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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. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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...
  14. 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
  15. 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 ??
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. D

    Faulty Oil Burner Controller

    Chaps and Ladies. New to this forum but thought I’d pass on some info having used the forum myself in the past as a lurker. Been to a job today, not a job really but a mate. Oil boiler not firing. No lockout or anything. Bit of background I changed the solenoid coil and control box back in...
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  19. H

    Oil pressure safety switch wiring help

    Today I tried my hand at installing a fuel pump relay and oil pressure safety switch, but didn't quite get the result I'm looking for. The fuel pump isn't supposed to run until the oil pressure sensor hits 5 psi, but right now the pump turns the second I hook the ground cable up on the battery...
  20. R

    Outbuilding supply TNC-S to TT - Oil heating system

    Hi, I have looked at a job where the house is TN-C-S and it is heated via oil from a tank in the outbuilding. I can see the pipe feeding the house from the outbuilding oil take is metal and runs underground. The customer wants an electrical supply in the outbuilding where the tank is, he...
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