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  1. EricMark

    Improving control, oil boiler C Plan

    At the moment it depends on the weather on how well the central heating works, the main problem is the Nest Gen 3 thermostat only measures the temperature in the hall, and it turns off boiler some times when living room not warm enough, but can't move Nest into living room, as one there is also...
  2. S

    63 reg Aygo, red oil pressure light on/off why?

    replaced sensor and no change oil pressure test came back normal thinking wiring?
  3. cliffed

    MBPC to Oil pipeline needed

    What’s you thinking guys… I’m feeling no MBPC required, at this stage realistically cabling a 10mm Earth could be a nightmare Trying to upload pics but no way… Plastic Oil tank on concrete with plastic coated copper oil pipe, enters the ground then comes out to go inside to supply boiler plastic...
  4. A

    How do oil immersed starters work

    Went to a job this week where we replaced a slip ring motor. We went back as it was not running upto full speed which we found was due to the oil immersed starter unit that the rotary wires onto. Someone on site pushed what seemed to be some sort of a cog with in the starter unit and this got...
  5. S

    What cabling does a normal oil fired boiler use?

    Hi all Mate of mine is getting a new utility room fitted, the kitchen fitting company have brought in their electricians for first fix and to be fair they've done a good job, neat chasing, capping used, all cables in zones etc. They've also had to chase in the boiler feed which was in surface...
  6. 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...
  7. Mark W

    Classic 275,000 volt, 15,000Mva JW420 bulk oil breaker

    The above picture was taken at the festival of Britain and it shows a BTH bulk oil breaker, for me this represents the development of the super grid and how Britain was able to assist the world in developing higher transmission voltages. These units are still in service and in only a few years...
  8. bobmeades

    Oil verses economy 7 electricity for heating a hot Water tank?.

    With rising energy costs small differences in cost, are getting larger. So assuming a well insulated tank & not much water being used during the day Washing up & face wash then a bath in the evening would the immersion heater on Economy 7 be enough & comparison of cost with oil. Thanks.
  9. Carolina

    Oil-filled radiator element upgrade

    I have an 80's oil-filled heater at home and although it's almost in mint condition on the outside, it's the heating element that's giving me trouble, it's on its way out as it's only using about 700W out of the 1500W the heater is rated at, because of this, the oil and fins never hit a...
  10. 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...
  11. Jurassic Sparks

    Oil Filled Heaters, any one recognise them

    I am sorting out a few problems in a fairly new build (3 years) no paperwork or instructions came with the property !! a couple of the heaters pop and fizz, so I presume the builders stored them the wrong way and some oil drained out the biggest problem is that I have no idea of the...
  12. T

    Snake oil device advertised on Electricians forum

    Hi, This ad popped up on this forum <admin edit: link removed to dodgy site> ...this is nonsense, is it possible you could remove it?......i know its not your fault, but how does stuff like this get through....i appreciate its like virus's though, and hard for the website to regulate such things
  13. jackhammerJIM

    oil fuel AGA cooker feeding unvented cyclinder gravity fed

    Hello lads . Not seen the job but my old buddy the plumber has informed me today he has replaced an old cylinder with an unvented . Alarm bells are ringing im going to ring the cylinder manufacturer on monday to clarify a few things but im concerned about achieving positive shut off . I...
  14. N

    For Sale Megger Dielectric Oil Tester OTS60AF

    Megger Dielectric Oil Tester OTS60AF. Condition is used . Like new , comes with set of probes and different agitators. If your looking at this you know the price to buy new. Still in excellent working condition. Asking £2800 = 3,440.77 USD. PM for more info. Thanks for looking!
  15. M.Polipartov

    UK CompEx training centre near London?

    Hi every one! I’m looking in doing CompEx 01-04 at the end of October. What will be the best training centre to go for? Is there one around London? I’ve heard there was one in Basildon but can’t find any contact information to book it. Thanks
  16. C

    Warm flow oil boiler

    Hello, so this is to anyone that is great with heating systems. It’s always been a weak point for myself. I am currently doing a heating system at a home which has a warm flow oil boiler. I’ve been told it has 4 zone valves 1-UFH 2-Upstairs radiators 3-Towel radiators 4-Hot water It will...
  17. bigspark17

    Earth bond to external oil boiler....

    External oil boiler, (just outside kitchen) oil pipe buried through garden to tank. Plumber says it doesnt need bonding as its outside? Am i missing something?? Copper pipes entering house from boiler. Thoughts
  18. sparks55

    Earth Clamp On Oil Feeds

    Just had a customer request to ensure his installation is correctly earth bonded prior to install of Water Meter Now we all know that water is Bonded near to stop cock and gas is before 1st joint on the outlet But where do we bond Oil Feeds as not in BS7671 ??
  19. B

    Oil Boiler cable size

    hi all, just after a bit of advice have had a oil boiler fitted in a outhouse the company also wired it up. They took a 3amp fused spur off the the immersion spur ran 1.5mm 4 core 14 meters to outside junction box 3 meters of armored cable to another junction box then 5 meters in the out house...
  20. S

    Oil service bond metal tank pme

    I have just done an EICR... Havnt finilised coding yet. Property is TN-C-S Incoming oil to boiler... Copper oil line with pvc sheath, buried to metal oil tank sat on slabs on ground (it is not raised up) technical said it should be bonded.... Imo by bonding im taking pme potential out to the...

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