HELP! I need a plumber...

[Screwdriver]

Your quite welcome to do " WTF you like " in your own home as long as don't gas or blow anyone up

Thank you for giving me your permission.

 

[Pete.]

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6066955/honeywell-cm927-thermostat-stopped-working

Recommend ..the CM927 ..but as above Centrebrand do the same same thing for less ..you can take in the room your in with you wireless

That's the one I've got. Easy to set up and works great.

 

[Screwdriver]

going into the boiler is a grey area for the electrician who has to wire it up

its going into the gas or flue side of it your not as long as you dont break any seals however interesting part of that and an electrician has to do is repair some models inseide of a sealed boiler.

as long as you know what your doing your fine if youve done electronics or electrics the rules are simple enough

not all boilers work with a pump thats why i said check your manual

vailiant did do some models that dont start a pump

I don’t think there is a graceful way to backtrack out of that one. I think you’ll just have to own it.
What version of Vailant do you have then that isn’t a combi boiler?

 

[roblane65]

Thank you for giving me your permission.

you didn't need my permission you did it anyway

 

[Screwdriver]

Try tapping the diverter valve,whilst setting it off, if it’s stuck the overheat kicks in as the hot water has nowhere to go,

The system is purring like a kitten. It was a problem with the remote timer/thermostat. That unit has an appointment with the Flypress tomorrow. Am looking at the Honeywell CM927 as a replacement for the paperclip bodge.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Am looking at the Honeywell CM927 as a replacement for the paperclip bodge.

I have that one....I'm on my second unit....the first one lasted about 3 years and then the lcd screen went on the fritz (common issue apparently). Current one is on it's last legs...the temperature control buttons are very flimsy and the only way they can now be operated is with a screwdriver/ball point pen!

It is handy to move around the house though....and the wireless link has been faultless. Maybe they've fixed the issues that I've had already so the newer units might be better.

And yes that's how blooming hot it is in my living room...next controller I get will be linked to my phone and password protected to stop "people" messing with it

 

[Screwdriver]

Is the timer function idiot proof? I need dedicated buttons, can’t abide deep menu functions that need a manual and a thousand button presses to cycle through. Come to think of it, I might see if there’s anything out there I can work off the iPhone/iPad. Hey, it is Christmas...

 

[earthman]

Difference is searching and finding the answers vs just asking.

One relies on past experience the other is blind faith.

He is searching & trying to find the answer though, no matter what the resource is, even what's printed in a book could be wrong.

At the end of the day you can't gain experience on anything without having a go/trying yourself.
This is the problem I have with the 'Snowflake' people of today, those who want to ban/stop people from doing stuff because it maybe dangerous. Removing band saws from schools for example, how on earth are the future generations going to be able to make/fix anything if they've never had the chance to master the use of tools/equipment?

 

[mtt.tr]

He is searching & trying to find the answer though, no matter what the resource is, even what's printed in a book could be wrong.

At the end of the day you can't gain experience on anything without having a go/trying yourself.
This is the problem I have with the 'Snowflake' people of today, those who want to ban/stop people from doing stuff because it maybe dangerous. Removing band saws from schools for example, how on earth are the future generations going to be able to make/fix anything if they've never had the chance to master the use of tools/equipment?

On the contrary, but not all experience is good experience more often than not those in the know will offer advice which seems to create immediate emotional hurt.
Which leads to the upset person proclaiming to told he cant do this or that because "snowflakes" when actually the person who knows was attempting to advice on the best course of action.

What one choses to do is there action, what one learns from such interaction might be more pot luck than actually learning the correct techniques.

 

[Screwdriver]

This is the problem I have with the 'Snowflake' people of today, those who want to ban/stop people from doing stuff because it maybe dangerous.

I think this gets to the heart of the problem I appear to have with some members. Look at the top of this very page:

The forum describes itself as a DIY guide. DIY for the uninitiated: DO IT YOURSELF!

Clearly there are many highly skilled craftsmen, tradesmen, professionals and even a few artists. Men and women alike. It is an extremely well populated public forum available via internet. It is true to say a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing but that is one of the reasons I ask here to poll opinion and see if anyone pops up with a key bit of information, an unknown unknown in other words.

Quite soon after I got my first welder, I made this:



I welded some scaff poles to the bottom of an old Calor gas bottle. So far so what, well, I posted here and discovered what that dense cloud of smoke was that escaped from the tubes when I was welding on it upside down. The leg of the base was millimetres from the brim of my welding helmet, pumping out thick, toxic fumes! I further discover after some banter on here that older "brake fluids" might contain trichloroethane or some other chlorinated hydrocarbon. Welding near that can generate phosgene gas. A tiny whiff will most likely kill you - if you're lucky. Otherwise you spend the rest of your life barely able to breathe.

That's pretty crucial information. The knee jerk reaction I sometimes see is, "if you don't know what you're doing you shouldn't do it". The famous Einstein quote is quite appropriate here, "If I knew what I was doing, they wouldn't call it research". The thing is, I am going to do it anyway, whether that's fixing my own boiler or installing a giant extractor fan.

No, I am not a professional. No, I have not acquired the appropriate certification but the tradesmen and professionals here ought to remember they are on a public forum which describes itself as D.I.Y.

 

[HughF]

I'd get a good old honeywell rotary knob thermostat - they seem to last forever. I fitted a new one at my wifes place last year after the old one went a bit weird, I think it had been in since the mid 80's.

The boiler is staying as long as it can though - good old baxi bermuda back boiler with a gas-u-fire in the front for when my wife freezes. I recon it will go on forever.

 

[Matchless]

I'd get a good old honeywell rotary knob thermostat - they seem to last forever. I fitted a new one at my wifes place last year after the old one went a bit weird, I think it had been in since the mid 80's.

The boiler is staying as long as it can though - good old baxi bermuda back boiler with a gas-u-fire in the front for when my wife freezes. I recon it will go on forever.

We had a baxi bermuda in our last place, moved out 35 years ago! new owners have probably gone through 6 combi boilers since!

 

[Cobbler]

I fitted a Baxi Bermuda to replace a leaking Parkray in our previous cottage, this would be nearly 30 years ago. I bought it second hand for £60 & bought a new fire front. I noticed that the cottage has just changed hands again & the new owner has ripped it out, I think the new owners might regret that.

 

[brightspark]

I fitted a Baxi Bermuda to replace a leaking Parkray in our previous cottage, this would be nearly 30 years ago. I bought it second hand for £60 & bought a new fire front. I noticed that the cottage has just changed hands again & the new owner has ripped it out, I think the new owners might regret that.

not in the long run 30 years and its living on borrowed time my baxi boiler was 34 years old and started leaking on an elbow and the cast iron boiler was corroded so out it came the new ones dont save nowhere near what the bumf tells u but thats all that is available nowdays