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Hans Hotter (19 January 1909 – 6 December 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone. He stood 6 ft 4 in and his appearance was striking. His voice and diction were equally recognisable.

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  1. Z

    Return pipe hotter than flow from boiler

    Seems strange and I may be reading the MI wrong but i dont understand how the return pipe seems to be hotter than the flow. I have a Vailant EcoTec 438 conventional condensing boiler. Here's a photo of the install. You can see the plumber put a Magnaclean on what i thought is the return flow...
  2. M

    I need a hot water tank thermostat for hotter than normal temperatures

    I have a need for for a thermostat for a copper cylinder connected to solar power so I'm looking for an accurate thermostat which will allow me to store water at up to 90c ? I have tried a bog standard Honeywell and a couple of cheaper stats but none of them even work up to the advertised 80c...
  3. J

    Hot water... hot or hotter

    Anyone know how to turn the hot water thermostat down on on a Grant Vortex e26 combi boiler? I've done the obvious and opened the front panel and turned the hot water dial down, but still I've either hot water or hotter water.
  4. D

    Make mixer shower hotter

    Hello, My mixer shower is not giving out water that is hot enough despite turning the nozzle to the max. How can i remove the fitting to make it hotter? Thanks
  5. J

    Hotter water with showerhead on the floor?

    Hello, I'm in need of some advice before renovating the bathroom. I have a normal gravity fed shower that has appalling water pressure and usually takes about 10 mins to warm up. I noticed this morning that if I leave the shower head on the floor the hot water comes though much quicker and...
  6. M

    Hot water too hot

    Hi, I asked this some time ago but never got to the bottom of it. Is it normal for a combi to give out hot water that is much hotter than the temp set on the boiler and then reduce down? It starts off cold for a few secs, rises to about 60 degrees quickly and then levels out to the correct...
  7. S

    Hotter = Less Gas?????

    Hi all hope someone can help me out here, currently have a combi boiler in our rented house, but we have no thermostat, therefore we've been leaving the heating on from 5am to 11pm with the radiator dial on a low setting just to keep the house warm, however because of the very cold weather we've...
  8. S

    MAPP gas vs propane gas?

    just wondering whats the better gas to use and why? ive been buying tools over the last few weeks, i bought a superfire 2 blowtorch and propane gas, in the merchants they asked if i wanted mapp or propane.. i know mapp burns hotter.. is that needed for the likes of 15mm and 22mm copper though?
  9. N

    Grant vortex outdoor combi 21 - HW not very hot

    Previously we used to get decent HW. Now it's barely hot enough to run a bath. I've measured the temperature and it's a fairly constant 43degC. I believe factory setting is 50degC. Boiler is firing ok and running continuously while hot tap is running. C/H is working fine. My other half thinks...
  10. H

    blow torch

    Anyone recommend a decent cheapish blow torch and which is the best gas to use for soldering. Need to buy one this week as i'm doing some soldering next week.Many thanks all.
  11. SimonG

    One For The Thermal Store Boys!

    Was first fixing a new en-suite for a customer out in the sticks. They've recently had a woodburning stove tied in with the oil boiler through a thermal store. The question they asked me whilst I was there was why is the return pipe on the stove hotter than the flow. I said I doubted that that...
  12. M

    shower in winter on combi boiler - is it ok to restrict water flow & get hotter water

    As per title can anyone tell me the answer? Mr TP (otherwise known as he who is never here) has told me that it is not good to restrict water flow on combis in this way. But i am not clear on this - is it about how much water is restricted or about the length of time? The combisave...
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