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  1. J

    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    the water valves are definatley open, and the water is going around the system well as all the radiators are working fine. We have the smell of radiator dust throughout the house.. (bliss) .. So I know that the pump is spinning fine, I was just suprise at how hot the water pump got. Its now been...
  2. J

    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    I have changed the central heating water pump (£29 from Plumbworld) and its has now being running OK for an hour running from an independent power supply. So possibly problem solved. If it runs OK ill rewire it back into the timer. Just one last question. The pump is running very hot, I would...
  3. J

    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    chris, will try and come back to you, Just waiting for the wife to go shopping before I turn off electric supply. lol...
  4. J

    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    Fritz, agree and respect your comment. I would never play with gas, Im compitent at DIY but dont mess with gas.
  5. J

    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    John, (sorry for the plain language) our fuse box is not one that you need to string fuse wire across. It is protected by a RCD and has a reset switch, when it trips it simply flicks a switch. The main switch says 100A, 240V 30mA. I do not have a test button. When it electrics trip, I...
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    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    Chris, Thanks for the swift reply. I dont see any leaks or anything around the boiler, all clean and tidy. The boider is a Glow-worm, but for loking I dont see a model number. One more observation, is that upon kicking in the central heating, the water pump seems to get abnormally warm...
  7. J

    Main Fuse blows after 15 min when request central heating

    Gents, For the first time this year we flicked the timer switch to request central heating. The hot water has been working great all winter. Upon requesting central heating the radiators kicked in and provided heat. However after approx 15 mins the main fuse boxed tripped. After eliminating...
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