If you have sight of the incoming main to the property surely it would be easy to put in a pit and stopcock for future? Let the neighbours know the water will be off for a short while (or if you CBA just do it live!!! :-)
1) Direct feed from the control panel with its own MCBs. No RCD.
2) The issue was L/N swapped, not L/E.
I'm assuming that the FFD circuit referenced to neutral and with the L/N reversed was not getting the correct signal hence locking...
I'm involved with a new ASHP/wet system installation to an existing property. They are going for a high temp ASHP so about 70C output. COP is about 2 so more expensive to run and rads need to be oversized by about 30%. That is the...
Generally, I've been putting buffer tanks on the heating side. Helps maintain the system while the heat pump goes through the defrost cycle. Also useful if you get a heavy HWS demand and the heat pump is busy charging the cylinder.
Bearing in mind most sealed heating systems will be lacking oxygen anyway I haven't heard of this being a major issue. I turn down the heating temp on my combi during warmer weather and back up to full during cold spells so this would...
Talking with one of the guys in the office about a mysterious boiler fault (runs, ignites, locks out) reminded me of an issue in a new boiler room some years ago. Three new gas boilers all installed at the same time, due to handover to...