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New push button valve - different outlet size
New push button valve - different outlet size
My push button toilet (concealed cistern with a good distance to pan) has been leaking and I've got a replacement valve for it.
However the new valve has a smaller outlet pipe size than my old valve...
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Honeywell ST6400C Programmer reboots itself when CH+HW programs turn on
Honeywell ST6400C Programmer reboots itself when CH+HW programs turn on
Hi - I have inherited an old ST6400C when we moved in 7 years ago. I'd guess its 15 years old looking at the agr of the boiler etc. Generally been...
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Replacing Honeywell wireless receiver with a Hive
Replacing Honeywell wireless receiver with a Hive
Hi all
I have a combo boiler. A Nest controls our radiators and the Honeywell our Underfloor heating. So the cabling is spurred from the boiler already.
I want to replace the Honeywell...
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Comfort or Standard Height toilet?
Comfort or Standard Height toilet?
We're only middle-aged, but planning on living here forever. Currently planning a bathroom re-fit, hopefully the last!
I'm thinking I might plan ahead and get a taller "Comfort Height" toilet instead of a standard one.
Are...
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Boiler fog horn
Boiler fog horn
I have a strange issue with my Baxi Duo Tec 28GA.
When using the central heating the boiler seems to make a load horn/trumptet like noise which is audible inside and out.
As the boiler is heating up the sound goes in and out of phase and will in the end...
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Wall lights
Wall lights
I have uplighters fitted in our small flat, a refurbished barn building. They're pretty useless but is no place for ceiling lights.
My plan for the bedroom though is to take out one light and replace with a spotlight bar higher up above the bed. If I want to avoid...
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How to hide pvc cistern access panel?
How to hide pvc cistern access panel?
I’m having my bathroom renovated in pvc panels, the company didn’t want to install an access panel and by my request have put one in but they’re saying they can’t hide it.
surely there’s a way they can hide the...
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viessmann outdoor temperature sensor
viessmann outdoor temperature sensor
Hi,
Attached is a basic wiring layout of room stat + programmer working with Viessmann heat only boiler. (pic 1)
I have installed a weather compensation sensor as per schematic (pic2).
When I switch boiler on it shows...
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Possible ringing noise in socket
Possible ringing noise in socket
Anytime I stay over at my parents house (which is regular) I'm hearing a small ringing sound in the early hours of the morning before I get up or late at night when I'm going to bed. Both times it's very quiet about the house...
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Hik Vision CCTV system camera quote
Hik Vision CCTV system camera quote
I have been quoted for the following Hik Vision CCTV system for installation in London.
6x Hik Vision cameras dome day/night infrared, hikvision waterproof dome of which 1x audio included camera
2x colour cameras
1x PSU...
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Adiabatic equation, disconnection times?
Adiabatic equation, disconnection times?
Just looking to find out where to select 't' the disconnection time for the Adiabatic formula. (This is for college not an actual install.)
Using an EN60898 breaker, 16A. Type B.
Do I look up a datasheet for...
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Thomas Dudley Quantum push button flush syphon
Thomas Dudley Quantum push button flush syphon
Dudley have been advertising this flush valve in trade press for nearly two years now but I have never seen one or found anywhere to buy them.
Many Emails to TD are unanswered.
Is this a real...
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Dead bugs and debris coming out of hot water tank.
Dead bugs and debris coming out of hot water tank.
Hi all,
For the past year we have had parts of dead bugs (ie spiderlegs, bits of wings, shells) and odd debris coming out of our hot water tap only in the bath.
We have a classic boiler (not...
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Storage heater dead - wiring confusion?
Storage heater dead - wiring confusion?
One of my mothers storage heaters stopped working earlier this year and now I've been hassled to get it fixed.
All the other heaters are working fine apart from the one in the bedroom.
Looking at the heaters there...
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CH Energy Requirements Estimate
CH Energy Requirements Estimate
I’m currently trying to renovate a long-neglected house that I have inherited.
It’s late Victorian (about 130 years old), a large 3-storey mid-terraced house, with a total floor area of about 1,200 ft² (about 110 m²). Other than...
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