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    Installing a radiator up high, waste of time?

    I like the look of them, means I could basically have the kitchen heating in sync with the rest of the house from the boiler instead of seperately controlled electric heaters. Sounds good to me and I could possibly get some pipework down behind the worktops. That may be a solution guys. Nice.
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    Installing a radiator up high, waste of time?

    Possibly but not in an easy location for pipework. :( I will have a think about it and decide if i need the radiator enough to justify a lot of work
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    Installing a radiator up high, waste of time?

    I did consider that originally but now Im looking for an option that requires as little destruction or re-decoration as possible. I really dislike the plinth heaters. Good for a quick temporary fix as and when you need it but not a good long term heating solution.
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    Installing a radiator up high, waste of time?

    Hi all, When my kitchen was decorated quite sometime ago the radiator was removed to make space for much needed extra storage space. There were electric plinth heaters installed naively thinking they would be up to the job of keeping the kitchen at a decent temperature. Now I find that the...
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    Help me understand my heating system

    i now know that what i thot was a 3 way valve IS ACTUALLY THE PUMP!! :roll: :roll: :oops: :oops: :oops: :roll: :roll: the part i thot was a manual overide switch is actually the speed selection for the pump. :oops: :oops: well now i know, and conveniently in time for my heating...
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    Help me understand my heating system

    2 of the valves look as if they are switched electrically, one for the HW to come on and the other for the CH, ive now marked theyre on and off positions for future reference. Theres another large valve with 3 positions on it, the only cable i can see which goes into that is from the boiler...
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    Help me understand my heating system

    Hi, ive just moved into a house, my first house and for this reason im not 100% sure of how the heating works! Was never really a concern when i was in with the parents as you could imagine! This is gonna be a long post with a million questions, if any1 has the time 2 read it never mind...
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    Unsure about safety of lighting circuit

    forgot 2 add there, none of the other lights appear to flicker. this is common only to the upstairs lighting circuit..
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    Unsure about safety of lighting circuit

    it dims momentarily and then works as normal, its just a milisecond it flickers for but im sure anyone who has experienced a similar problem will know how frustrating it is. :x Looks like its gonna be a chase the cable game again to check all the connections. anyway im new on here and im...
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    Unsure about safety of lighting circuit

    The lights in the upstairs of my house (loft conversion) seem rather dodgy. The loft was converted recently (before i lived in the house) The lights occasionally flicker, others dont notice but im aware of it and it seems to flicker only once evry 15 minutes or so. Its mainly spotlights in...
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