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  1. W

    Water heater query

    Wonder if anyone can help out, my experience in heating is minimal. So house I was working in had a circuit for the water heater, which went to a double pole switch at the water tank. But the water was controlled from a programmer in the kitchen which was supplied from the heating circuit. The...
  2. cliffed

    Electricity & Water Nice

    Lights still on … even though everything else is under water 😎
  3. T

    House water pump keeps needing a reset

    Hi. I have a single phase water pump which supplies our house. It frequently cuts out and needs to be reset (on pump itself). Because of our location (rural Spain) I suspect it is erratic voltage supply. Is there a power regulator I can use in between pump & outlet to overcome this?
  4. R

    UK Static Type Shock Kitchen Water

    Good Afternoon All, I moved into a flat around 2 months ago. A few times only (maybe four times in the two months) I've turned on the kitchen tap, and when I've touched the water I've had a mild static type shock. I didn't pay much attention to it before, but today when it happened I thought...
  5. G

    I need to do a sketch/ sketches to show how to remedy a situation..

    you have discovered a water pipe in a bathroom that has been repaired at some previous time using a plastic connector. please help, thank you.
  6. nedwards9820

    electrical isolation of undersink water heater

    I have taken delivery of an undersink water heater. It is fitted with an RCD on the electrical supply cable which terminates with a euro-plug. I am planning to cut the plug off and hardwire it to a switched fused spur. There is a curious electrical isolation connection that is supposed to be...
  7. M

    Water cylinder thermost question

    I have a customer who has an 18" thermostat in their water tank which periodically requires resetting. I went to replace this but am unable to put a new 18" one in as the tank is very close to the ceiling and the thermostat is withdrawn in an upward direction. I can get the 18" one out by...
  8. W

    Hot water direct to solar panels

    How to connect hot water system to solar panels
  9. 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...
  10. T

    can I use fresh water to complete a led light circuit?

    hello all. I am trying to add led strip lights to my boat trailer. I have marine grade submersible lights. I will have them running parallel to the bunks to aid in night loading. I know I am over thinking this but I would like to add a device that sense water and then sends power to the led...
  11. B

    Electricity running through water pipe?

    Hey all :-) Hope its chill that I'm here asking questions, I just inherited this old decrepit place in NSW (Australia) and went to wash my hands in the up stairs bathroom sink n got an electric shock. I went and flicked off all the switches, I checked with a voltage tester (the kind that glows...
  12. the pict

    Horstman water heating contoller wiring

    I have two supplies into a new horstman e7 box, 1 from the offpeak water heating one from standard tariff boost do both suppies go to 1 and 2, 4 &5 linked, when wired this way boost RCBO trips ,if I remove the off peak it works albeit no off peak I fitted 2 new RCBO boards a while back but there...
  13. P

    Horstmann Water heater controller for Economy 7

    Yesterday moved my Mum into her new bungalow. The Hortsmann had been off for a few months I suspect. The boost worked, but nothing happened overnight on economy 7 even though I set the timer dial correctlt etc, so no hot water this morning. I can't see anywhere in the threads on here whether...
  14. W

    Which inverter for water powered generator

    Hi there I’ve only seen inverters for solar energy or camper vans …I’m looking for information On buying an inverter using a water power wheel using an alternator. A lot of the videos don’t give the precise instructions needed. Also a question about getting power from an inverter 220v to about...
  15. Rahi99

    What is wrong with bonding plastic water pipes and plastic gas pipes ?

    I know once you see plastic entering then you don’t need to bond as it says on site guide.(enters the house plastic then it’s metal) Would I be in wrong if I have earthed the plastic gas pipes ? Can someone point me in right direction in on site guide if it’s wrong and why it’s wrong ?
    • Rahi99
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. S

    Water kettle not working

    I have a weird issue with my electric water boiling kettle. Here are the facts: -There is an on button that, when working normally, lights up and heats the water until it's around 100C at which time the button clicks off. -Right now, the button doesn't latch when I push it down, nor does it...
  17. S

    Homeowner - Pushmatic Breaker and Water Heater Conversion

    Hi all, I converted my gas water heater to electric. I have a two pole pushmatic breaker of 20 amps. I am wanting to connect this to a 40 gallon 4500 watt water heater. I currently have a 12/2 wire connected, and get 240 volts when read with a multimeter. I wanted to get input before I...
  18. N

    Mains water bonding when only couple of inches of copper

    Not sure on this one. Mains water is coming up from the ground in lead pipe in bathroom. 2 inches of copper pipe before the stop tap. All pipework inside the house after stop tap is plastic. Does that 2 inch of copper pipe before stop need mains bonding?
  19. D

    Water heater use stored energy?

    Can anybody advise? I have a 3 rate old style electricy meter with 3 rates (day, night, and stored energy) Storage heaters are completely off at the mains (red fuse) , yet the bill is showing a ton of stored-energy usage 2849. kWh over 3 months. What else would use stored energy? Does the water...
  20. robertl

    Boiling water tap and waste disposal into socket adapter

    Hi All, Looking for a bit of advice. Just bought a boiling water tap, with a max kw rating of 1.5. We already have a waste disposal under the sink which we use after most meals which is around 13 years old, but have found a link for it which i have posted below. 0.55kw it says it is...
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