hot water

  1. dfreitag

    reduce consumption of off-peak hot water boiler - timer?

    Hi there I have 2 electric hot water boilers in my house (in France). They both work with off-peak power, but they run all night long, so they consume way too much Because of this, I'm looking for a way of reducing their consumption. For example, I was thinking if I could replace their...
  2. W

    Hot water direct to solar panels

    How to connect hot water system to solar panels
  3. P

    Alpha E-Tec 33 - Intermittent Hot Water Issue - Wifi Connection?

    Good afternoon chaps, I have an Alpha E-Tec 33 combi boiler (with Google Nest 3rd Gen thermostat) that occasionally fails to put out hot water. The C.H. works fine (at least I haven't noticed any issues), but in the past 6-9 months or so, when using the thermostatic shower, there's sometimes...
  4. J

    2x4.8kw hot water with 1x4.8kw source

    I have a 4.8kw solar diverter with 2 x 4.8kw hot water systems. Is there a switch that will only heat one hot water system at a time and switch over? So basically, 1 x 4.8kw line that goes to two hot water systems that only heats one at a time and switches over to the next one when one is done...
  5. A

    What can I do to get hot water?

    We have a tribune water cyclinder powered by an old version of the horstmann electronic 7. We haven’t had hot water for a day or so now and wondering what I can do? There are 2 electrical inputs to the cyclinder and the lights on the socket are usually off. I pressed boost and I saw one of...
  6. S

    No hot water Hortsmann 7

    Hi, my mother has been without hot water for 4 days now. She lives in a sheltered accommodation and 3 different repair men have been and not resolved anything. The electrician keeps saying it’s not a electrical issue and it needs to dealt by the plumber or heating engineer….the plumber came...
  7. Mcharles

    Can i keep hortsman 7 on 24hours to have constant hotwater?

    Can i keep hortsman 7 on 24hours to have constandt hot water and will that spike my bills or will that be ok since its top up and not heating all tank?how do i make it heatup 24hours as it only heat water between 2 am and 8 am . So if i finsh hot water during day, i have to wait till next day...
  8. Z

    Prepping for an On-Demand Hot Water Heater - Amps

    Hi folks. I'm asking so that I can do some planning, and then hire a local electrician to do the work. WHAT: This is my first question, ever, on this forum. I've joined so that I can understand better what I have in my home so that I do not run the risk of putting too great a load on my...
  9. S

    48 v adjustable relay for over system hot water heater

    How to have a hot water heater turn off below 50 v and on at 52 v. I have a 48v off grid pv system running our cabin. It has a 5000w inverter. I have been heating our domestic hot water during the day with 120vac and manually turning it off at night in order to preserve the battery capacity...
  10. G

    Block of 200+ flats, eleven single channel hot water timers blown this week alone.

    Got called to "a flat in Manchester has no hot water" at 16:30 today and to be frank I was a little miffed to have to attend. So arrives at site, spends 20mins finding parking, 30 mins finding the site contact, getting keys and then being informed that it was not one flat but eleven. Have no...
    • GBDamo
    • Thread
    • alone block blown channel flats hot water single timers water
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. S

    Solar and hot water

    Looking for advice. I have a 5kv solar system. My inverter is currently showing output of just under 3000 w. In the past my energex qld meter would tell me that the solar was giving grid excess after the inverter was reading over 1400w that was with pool pump and hotwater on. They came and put a...
    • Solmon52
    • Thread
    • ausie elec hot water solar water
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  12. S

    Baxi Bermuda no hot water

    As usual, a problem arises nearly last thing on a Friday!! Was wiring a kitchen for someone this week & the customer noticed this afternoon before I finished there was no hot water. Central heating is working fine. The back of the programmer shows it as fully pumped on the selector. Getting no...
  13. J

    No power to water boiler (UK)

    Good afternoon, Hope you are well. Firstly I would like to Appologise for my incorrect naming of components, I really don't know alot about this kind of thing. I have an issue regarding my water boiler, for the past few days I have had no hot water. It is powered by a control box and a timer...
  14. S

    Solar Panels Best option for central heating & hot water w solar PV installation

    Hello, I am looking at getting a solar PV installation (8 x 350W plus 4.6 kWh battery) and wondered how I might best take advantage of it when re-designing the central heating system, with the aim of reducing natural gas usage without spending more money on electricity from the grid. This is...
  15. J

    Horstmann electronic 7. Cant get hot water regardless of what I do

    I have moved in 3 days to a flat which seems to have a lot of problems. I have not had hot water yet and the agent tells me I will pay for a call-out if it will be something simple and I could have found it on the internet.. So I am paranoid. The red light is on. I usually would have a shower...
  16. E

    Heating switches

    Hi there I have an electrical water heater. It has two switches one main immersion one boost. The main one has gone hot and won't work :( can I just use the boost? Also it has a 13a plug in the main is that enough? Is that why its seized up? It went very hot beforehand:( ☹
  17. D

    2 port valve no hot water nest thermostat

    I have a y plan system with an additional two port valve because i the hot water water tank to unvented cyclinder, installed a nest thermostat but with the two port valve connected hot water doesnt work, when removed and it then works. How can i include the two port valve the system amd...
  18. M

    Help with hot water switches

    Living in a flat that only has water for around 2 hot water showers and a bit of washing up in the kitchen a day. There are 3 switches.. W/H CONTROLS.. W/H OFF PEAK... W/H ON PEAK.. and Grasslin Time clock.. I have tried to fiddle with the switches and keep on peak on but it doesnt help...
  19. M

    Electric Boiler Help!!

    Hi I've just started renting a new flat with my partner and we're having some energy problems. The boiler that we have is as I understand it, a pretty inefficient one - a Heatrae Sadia Electromax. The landlord and their engineers have been really pretty useless with helping with any of our...
    • mrblue
    • Thread
    • boiler electric electromax heating heatrae sadia hot water
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. C

    Nest Thermostat - vacation home setting - hot water / heating

    Dear community, as the Pro Nest are too fare away from my place in Italy, I am seeking here for advice. The actual work will be done then by my local electrician - I am a DIY. Goal: I want to install a Nest 3rd generation learning thermostat (not the thermostat E) including heat link to my old...
Best EV Chargers
Best EV Chargers by Electrical2Go! The official electric vehicle charger supplier.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

TrueNAS JBOD Storage Server

YOUR Unread Posts

Daily, weekly or monthly email

Receive a daily, weekly, or monthly email containing a digest of new and recently updated threads.
UK Tiling Forum | Tilers Forums
UK Tiling Forum by Tilers Forums UK
Plumbers Forums | Plumbing Advice | Gas Forum
Electrician Tips from Professional Electricians
JBOD Forums: a forum for JBOD storage server advice
Back
Top