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by jim the plumb
Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:30 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Converting Log Cabin into Granny Annex - Insulation Advice Needed
Replies: 3
Views: 4155

Re: Converting Log Cabin into Granny Annex - Insulation Advice Needed

Thanks Welsh brickie. I've never thought of that before. It seems messy though. I plan to plasterboard the internal walls and don't want to reduce the internal dimensions by too much. I'm doing it like a timber stud frame building except I'm working inside out, rather than outside in. If that makes ...
by jim the plumb
Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:26 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Converting Log Cabin into Granny Annex - Insulation Advice Needed
Replies: 3
Views: 4155

Converting Log Cabin into Granny Annex - Insulation Advice Needed

Hi all. In the garden we have a 6m X 3.6m summer house. It was here when we bought the house and has over the last 3 years been mostly a dumping ground and junk shop. I was planning to knock it down and build a timber framed replacement as a granny annex for my parents who one day will find themselv...
by jim the plumb
Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:49 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?
Replies: 16
Views: 5885

Re: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?

Crikey - so many replies I've had to break out the laptop! The reason for keeping an isolation switch is the Triton manual states, "After phased shutdown the unit [b]MUST[/b] be isolated via the 45amp-isolating switch. In order to maintain the minimalist look of the bathroom, I have moved the i...
by jim the plumb
Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:43 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?
Replies: 16
Views: 5885

Re: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?

It will be tested. So a contactor makes a clunk as well eh?

Back to the silent drawing board then.

Thanks for the replies and advice guys.
by jim the plumb
Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:46 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?
Replies: 16
Views: 5885

Re: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?

[quote="ericmark"]The word relay normally refers to up to 16A and contractor above 16A but this is a loose thing and there is some crossover but at 40A contractor would be the term used. However a three phase 16A relay with all contacts in parallel could handle 48 amp but the term is of li...
by jim the plumb
Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:18 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?
Replies: 16
Views: 5885

Re: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?

Thanks for the reply. The point is that I don't want an isolation switch on the wall outside the bathroom as this wall at the top of the stairs, will be tiled. A switch will spoil the clean minimalist look of the house. All our lighting is dimmable motion sensing downlights. As you walk around the h...
by jim the plumb
Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:58 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?
Replies: 16
Views: 5885

Motion Sensor for Electric Shower - What Relay?

Hi guys. Typing this again as I lost the lot a few minutes ago. I've nearly finished my bathroom install and I've put the light pull cord in the loft for a smooth ceiling. The cord still works but now there's a pir sensor that turns on the lights when the door is opened. I've also put the electric s...
by jim the plumb
Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:18 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Missing stopcock
Replies: 3
Views: 3780

Re: Missing stopcock

We have this problem as well. New kitchen installed before we moved in. The previous owner said the water board had done away with the stopcock! I know where the internal stopcock is - behind a kitchen unit and the pipes go up inside the wall, the only non brick section of wall in the kitchen. I'm g...
by jim the plumb
Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:13 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: How do the pro's do it? - drained but not empty
Replies: 7
Views: 2517

Re: How do the pro's do it? - drained but not empty

I had this problem this week in a kitchen install. I always have my water hoover handy when working on any water pipework/ toilets anyway, so used that to get the water out. I had to cut the pipe and have the hoover ready to catch the water. I didn't spill a drop. Sometimes I've had to empty the hoo...
by jim the plumb
Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:51 pm
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: Worcester 28cdi - "fail point J"
Replies: 3
Views: 5920

Hi guys,

Its been nearly 8 months since I posted this fault.

Well, I can safely say he was right.

I haven't had a callout since on this boiler and it's running fine.

Add this one to your list of diagnostics for Worcester boilers.

jimbo
by jim the plumb
Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:51 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Variable flow from power shower
Replies: 4
Views: 2956

Why don't you ask your plumber friend (!).

Or did you fit it (!).

jimbo
by jim the plumb
Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:28 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Siemens Landis & Staefa RWB2E Timer Problem
Replies: 4
Views: 11965

Buy a new one?

About 50 quid plus postage online. Do a search.

jimbo
by jim the plumb
Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:05 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: No water in upstairs bathroom and no hot water in kitchen.
Replies: 3
Views: 6021

Try forcing mains water back through the wash basin hot tap.

Could be another airlock.

HTH jimbo
by jim the plumb
Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:48 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: HELP! Cold downstairs, warm upstairs - what's wrong?
Replies: 3
Views: 24936

I just visited a property with 24 rads that was cold! The upstairs was hot and downstairs was cold. The answer is to balance the system. All the heat is going up to L4, L3, L2 and not L1. If the boiler was on L1 the heating problem probably wouldn't be as bad. Anyway, you have to force the heating w...
by jim the plumb
Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:05 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: radiators warm along top when turned off
Replies: 2
Views: 2923

Sounds like the power flush moved some sludge towards the mid position valve/ diverter valve preventing it from closing completely when the heating is turned off unless it was already faulty. Stratification means layering, so I would guess he used that to describe the layers of hotter water from bot...
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