Taking a feed from an FCU for a thermostat
(3 messages)
Date: 15 Sep 2005 07:36:47 -0700
My combi boiler is connected to an FCU that joins the ring main. All
well and good and proper. Now I have a HC60 relay unit that needs
connecting to the boiler. It is the receiver for the CM67 RF
programmable thermostat.
My ...
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Freezer motor running 24/7
(7 messages)
Date: 15 Sep 2005 06:55:19 -0700
Hi all,
when we bought our house in 2002 it had a recently (1 yr old) Baumatic
built under freezer in a fitted kitched.
I noticed a couple of weeks ago the motor was running nearly 24/7.
Since the freezer was quite happily ...
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Cavity Wall Insulation for a flat
(2 messages)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:42:38 +0000 (UTC)
We have a ground floor flat (or maisonette, as the Estate Agent
called it) in a 1960 building that contains 4 flats - 2 upstairs
and 2 on the ground floor. We'd like to get cavity wall
insulation, but haven't had anyone ...
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Electrician qualifications
(9 messages)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:00:33 GMT
Career wise I've decided to move into the area of "odd job man". Doing
anything and everything, such as fitting kitchens, bathrooms, etc.
Obviously this might involve some electrical work, which although I know I'm
capable ...
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Soundproofing between flats
(7 messages)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:56:10 +0000 (UTC)
Can anyone recommend what I can put down on the floor between two flats in
order to reduce sound levels? At the moment sound carries between the two
flats and I believe there's some sort of 'sound' board I can put down. ...
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Radiators get hot when I turn on the hot water
(4 messages)
Date: 15 Sep 2005 02:01:21 -0700
I've had a new system boiler installed (Vaillent ecoTec 618) which is
wired to a Honeywell 6400 programmer. When ever i now turn on the hot
water the radiators get hot. Why is this? Has the programmer been
incorrectly wired ...
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Kingfisher / B&Q feeling the pinch?...
(43 messages)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:54:33 +0100
Seems like B&Q are feeling the effects of the down turn in the
consumer sector, 400 'office' jobs cut last week and now 22 stores to
shut and some B&Q Warehouses to be down graded to Mini Warehouses and
floor space to be 'marketed' ...
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Steel box section for gate ?
(10 messages)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:14:12 +0000 (UTC)
I am looking at making a sliding gate for my back garden driveway out of
square steel box section and cladding it with ply but I am unsure of the
strength of the box section, the gate will be approx 3.2m long X 1.8m high, ...
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Cable type for 12V garden lights
(10 messages)
Date: 14 Sep 2005 16:49:41 -0700
My requirement for extra low voltage (12VAC) garden cabling is as
follows:
Cores: 2 (red and black, or similar but not blue and brown), flexible.
Rating: 6A (max) @ 12V AC
Conductor resistance: 0.012 ohms per metre max.
Sheath: ...
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Metal desk legs..
(11 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:38:37 +0100
Following on from my other post about making a desk.
I am probably gonna go for a wooden base and then 4 metal legs.
Anyone have any ideas what kind of shops might sell these sorts of metal
legs? I can't think of any ...
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Gas Leak
(4 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:17:20 +0000 (UTC)
Called out by a tenant this morning as she could smell gas - tested with
leak detecting fluid - couldn't find anything - it was obviously very
slight. Using our noses we homed in on the area round the governor - it was
definitely ...
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Connecting CM67 thermostat to 38cxi Glowworm combi
(7 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:21:03 +0100
I have a Glow-worm 38cxi combi boiler (very happy with it by the way) and
I've decided to install a programmable thermostat. The one I've decided on
is the CM67 RF NG, not least because of the good reports it gets on this
group ...
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Does anyone here know anything about ...
(36 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:05:42 +0100
....shoemaking?
Mary
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Immersion Heater Timer wiring.
(10 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:07:28 +0100
Round at my brother-in-law's house today. He has an airing cupboard on the
landing and inside the cupboard is a fused switch for the immersion heater.
Wiring is conventional :- mains cable goes into the switch and flex goes ...
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Plumbers mate. How to Apply
(12 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:39:45 +0100
I'm trying to put plumbers mate round the fitting on my basin. But every
time I put it on the fitting it just comes away and sticks to my hand!! It
is driving me crazy.
Is there a technique to do this or do I cover my hands ...
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Clip on Conservatory gutter.
(2 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:35:03 GMT
Hi all
Just looked at my conservatory gutter the clip on type (clip/bracket on the
inside of gutter). It is leaking in a few places mainly on the joints. When
I looked closer it has been leaking down the wall at the end ...
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New Hoover Washer/Dryer - water fills Conditioner not wash part
(6 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:49:31 +0100
Title says it all I hope.
One of my tenants has found that when she tries to wash, the water fills
the conditioner section of the powder drawer, rather than the wash
powder section.
I've tried it on a few sections, and ...
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Replacement boiler quote - reasonable?
(13 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:58:49 +0100
As part of a kitchen refurbishment we are renewing
our old Thorn M56/76B boiler.
See...
http://pix.gillandroy.com/diy/boiler/+ThornDetails.jpg
We have had visits from 4 plumbers. A fith was
arranged but he called at ...
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back to wall toilet leak from supply
(6 messages)
Date: 14 Sep 2005 06:57:14 -0700
Hi,
I have a toilet which is a back to wall style. It sits in front of a
wooden unit which contains the cistern.
I'd noticed a darkening of the grout between the floor tiles at the
base of the wooden unit, and when I took ...
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Damp proofing ancient garage...
(26 messages)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:08:13 +0100
I am converting an ancient (1960s) garage to a store
room for wood (for woodworking not fire wood)
and tools. The size is 4.4M long, 2.45M wide and 2.2M
High. I want to seal this room from damp.
The floor is a concrete slab ...
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