How do i go about changing the hours in which my immersion heater charges? Its on 2:15-7:15 at the moment but we dont need 5 hours charge , any help would be great
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In the rear of the RR is the plug which connects to a remote controlled unit a telestart t90 switch box of some kind, a telestart t91 fob is required to operate the unit. These fobs are a fortune on ebay as it has to be the earlier type which are quite hard to find, one went the...
Hi Quick question as I can’t seem to find the regulation in the BBB.
Carried out an EICR and found the load for the water tank was wired in 2.5 t and e.
On testing the circuit I couldn’t see a thermal cut out. Could you help me out with the appropriate regs regarding these observations.
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Hello all, I’m a contractor and pretty decent with electrical. But I’m super stumped. I have only one baseboard heater in my house that will not turn off. I have replaced the thermostat 2 times now, so I’m pretty confident it’s not that. Could there be anything else I’m missing? On a side...
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I have a 1950 Cadillac that has been rewired and updated from 6 volts to 12 volts. One accessory which did not get upgraded is the fan for the underheat seater. It seems to run well with a 12 volt feed at high speed.
The problem is with the 2 speed switch. It is...
I will soon be installing a 1,600 Watt Quooker hot water heater for which a new 13A socket will be required. A ring main cable passes behind the kitchen cabinet that houses the sink and I have the choice of either inserting a single junction box into the ring and feeding the new socket via a...
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I'm doing a kitchen rewire and in kitchen client has also had a new water cylinder installed. It is a Main unvented direct 170L. I have been trying to get through to customer support but is non existent. I have not wired many new circuits for water heaters and am a bit confused with the...
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I have a room heater wired to two electricity wall switches to work. As this
The above is One of the two switches and turns on and off without problems
But the second one seems to only turn on around midnight, look how it is now, very...
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Can I have an electrician upgrade my 240v (2) 30amp breaker water heater to a tankless water heater that is rated for 240v (2) 40amp breakers? My condo has a 100amp 240v service. So in short, can I go from (2) 30 amp breakers to (2) 40 amp breakers, wiring being upgraded of...
Hello, I wonder if anyone could advise on a repair of a convector heater which I am attempted. I am a complete DIY/electrics novice so simple explanations particularly appreciated!
It is a typical convector heater which has two elements and two buttons (with a light on each) labelled 750W and...
Hey guys .. I'm running a new circuit to a large outside area in a garden , consisting of 5 heat lamps 250w each ...
I've done the calcs and it will.be pulling 5a . Cable run is only 15m
Are there regs on outside heater lamps in the 18th ?
And
Would 2.5 armoured on a 6amp MCB be ok ...
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I have a Horstmann e7bx water heater boost controller for my immersion heater which I want to replace with a timeguard trtd7n timer which is suitable for dual element ,the only problem is that the new timer has only got 5 connections and old one has 10,is this possible or do I have to get...
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I'm a 2nd year apprentice in commercial doing some home troubleshooting.
I have a 240 volt baseboard heater that has never worked. I recently put in a new 2 wire thermostat which did not help. I checked the wiring in the heater itself and was getting 240 volts. 120 volts on the neutral...
Replacing an old storage heater with a Dimplex Quantum Storage Heater, but the Dimplex is physically larger, placing it directly beside the power socket /switch that feeds it, the socket would be very close to the heaters SIDE panel but not covered or hidden. Is that acceptable or is there a...
Any one with experience of the FGS Storad heater range and model numbers (installed in a flat built 1993ish I believe).
Apart from FGS Storad there is no data plate or model number that I can find. I've been called out a couple of times by the landlord for tenants for one of the heaters in the...
I am a home owner that has a lot of previous success with some pretty heavy DIY projects including running a 100 amp box in the garage and adding 7 outlets on 3 breakers, etc.
That said I just purchased a Dimplex euh12b84ct and have not been able to get it running. Its 12.5 KW 600 Volt and I'm...
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The off-peak immersion heater in my electric boiler stopped working recently, so I got an electrician round to diagnose and fix. They said it was a faulty immersion heater, so they replaced it last week but it's still not working. They now think it might be an issue with our...
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