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    Multi-fuel boiler stove connected to existing heating system using a relay

    Hi all, first of all I'm not a sparks so forgive my ignorance. We are currently getting a boiler stove installed. This involves connecting the plumbing and some electrical to our existing heating system. The Plumber has requested that our electrician installs a spur at the location of the...
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    Boiler fuse/cable

    Hi , looking for some advice or if my question is correct please from you pros. so my worcestor combo boiler (for few years) is fed of a 0.5mm flex from a spur, which is around 4 metres from my boiler, and has a 5amp fuse in the pull out of the spur. ive researched and it should have a 3amp in...
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    Electric boiler installation

    Hi, I am installing a 12kw instantaneous water heater in an outbuilding which currently has a small water boiler with electricity and water in/out already connected so I thought it should just be an easy switch over. The new boiler has arrived and has a much thicker cable (10mm2) and I was...
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    Advice needed about earthed boiler

    Good morning all, We need a little bit of advice; we are looking to buy a property, and during one of the visits, the owner told us that he earthed his boiler himself as it was not done. He claims to have studied electronics engineering and other related things, but my partner is a bit dubious...
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    Boiler Isolator

    Hi All, I've just had a new condition report. He's given C2 for no fan isolator which I don't agree with. He also given C2 for the boiler being on a plug/socket rather than a DP switch. I really can't see that being potentially dangerous, what do you guys think? Also the free standing electric...
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    Combi boiler and zone valves help

    Hi chaps I’m wiring up a 2 zone heat system to a combi boiler. Do I need to replace the boiler mains cable with a 4 core cable and remove the link wire to s/L? I’m unsure how to run switch live from the zone valves and still keep the combi water side of it going? Any help would be appreciated
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    No power to water boiler (UK)

    Good afternoon, Hope you are well. Firstly I would like to Appologise for my incorrect naming of components, I really don't know alot about this kind of thing. I have an issue regarding my water boiler, for the past few days I have had no hot water. It is powered by a control box and a timer...
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    Memera 2000 mounted to water cylinder

    Hi all, Hopefully picked the right place to post about this..! I've just completed an EICR and there was a second board mounted to the water cylinder which does both the hot water and heating. It's in an apartment (I'm assuming every flat will be the same). I've told the landlord that I need...
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    Boiler Switch

    Hi We are having a new kitchen installed and have changed ll the sockets / switches to a stainless steel (Like below) https://www.toolstation.com/bg-screwless-flat-plate-brushed-stainless-steel-13a-spur-unit/p57845 There is a boiler switch below the boiler which i cant seem to find a switch...
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    electrical accessories in boiler cupboard

    Hi, getting a new kitchen installed and noticed we have a single socket and spur unit within our existing tower unit where boiler is enclosed. Is there any regulations now that affect this ? Thanks
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    3 phase boiler install on domestic property

    Hi all, A customer is looking into the option of upgrading to a 3 phase power supply in order to get a new electric boiler system installed. They currently have a single-phase supply. They have an out-building with an electric car charger. Would an option be to have say a 1 way 3 phase board...
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    Boiler emergency e-stop

    I have a boiler with a 20amp disconnect switch. The owner wants to add 2 mushroom head E-stops. If there is no e-stop terminals in the boilers control panel whats the best way going about this?
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    Boiler spur

    Is it okay to spur off a socket on the ring circuit to a boiler spur in 1.5mm?
  14. Michael J

    Commercial Boiler

    I was asked to fault find on a Ideal IMAX W60 commercial boiler which I did and found that the boiler controller was faulty. My question is, am I allowed to replace the controller which is situated in the boiler, albeit that you do not have to remove the casing. Advise would be appreciated.
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    Combi boiler question

    Got a combi boiler controlled by a Drayton room stat, the one you manually turn the dial round to 30 and the boiler comes on and then turn it round to 10 for it to go off, recently when I turn it round to 10 it goes off but then comes on a minute later and heats the radiators up until they are...
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    Boiler for static caravan - no earth

    Hi, currently we have a static caravan with a generator running electric to the caravan. We also have a boiler which lately have been having alot of problems with. Had plumbers out etc but still cuts out. I have an earth stake in the ground with 10mm earth to caravan fuseboard. Testing at the...
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    Tying in Gas Insert power to Gas Boiler Thermal Shutoff

    Hello, Getting a Gas Insert for fireplace. I was going to pull power from outlet in basement. Plumber told me that typically electricians tie into existing thermal cutoff for gas boiler. Seems reasonable, but not sure how to tie in? Should I tie in before and after thermal cutoff?
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    Vokera Vision combi boiler

    Looking to see where I went wrong and see why I made a mess of things. I was asked to install a Hive onto a Vokera Vision 30C combi boiler. I turn up, 3 core from FCU to hive receiver (LNE) and then a 5 core flex from the receiver to the boiler (LNE and 1&3 from inside the receiver) and inside...
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    Running boiler with no electric

    Just looking for ideas. We have got a static caravan but with no electricity available but want to try and run a boiler for heating radiators. Any ideas of how to get power to the boiler which will keep it running for a while. I thought of a 12v 120ah battery connected to 800w inverter to...
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    Electric Boiler Help!!

    Hi I've just started renting a new flat with my partner and we're having some energy problems. The boiler that we have is as I understand it, a pretty inefficient one - a Heatrae Sadia Electromax. The landlord and their engineers have been really pretty useless with helping with any of our...

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