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by diydaveh
Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:41 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Advice please
Replies: 3
Views: 3055

Advice please

Thermostatic rad. valves are not technically essential, but well worth fitting if you're having a new system; leave the bathroom rad./towel rail without a TRV, to keep the system stable. A weather compensating thermostat (sensing outdoors) will help to keep your condensing boiler working at the opti...
by diydaveh
Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:34 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Burco hot water boiler
Replies: 3
Views: 13407

Burcpo Hot Water boiler: strange taste

It's a fact that in some areas of the country, certain plastics and rubber compounds will leach chemicals into the water, producing an unacceptable odour or taste. If anyone else has this problem, I suggest that if there are any rubber washers in the connection to the water supply, you replace them ...
by diydaveh
Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:11 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Boiler shuts off when shower turned up to full...........
Replies: 12
Views: 25956

It's probably a control valve setting problem. When the flow rate is increased to maximum, the pressure in the system has to fall as a consequence. Unless the control valve is set to keep the boiler firing at the lowered water pressure, the gas is cut off. This should be easy to fix, unless there's ...
by diydaveh
Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:50 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: electric shock
Replies: 7
Views: 3925

Electric shock

You have a potentially lethal situation there. Get a pro. electrician to check your installation. I'm fairly sure that all the exposed metalwork should be externally bonded to earth, usually via the water supply pipe. If your appliances are connected via sockets, the earth connection may be in the r...
by diydaveh
Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: electric shock
Replies: 7
Views: 3925

Electric shock

You have a potentially lethal situation there. Get a pro. electrician to check your installation. I'm fairly sure that all the exposed metalwork should be externally bonded to earth, usually via the water supply pipe. If your appliances are connected via sockets, the earth connection may be in the r...
by diydaveh
Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:37 pm
Forum: Stains, Marks and Remedies Forum
Topic: Removal of Beeswax from Glass
Replies: 2
Views: 5286

Removing beeswax from glass

If you find after cleaning with white spirit that you still have a residue, try using a few drops of lighter fluid on a piece of kitchen paper towel. Keep away from naked lights (including gas pilot lights) and active ignition sources (like hairdryers and thermostats) when using lighter fluid as a s...
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