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  1. naylorpd

    Cable missing in central heating wiring

    I had a problem a couple of days ago with my boiler shutting down due to too high temperature difference between the input and output, which transpired to be because the boiler had been wrongly wired. I have two zones in my heating system, so as I understand it there should be 5 wires between...
  2. t01474

    Heating oil conventional boiler diagram

    A nice easy one for all the (many) people that are cleverer than me 🙂. Could you please point me in the direction of a wiring diagram for a heating oil fuelled conventional boiler? Customer has a large boiler installed which he's planning on using to CH / DHW his house and the attached house...
  3. kneo1812

    PTC heating elements

    Hello. I have been experimenting with some ptc heating elements, the ones that come in a rectangular aluminum extrusion. Its a 100x21mm that is rated for 110v and 230 deg c. There are great variety on aliexpress. I am interested in a temperature of 210 deg C but I cant find one specified in...
  4. D

    Central heating fault.

    So a customer changed his own stat and wired it wrong and blew 3/4 fuses. Then heating was stuck on so I changed the programmer and this resolved the problem so I think the short circuit had damaged programmer. Now 5 days later the the hot water isn’t heating haven’t been yet. All I can guess...
  5. T

    Heatmiser heating system issue. Online/on-site(£) help needed. Oscilloscope?

    Hi everyone We have a little problem with a heating system on one of the projects (quite big house in south Kensington) and we are looking for someone who might be able to help. I'll try to make it as short as possible. Heating system is based on heatmiser touch v2 thermostats sitting around...
  6. S

    1 water heating element, 2 feeds?

    I get the feeling asking this will produce head shaking, I'll ask anyway... I have a hot water tank with a single immersion heater. Currently that is fed by a box I fitted that re-directs excess solar from my solar panels direct to the element (via the distribution board of course). That's...
  7. A

    Help changing the heating element in my oven

    The original heating element for my oven is no longer available and the replacement part has different connections. Im looking for advice if i can still connect this as a DIY project or should i get in a specialist? Ive attached photos of the old and new elements and connections, the original...
  8. K

    under floor heating 32amp final ring advice needed

    Hi all looking for some advice as a non sparky , be gentle :) To be clear I wont be doing the work myself , just want to be better informed. I already had an underfloor heating mat rated at 6.8A installed in my kitchen , this worked off a fused spur (13A) on the kitchens 32amp Ring final...
  9. N

    OSO hotwater boiler_Issue heating the water

    I currently rent a flat, which uses an OSO hotwater boiler to heat the water but it seems there is an issue heating the water and I thought to ask here in case anyone would have an answer before I ask my landlady to call an electrician. Attached is an image of the boiler on Pic1 and on Pic2 is...
  10. MissingBeeGee

    UK Lights wired into central heating circuit ? Is this safe ?

    I recently moved into a flat to find that my top floor main light is wired into central heating circuit, along with bathroom towel rail . As a result the light only works if the immersion heater , boost or central heating is on ! Aside from being ridiculous and extremely inconvenient in summer...
  11. J

    Can I spur from the feed to a heating controller to include 6 soffitt downlighters?

    This heating controller is powered by 1.5mm T&E from a 6amp breaker. My question is can I spur from a this via a junction box in the roofspace to also power 6 soffit downlighters. I would like to install the dimmer switch in the place of the blanking plate. Can I just point out, I'm only...
  12. sajeel

    UK Heating for room ugent advice needed

    Hi Question for all those who can help, the dreaded bedbug has appeared from neighboring property infestation, was planning to heat treat each room and purchased 'Master Eko 3' which is 2.8kw with Btu of 11,260 and has air flow of 800m3/h, link below if needed...
  13. R

    Smart Heating System - Heatmiser or other?

    Hi all, I have a slightly mish-mash heating set up, in that downstairs I have wet underfloor heating with an individual thermostat per room, but upstairs it's a single thermostat for the entire floor with normal radiators with TRVs. I want to be able to control the temperature in each room...
  14. S

    Maxipod (domestic heating issue)

    Hi folks , I’ve been asked to take a look at a domestic heating problem , I’m hoping to get a bit of advice so I have half of an idea of what sort of issue i’m looking at .. basically the guy has put in a maxi pod . Don’t know much about them other than it gets a permanent feed to the cylinder...
  15. dfreitag

    Heating Wiring Problem - cylinder thermostat not working

    Hi there, I've had 4 plumbers & 1 electrician look at my problem (seemingly without dedicating too much time unfortunately), spending more than £1000 already 😣, but none of them has found the issue to my problem - that's why I'm reaching out to you! I have the below set up 1x gas system...
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  16. K

    Storage Heating Replacement

    Hello, looking for some advice please. The storage heater in my livingroom has stopped working and I thought I would take the opportunity to replace the heaters throughout the house (4 in total), I am unsure what is best to replace them with, modern storage heaters, panel heaters, IR...
  17. P

    Off peak Heating contactor confusion.

    Hi. Can anyone offer a bit of advice please. I've got a customer who wants needs an upgrade to their consumer units. It is a bungalow that has a 3 phase supply. Each phase has a separate consumer unit. Blue and Yellow are being used for heating, and the Red is general domestic power and lighting...
  18. Rockingit

    Need to find a solution to heating water

    Not quite as daft as it sounds, this follows from my thread a day ago. I need to find an electrical (ideally, gas could also be an option...) to heat a plastic bath tub of water to around 45C, and then maintain it. I've rejected the idea of using those deathtrap looking immersible elements...
  19. J

    Old Honeywell heating system: no idea how to turn on.

    I've just moved into a new flat and for the life of me I can't figure out how to get the underfloor heating turned on. The thermostats are the old honeywell analgoue types like the picture below. I turned it up to the max temp, but the floor is still ice cold. I've also taken a picture of the...
  20. zero--

    microwave heating issue

    I have a swan 20l nordic digital microwave which turns on everything seems normal but when cooking does not heat anything. any ideas how to fix this? I saw videos on replacing a fuse but in my microwave the spring fuse thing they replace i can not find in my microwave.
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