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    Ventilation of room with gas joints

    Apologies if I got the terminology wrong. Yes, Tracpipe should be a single pipe from meter to boiler. What he has done is used a Tracpipe coupler along with their yellow tape more Tracpipe to extend where he came short. Hope that makes sense?
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    Ventilation of room with gas joints

    Hi all, We have had some site work done where the gas engineer didn't leave enough Tracpipe to get to the meters on 2 out of the 7 flat connections. Luckily the others were jointed in the ventilated part of the room. The meter room is split in half with electric meters on the right and gas...
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    Where to start troubleshooting?!

    Hmmm.... this all is making sense now. :D Yes, the transformer is a large white box which is certainly a wire-wound type. So in theory, the 2 things I should do are: - Get an inductive load dimmer module - reduce the MR16 halogens from 50w to 40w (so it's less than 250VA) If I really...
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    Where to start troubleshooting?!

    doh!! :shock: This is going to make me sound even more stupid, but why is it then that the dimmer has failed both times, and the fuse not blown in the transformer?!
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    Where to start troubleshooting?!

    Hi all, We have a lighting circuit in the living room with: 6 x 12v/50W halogen downlights 1 x 400W rated dimmer (Aurora DSP400) (previous dimmer was a Hamilton 600W rated one) 1 x large "safety isolating transformer" by Trac lighting. This is a big white box next to our MCB with rating...
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    Suprima - advice needed

    Hi all, Just an update. After more testing, it looks like the problem is related to the motorised valve. It gets the signal, but either the synchron motor isn't working properly, or the physical valve is sticky. My guess is that when the pipes are colder in the early morning, it doesn't...
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    Suprima - advice needed

    Can anyone explain in slightly more simple terms what is meant by linking out external controls? I'm thinking of replacing the old ACL LP722 with a new LP522 in any case (old one loses settings if we power off, and battery a pain in the @ss to replace). Would that have the same effect...
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    Suprima - advice needed

    Hi all, Old suprima 70 boiler at home with a bit of a strange issue. When I wake up in the morning, the boiler is off (solid red light). Wall thermostat shows it's calling for heat (little flame icon). Separate programmer is showing heating is "on". Thermostat is a wired type. To...
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    Leak from cold water inlet - washer???

    Hi all, Following the success of the previous advice, there is one more nemesis in the kitchen which is in the picture below. //media.diynot.com/167000_166777_46467_68990717_thumb.jpg The main source of water is the joint between the plastic screw part and the metal part at the top...
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    Can anyone confirm this is wrong?

    Problem fixed - all works perfectly now, and have learned something to boot. Win-win!!! :D Never thought about the consequences of not informing the guys who did the job - I'll email them a picture for sure - I wouldn't want them doing that to another customer!!!!
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    Can anyone confirm this is wrong?

    Hugh puts forward a good idea, and I think it could work. Will do some reading on how this could be achieved as I've never trimmed down this kind of pipework before - if it's literally just cutting it, then it could work!
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    Can anyone confirm this is wrong?

    Ah... this was what I was worried about - not too keen on altering the grey solvent weld pipe. Hmm... may have to try and get someone to get this done after all.
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    Can anyone confirm this is wrong?

    Awesome... I can feel the noob overconfidence building ;-) To be honest, it's going to be so much bother getting him back in, I'd rather just fix it myself. If I take the whole of A,B,C, and D with me to a plumb center or similar tomorrow, hopefully they can sort me out! Thanks!
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    Can anyone confirm this is wrong?

    Hi all, We had some work done, and I get the feeling the guy who did it didn't really know what he was doing. Being a noob, I need to confirm my noob logic. In the attached image: A - waste B - from the sink C - Fork plastic bit D - waste pipe for dishwasher...
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    Any issues in just replacing PIRs on old Abacus system?

    Thanks for the advice guys! I'll make a proper list of part numbers and get everything ordered in. I'd be happy to just pay the £150 cash and not have the bother. PMs are most welcome... (is this ok mods?) Raj
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    Any issues in just replacing PIRs on old Abacus system?

    Hi all, We have an old Abacus system which I wanted to replace with a Texecom Premier 24. The main reason for this system choice is to add the GSM communicator on at a later stage. Wiring is all existing 6-core. Given the cost of having it professionally done (ard £400 labour w/out comms...
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    Help identifying window manufacturer

    Hi all, Just got my first home with the missus and starting to refurb. There are some double glazed patio doors and windows installed, but they don't seem to have any identifying markings on them. The previous owner also doesn't know where they're from as they've been there since before...
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