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Hello I would like to get some opinions and advice before I contact the housing developer of a new build home which I recently moved into. It is a semi-detached, 3-storey home (NHBC covered). Just before Christmas our neighbors moved into the adjoining property. Although our neighbors are...

Hi I have recently changed a Economy 7 immersion control box as I believed the last one had failed. However, the new one (Horstmann BX2000) is still showing the same problems as the old one. Basically, the immersion works when the 'boost' is manually activated, but fails to operate during...

Hello I am trying to find a replacement boost timer for my E7 immersion heater. I have written to the suppliers asking where I can source one from but I have received no reply. I have also searched the Internet but still unable to locate a supplier. I wonder if any of you have bought one...

Hello Quick question for you experts! I have a 60A wylex 'standard range' consumer unit which is approx 20 years old. An 8.5kW electric shower was fitted by one of the previous owners, complete with a pull-cord isolator, RCCB plus a 45A cartridge fuse. The main service fuse at the incoming...

Hello I was looking for some advice regarding my consumer unit. It looks to be the original unit from when the house was built in 1984, it contains the ‘rewireable’ type fuses, plus a 45A cartridge fuse for the 8.5kW shower. My concern is that I believe that this CU is only rated to 60A (a...

Hello Hope someone out there can help! Recently my immersion heater is failing to switch on over night. It is on a economy 7 tariff with a 'boost' switch wired into the daytime rate. The boost is working fine (ie, water heats up OK if I manually switch it on), but overnight nothing seems...