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    Smoke and heat alarms

    Hi. I’ve bought a house which will be rented. The current rules in Scotland require new smoke detectors to be fitted. I have 2 hard wired ones already in the hall and landing but need a new one in the main living room. Can I add to the exsisting 2 or will the whole system need replacing...
  2. P

    Testing Fike Twinflex Multipoint heat detector with Solo 460

    I am having trouble testing an installation with several Fike Twinflex Multipoint detectors set to heat mode. I have a Solo 460 heat tester which works fine with Apollo A1R detectors but not with the Fike detectors. I think the reason may be that the shape is different - it looks as if the hot...
  3. FUSEServices

    Tysoft Easy Cert - Confused. Fire rated downlights to minimise build up of heat?

    I need to put an image on but not sure how on here, it's quite limited. I'm just using Tysoft Easy Cert to compose a DEICR and one of the questions refers to using a fire rated downlight to minimise the build-up of heat. That's not what they are for. Every time I see this question it...
  4. S

    Heat mat fault, neutral earth reading...

    A neighbours underfloor bathroom heating mat stopped working a while back, she asked me to look at it today. Turns out when it was installed the joiner had accidentally burst the cable for it. It's a small thin blue cable that heats up that has two conductors & an earth. Someone has done a...
  5. C

    Hi, new member in need of air source heat pump help

    Hi Just signed up to see if anyone can point me in the right direction with air source heat pump for my above ground pool. It stopped working a few weeks ago and I thought the display unit had gone. However I've tried to replace it but that doesn't power up either. I've had the top off it and...
  6. K

    Help, what kind of mains adaptor do I need for Dewalt Heat gun?

    We recently ordered a Dewalt heat gun from ebay, it's arrived but as it was from Germany it has a two pin plug on it, there are so many kinds of mains adaptors we don't know what to get???
  7. W

    Air Source Heat Pumps

    Hi, I install a few heat pumps in a domestic situation from time to time. I have recently started renovating an old 1800s cottage which has no access to mains gas which made me think about putting in an air source heat pump. I was looking at an ecoDan as I've been told they are best on the...
  8. A

    Installing an Air Source Heat Pump

    Hi all, Has anyone installed this air source heat pump. I found it on ebay 12000 BTU HEAT PUMP INVERTER SPLIT AIR CONDITIONING CONDITIONER WALL MOUNT UNIT | eBay -...
  9. kevyn

    Heatmiser UH8 Heat Enable/Boiler Enable Connections

    Hi This may have already been answered previously but here goes..... I am currently working on a heating system which has 3 loops of underfloor heating controlled by thermostats and through a Heatmiser UH8 panel. It also has a separate zone for radiators although this is not through the panel...
  10. D

    Heat pump advise please

    Currently doing an EICR and would like some advise on loadings on an air to water heat pump as my experience of these is limited. The pump is a single phase Mitsubishi PUHZ-HW140VHA and the rating plate states 'rated current 23.3/14.9a' and 'maximum current 35a'. The unit was recently installed...
  11. V

    Hard wired smoke and heat detectors.

    Hi hope someone can help? My dad needs electrical re-wiring done to his entire house. The house is in bad repair, and no electrical work has been done on his house for over 35 years. He bought battery smoke alarms recently, but is being told by local electrician that it's mandatory to hard...
  12. rolyberkin

    Cable for heat pump control

    What is a normal specification for a 12v screened 'control' cable for a heat pump please?
  13. Worcester

    Great News for Small Renewable Heat

    The government published their response to the RHI consultation today, and generally its good news for small systems ASHP - capped at 20,000 kWh gross tariff to rise to 10.02p/kWh GSHP - capped at 30,000 kWh gross tariff to rise to 19.55p/kWh Biomass - capped at 25,000 kWh gross tariff to rise...
  14. N

    Nest Heat Link on a Worcester Bosch 280

    I have an old Worcester Bosch 280 combi. Currently it doesn't have a stat connected so the connectors on the board are N (Unused) 1 & 2 (marked as Room Stat) are jumpered, and I get 240V from 2 when metered out, but nothing from 1 (assumed to be stat switch on) 3 is unused and unmarked 4 is...
  15. G

    Load and heat

    Hello. New to this forum stuff so hopefully this makes sense. I've recently installed a 10mm 3core cable (H07FN-R) to power a 12kw electric boiler. On full power the boiler is drawing 46Amps. I'm a bit concerned as the cable is omitting a slight heat when drawing this load, was just wondering if...
  16. I

    Electric digital radiator doesn't heat up

    Hi, I bought new radiator form Bestelectricradiators - Slimline Digital 1250. I installed it on the wall, plug in the socket, set up the time and date, also I choose the temperature to be 21 degree on the manual mode, but it doesn't heat up. Am I doing something wrong or this radiator is...
  17. sythai

    New to me : Air Source Heat Pump

    Hi Chaps Starting 3 new builds shortly. Had brief chat with plumber today over phone, mentioned that an air source heat pump will be part of the set up. Pressurised system with buffer tank, UFH ground floor & rads first floor. It's a first but never had anything to do with air source heat...
  18. grumpyjohn01

    Electric Underfloor Heating as Primary heat source under Engineered Wood?

    Hi all, Looking for advice, I am an experienced electrician and have been asked by a customer to install electric underfloor heating throughout a converted victorian chapel as a primary heat source. The customer is open to all options. I am intending to have a professional appraisal from a...
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    Heat Pumps & Building Regs - New Build

    Hi guys, Does anybody know what the rules are concerning new builds and heating systems. Currently going through planning application for a new build and I have heard that gas central heating systems are no longer allowed by a guy from the council and that we need to have a heat pump system...
  20. C

    Minor works heat Mat

    I been asked by a customer to install a heat mat. The problem I have is I can only connect to the 32a ring. I've noticed a few connections made in connectors and tapped up. also there consumer unit is under the stairs which has a sink and toilet. The head is under the sink which was once boxes...

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