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We've been getting hammering in the main water feed to the storage tank in the loft. It happens when the tank refills afer a lot of water has been run, usually for a bath. I checked the tank and found the valve was very corroded, so I replaced the valve and float. This didn't stop the...

I don't know how accurate my measurement was with a thermometer held against the pipe, but I do know the family have complained that the tap water is too hot. Since this thermostat is not up the the latest safety standard, I'll be replacing it anyway. Thanks everyone for your advice.

Thank you, that's what I wanted to hear! It's marked 18" so that must be the size. Any suggestion for a replacement?

Our gas boiler is off at the moment awaiting repair, and we are using the electrical heater in the hot water tank. Problem is that the water is getting too hot, so it's uncomfortable to wash and wasting electricity. I put a thermometer on the outlet pipe at the top, and it's reading 65 degrees...

Cheers. I'll try that when I get home...

OK. I'll have to wait until the next service visit and ask the guy to explain and set it how I want it. Thanks very much for your help, it's much appreciated.

Is there a delay if it's on part alarm? If someone had broken into that room while we were asleep I'd want it to full alarm right away.

I've checked the log on the Android app. It shows nothing between when I part set last night and unset this morning. That was exactly the time I unset it when someone triggered a PIR in an active room. I can't check the code directly on the panel until next week. I'm assuming it was a full...

I used to have the engineer's code, but when the friendly installers were taken over by the grasping new firm they changed it. I do have a separate phone app, I'm not sure what that shows. will check that later. Thanks for your help!

It was, yes, But I do get the Connect message every time when setting/unsetting part arm

Texecom system was set up by installer, with a Connect account. It notifies me promptly by email when the alarm is set and unset. All very good. This morning, the alarm was accidently set off. I cancelled it from the keypad after about 20 seconds. The Connect did not notify me that the...

Wire from the amplifier to the speaker doesn't need to be screened. Wires into the amplifier to need screening

Yes, that did the job. Levered the bottom edge out over the peg. Now I can paint right up to the inside frame. Neater than using masking tape. Thanks again.

Thank you all. That photo in #7 is it. I had tried pushing into that hole but nothing moved. I'll have a go at levering the frame up when I get home and report back.

I have a Silent 100 fan with PIR. I need to remove the front cover to help with decorating, but can't find how to remove it. There are no obvious fixings, apart from a tiny hole in the front edge, which doesn't seem to move anything if I push in a fine screwdriver. Can I just lever the cover...

I put in a Hikvision system, seven cameras of various types to suit locations. All are 6 or 8 Mp. The 8 channel NVR was not enough, frequent momentary freezing on recordings. I had to replace it with a 16 channel NVR

Sometimes it's not worth patching up an old system with new kit. "New wine in old bottles"

I've had a Texecom alarm working for a couple of years, with a Texecom cloud app on my phone. I have just got a new phone so I downloaded the app and tried to register it. But it seems I had the wrong password because the server wouldn't accept it. After a few failed attempts it now says the...