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  1. S

    Electric heating mat over metal screws?

    Hello, The floor boarding has been stuck down with adhesive and screwed down also with extra metal washers. Someone has now told me it is not a good idea to put an Electrical Heating Mat over it beacuse of the metal screwes and washers. Can I just take them out? Help It will then be screeded...
  2. A

    WI Hall heating advice

    After a bit of advice please, been doing some work for ladies of a WI group and they have asked me to look at the heating / electricity consumption in their WI hall. The Hall is a concrete sectional building, last year they had an insulated roof put on, but for insulation that's about it. For...
  3. B

    1950s underfloor heating brought into reuse with air source heat pump

    My mother moved into her three bed home in 1960 and it had underfloor heating in the living room. I remember we used it when I was growing up in the 70s but it hasn't been used for probably 30 years. Electric storage heaters were installed to take advantage of the old off-peak electric tariff...
  4. N

    Options for electric heating?

    I know litte about the best means of heating a home using electricty so want to ask on behalf of a relative who has floated the idea of oil filled radiators on individual timers or new storage heaters. House currently has storage heaters downstairs and nothing upstairs. Storage heaters are to...
    • nicebutdim
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    • electric electric heating heating options
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  5. i=p/u

    Single phase motor humming and heating up.

    Hi, morning EF. I was looking at a single phase motor yesterday attached to hydraulic pump for cardboard bailing machine that seems to be temerpemental with stop and starting and making humming sound. I checked the contactor was working first and voltage was going to motor, I clamped the cable...
  6. U

    Heating Diagram for two boilers on two different phases.

    Hi Everyone ,i need a advise please:basicaly i got two system boiler with one imersion heather ,they must be combinet in one way.If in any reasone boiler number one lost power ,boiler two supposed start working ,two boiler on different phases . please if any one had simillar situations ,any...
  7. Alan-N

    Gabarron Electric Central Heating boiler CMX15

    Got called to look at a Gabarron CMX15 that was dead, discovered the Safety Limiter device on the CH side had tripped, reset it and bled the radiators are recharged to 1.5bar per the manual. long story short it has tripped a couple of times since. Done it today while I was there after only being...
  8. CarolinaG

    Heat Pump Heating issue with relay sticking

    I had a electrician look and apparently the relay is stuck so the pump keeps running even when not calling for hot water. We already replaced the Honeywell timer and that made no difference prior to calling electrician so its definitely a stuck relay. He said he couldnt get a replacement relay...
  9. S

    Underfloor heating with air source heat pump

    Hi guys We are due to undertake a new build install where they are using air source. Its the first air source I have installed so need a bit of guidance from you professionals, not getting any help or wiring diagrams from the plumber so reliant on your knowledge. The heating system is full...
    • Sb8389
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    • air source heat heat pump heating pump source underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. Pretty Mouth

    Electric underfloor heating for a church?

    What are your thoughts on using electric underfloor heating as a primary heat source in a church? It's a typical old church building - a couple of hundred years old, very high ceiling, masonry walls, single glazed stained glass windows, no insulation anywhere. You know the sort of thing...
  11. K

    My Heatrae Sadia Electrolux is not heating water at night - help!

    My central heating is working fine and if I demand water, then I get a small supply of hot water within an hour. The problem is my water does not heat up over night on the peak rate as it should do, so I do not have hot water unless I use the demand button. There is no alarm sign and all seems...
    • Kelly Thompson
    • Thread
    • heating heatrae sadia help help! night water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. P

    wiring on a fan assisted oven heating element

    I have an old Baumatic oven that hyas been tripping out my new fuseboard . I removed my old element ..photographed the wire connections..or so I thought , only to find out that the only wire connection I can see is the earther ( yellow green) in the middle . the other wires are brown...
  13. jjjinx

    Storage heater not heating up but powered

    Hi guys, I'm on a job where one of the storage heaters isn't heating up. it is a dimplex model FXL18N 2.34kW. There are two of these heaters in the property but one is not heating up. I've checked & bypassed the supply using peak supply to verify that electricity is getting into the heater...
  14. J

    underfloor electric heating as an afterthought without dedicated wiring

    I'd really like to install underfloor, electric radiant heating in my bathroom. The space to cover is very small, probably 25-30 sq ft. once the tub and vanity are factored in. Not having planned for this, we don't have a dedicated breaker for it. Current set up: we have two junction boxes...
    • jacklynhydejr
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    • dedicated electric electric heating heating screwfix underfloor underfloor heating wiring without
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. Gary Tollison

    Central heating queries: is this safe?

  16. J

    Toaster problems middle element not heating

    Hi I’m getting very frustrated have a 4 slice swan Nordic toaster the elements in the middle will not heat have done a continuity test and would appear the there are no breaks in the elements help anyone? Ps I know it’s not worth a fortune but the thought of chucking it seems really wasteful
  17. Ap1234

    Ireland Horstmann Centaurstat 7 Room Thermostats and Heating Programmers

    Hi, I want to either replace or add a thermostat to my Heating Programmer which only has basic functions of On/Off, Timer and Boost.. Can a thermostat be connected to the programmer wiring or do I have to replace the programmer entirely with the thermostat and if so, is the wiring that’s...
  18. T

    Heating Controller Being overridden (UK)

    Hi hope someone can help me, it’s a bit of a long story so sorry in advance. Around 10 months ago we had a power cut and when the power was restored, we got a bit of a surge. Didn’t realise that it had impacted on our central heating until we woke up in the middle of the night with the water...
  19. S

    Heating electric controls running hot/ burning, oil heating

    Hi all Happy Christmas to you and yours. I need some expert advice I made the temporary leap to a off grid Mobile home a few months ago while I build my house. All works ok, generator during the day and batteries and a 1 to 2 kw 220v inverter at night. However, there is a slight problem, I...
  20. Weezy

    Adding an additional zone to existing heating system, should this work?

    So iv got to add a mini one UFH zone to an existing property's heating system, i have already wired in all the easy parts ie. actuator, zone valve, stat etc. however i just need to hook it up to trigger the boiler. iv attached a few images to try and explain things better, the plumber told me...
    • Weezy
    • Thread
    • adding additional boiler electrical work existing heating heating controls system ufh work zone
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
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