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  1. VoltzElectrical

    central heating systems help!

    I have no experience in the installation or fault finding of, central heating systems. I don't do, and have rarely done, domestic work. I volunteered recently to look at an elderly lady's situation whereby the system had been installed, then altered as the room stat was relocated from the...
  2. C

    Underfloor heating, boiler , aga and cylinder

    Just wondering if anyone has every worked on a system with all of these working together and if so what cables I will have to run ?? ( look at title )
    • CybiAnt
    • Thread
    • boiler cylinder floor heating system under underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  3. I

    Hot water Cylinder Stat

    have noticed for a while now that the hot water cylinder stat might not be working correctly. Hot water is timed for morning and evening only however as it only comes on for a few hours i just put it down to it not heating up fully, stat is on 55c. Now this morning, i switched on the immersion...
  4. S

    Hot Water Cylinder Installation

    Hi all Just a quick question. Following the installation of a replacement hot water cylinder in a tenanted property. The tenant is demanding an Electrical Installation Certificate a Periodic Inspection Report & an entry on the Electrical Equipment Register So wanted to know if the members would...
  5. N

    Cylinder 4kw

    Was looking for some advise. Plumber has installed water tank with three 4kw elements at the moment I have ran three individual circuits. At the moment the salon is running of the boiler. I am just looking if anyone would know what 7 day time clock would be suitable for 4kw. Want the contractor...
  6. K

    Cylinder stat seems trip rcd

    Hi, My heating system is a myson apollo 30b with a 3 way valve etc. The other day wife said was a popping noise coming from kitchen where the programmer and boiler is , on investigation i have found when you turn down the tank stat which is a drayton hts 3 it when it gets below the temp and...
    • klunk1971
    • Thread
    • boiler cylinder heating rcd seems sometimes trip valve
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  7. C

    Cylinder stat

    Hi guys What is the purpose of the third connection at a cylinder stat which appears to connect to the central heating pump on most wiring diagrams I have seen? The system I have is what I assume to be gravity hot water with pumped central heating . There are no motorised valves, just...
  8. robd

    Vaillant combi store cylinder stat problem

    Evening all, A job I am on as an aside the customer asked me to have a look at the heating/hot water system as the hot water is not heating up. It is an unvented system with vaillant boiler and combistore cylinder. Anyway I tested up to the tank stat/cylinder control and found power up to it...
  9. D

    worcester greenstar ri Y-Plan

    Hi all been called out to a boiler replacement with the above boiler. The problem is it wont run on heating only. have check wiring and all I can spot is that from controller there is no wire going from HW OFF to cylinder stat terminal 2 and grey on valve. Any thoughts and no spare cores in...
    • davek
    • Thread
    • boiler cylinder heating valve wiring worcester
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  10. I

    Need Help Unvented cylinder with one 3 port valve.

    Hi, i have changed my hot water cylinder for a Megaflow hot water cylinder. now having problems to wire this thing in. the programmer i have (Tempus 7) has only got HTG on and DHW on options, so i it's only for 2x2 port valve system?!?! originally i have only 3 port valve at the moment, looking...
  11. J

    new solar pv set up, hot water options with combi?

    http://www.solartwin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Combi-prefeed-NONmodulating-giff.gif http://www.solartwin.com/solartwin-features/basic/plumbing-in-solar-thermal-to-a-combi-boiler-combination-boiler-geyser Hi all imhaving a 4kw solar pv system with an immersion controller(i dont have an...
  12. Worcester

    Solartwin - silicon tubing eaten by mice !

    Anyone else come across this yet? Thanks to another member of the forum we attnded a call out last week to find out why a solar thermal system was leaking. first time I'd seen a solartwin install, and took a while toget my head around how it worked. Basically it reverse cycles water through...
  13. S

    Renewable Heat Incentive

    Hi Guys, I'm rather confused over the R.H.I. I was under the impression that the payments would be for 20 years but spread over 7. Looking on the MCS calculator as an example it says a Solar Thermal system will generate 1732kW of deemed heat per year. I was working out the R.H.I payments as...
  14. jackhammerJIM

    working with too many plumbers

    been doing a lot of subbing to a heating firm recently , teams of 4 plumbers and one spark installing biomass boilers . the latest load of nonsense from them ... spark : why is there 3 x 2 port valves on that s plan ? plumber : the 3rd valve is a safety feature for the unvented cylinder ...
  15. N

    Cylinder stat and pump wiring

    Hi Guys Need some help on a Shed/Workshop heating system, haven't really done much work on heating systems. Basically there is a wood burning fire, a cylinder and a pump. The way they want this wired is that the cylinder stat does it normal job of when it reaches its temp it brings the pump...
  16. B

    HW Cylinder - 2 x immersions

    I am working on a property refurb where there is a new hot water system to be put in place. The hot water is to be stored in a cylinder located in the hallway. The hot water is to be heated by a combi boiler but there are also 2 x immersions in this large tank, one at the bottom and 1 x halfway...
  17. C

    help with central heating s plan plus newbie

    Hi there, I'm currently in my 4th year, been given a job which includes wiring up the heating. Don't have any real experience in this area soo help would be much appreciated. 2 combi boilers feeding 2 seperate heating zones with rads, a underfloor heating zone and a hot water circuit which is a...
    • cairns
    • Thread
    • brown central central heating cylinder heating help newbie plan s plan valve water wiring
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  18. A

    Unvented Direct Hot water Cylinder

    Is this just a posh word for an immersion tank or is it different? Adrian.
  19. C

    cyclinder stat blowing fuse

    Called out by a plumber I do work for. He had recently installed a new zone valve and chaged CH/HW programmer. A fortnight later the customer calls him because he has lost all heating. Plumber turns up, realises 3A fuse has blown in switched fused spur. He can't change it without it blowing...
    • Chrisel
    • Thread
    • blowing cylinder disconnected fuse problem valve
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
  20. O

    Installation of an ESI ES-CTD Cylinder thermostat

    Ok, maybe I'm being really dim here, but I've not connected up one of these before and now I've got 2 to do! When the outer cover is removed there are 2 places where cables could be connected but the instruction "diagram" in the box is not helpful. If anyone could give me a few pointers I'd...
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • cylinder installation termostat thermostat
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
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