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@iancalderbank I’ll have a look at the wiring and see what I can work out. With regards to the electrician and plumber, it’s a new build so I’m at lea...
@derek-m I am not sure if there’s a pressure reducing valve to the hot water cylinder… where would I find this?
@iancalderbank thanks very much for your reply! I feel like I know lots more about the system than the ‘experts’ thanks to the help on this forum! I’m...
@derek-m I know! I’ve no idea what he’s done! Hoping he’s coming tomorrow as the temp is really dropping this week!! I’ll update once we’re sorted 👍...
@derek-m thanks or checking in! The hot water situation is so much better with the pump off and is lasting longer and holding temperature in the tank-...
@derek- thanks for the advice. I’ve turned the isolation valve off… hopefully that’ll do the trick! I’ll have a play with the position of the sensor- ...
@derek-m that’s fantastic- thank you. I will work on this over the coming days/ weeks and let you know how I go! Some of the rooms stats are wired up ...
@derek-m sorry- probably wrong terminology! In the Perspex scale. If it’s off the red ‘toggle’ is at the top on ‘0’ and when on it adjusts. I’ve attac...
@derek-m thank you for this. Probably a silly question but when the system is not asking for heat all the valve pressures are on 0… It’s when they are...
@derek-m thank you so much. The heating engineer is coming tomorrow so I am hoping he will agree to turn off the pump. can you advise where I open and...
@derek-m yes- the pumps switch on and off. I felt each pipe getting warm, I think they all felt a similar temperature… We do find that downstairs heat...
@h2009 sounds similar for sure- and equally costing a small fortune. I’m hoping to get the pump disconnected this week to see if that helps. Keep me p...
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