this diaphram is pushed, the burner lights but cuts out when the tap is turned on. Central heating...