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Firstly, apologies for the huge amount of time that has passed without responding to the great advice I have had thus far but unfortunately for me my line of work takes me away for weeks at a time with relatively no notice forcing me to drop anything or everything else I may be doing! So...

Thanks guys. Just to recap then, I can feed the UFH from a socket on the ring with a 13amp fused spur. Would I still be ok if I upgraded from 2200 to the 2500watt system? I'd like to protect the ring with an RCD at the consumer unit 32A 32mA RCBO? The water main does come into the house...

ok, I've tried again as you suggested using 3 different resisters and croc clips. resister measurement: 10ohms alone. With circuit L-L 11ohms, N-N 11ohms, E-E 12ohms. resister measurement: 23ohms alone. With circuit L-L 23ohms, N-N 23 ohms, E-E 24ohms. resister measurement: 47 ohms...

It is 13.5cm...... according to the tape measure that came with the meter :lol: I'll buy a new one and report back with some revised results... :oops:

sorry for the delay in responding, I was away for a couple of days. I have carried out the tests as suggested. live live gave me 0.001 ohms, neutral neutral 0.002 ohms and earth earth 0.001 ohms. Although all below 1ohm are the readings too low?? Do I need to satisfy the 1.6 ratio or maybe...

Thanks for the quick responses guys. Unfortuntely I couldn't find the wattage of my particular washing machine on the back or on- line, only the kwh. The underfloor heating is definitely 2200 watts. (ecoflex underfloor heating) As there is an electric heater in the conservatory I was intending...

hi everyone, I would like to put a fused spur from the ring main that runs through my kitchen and conservatory for some underfloor heating. The underfloor heating is rated at 2200watts. I was hoping that if I described what sockets and appliances are on the ring I might get some guidnce as...

Thanks for the prompt response. I have easy access to run the cable outside the cupboard so will take your advice on the spur and isolation switch. Thanks again.

Hi everyone, I wish to add a single power socket in a cupboard under the stairs for a tumble dryer so it is out of the way. There is a ring main running in the kitchen which feeds a power socket before running into the cupboard for a 3A fused light switch. The ring then continues out of the...

Hi everyone. I have a problem with my potterton flamingo 40 boiler. 2 tanks in loft, cylinder upstairs next to pump and control valve, boiler mounted downstairs. Every morning the boiler pilot light is out. I manage to relight it eventually. Difficult at first when boiler is cold as it...

Thanks for prompt response guys. Realise what I'm suggesting isn't the most efficient solution but could really avoid the extra work and expense if possible, so if you could bear with another question along same route... If the pressure is reduced to the downstairs bathroom when the pump is...

Hello all, I'm trying to see if it would be feasable to fit a pump for my thermostatic shower in my upstairs bathroom. (model is pump compatible) I have a gravity fed system, CW tank in loft approximately 200 litres. The feeds for the shower t off from the gravity fed cold and hot supplies...

Thanks for prompt reply dal5band, Am fitting the shower tomorrow so will see if pressure is reasonable or not. The CW tank in the loft is much larger than 100 litres so shouldn't be a problem with pump. I don't fancy the pump switching on every time the water is used elsewhere in the run so...

Hello everyone, I'm putting in a bathroom in my 2 floor, 2 bed house. I have a gravity fed system and easy access to hot and cold water pipes running under where shower is supposed to be. I want to put in a thermostatic shower but have a concern about the pressure before I buy one. Looking at...

Hi, sorry for delay in reply...am away a lot from home working. Anyway, tried what you suggested with the bypass valve but still not heating hot water correctly. Actually went up in temp by about 5 degrees according to the click on cylinder stat. Also found that heating wouldn't come on when...

Hi, Sorry for the delay in replying. I was away from home for a week. My boiler programmer only has 3 selections; 1) Hot water 2) Off 3) Hot water and central heating I'm not able to try what you asked as I can't select heating only. I have one motorised valve. Input to the valve then...

Hi gas4you. thanks for prompt reply...thought i posted further reply but doesn't seem to be here... Anyway, checked cylinder stat as advised and found common, white live on satisfied, yellow on demand. guess it works ok then?? Initially thought it could be motorised valve as you pointed out...

Hi all, would like to know how to test whether or not a satchwell side mounted cylinder thermostat is working properly. seems quite old, in a silver box with wheel dial on outside. (has S.A and P.A printed inside??) has blue, white, yellow and earthwire connected to PCB. Details of system...

Hello all, In need of some expertise.... I'm installing an upstairs bathroom in my small 2 bed house and would like to know if it's possible to install a thermostatic shower. There is easy access to hot and cold water pipes running under floorboards from a downstairs sink. I have a potterton...

thanks for the prompt reponse guys. I do intend to use the sockets to power a heater and possibly some other small appliances. I've checked with building control in wandsworth, london and surprisingly they advise me that I can extend the ring main into the conservatory without planning...