I would just like to say

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Stanleysteamer said:
Motorised valve is no longer connected electrically cos it warn't doin nuffin. The plug is no longer attached. The leaver that locks into position to keep both circuits open. So although water is passing through it the white lead and orange lead that should be connected to it are simply connected together. This means we can now switch the heating on via the programmer and the room stat in the hall governs when the boiler and the pump come on. And furthermore the programmer still governs all of the timing. I can physically turn the boiler to hi or lo, which I always had to do.
The hot water coming from the boiler flows around the coil in the tank and also round the rads, as the motorised valve is permanently open to both.
This works so well that we are tempted to leave it like this. The only thing is that the tank does get hotter than usual, but I could control that too by partially closing the gate valve in the circuit with the coil for the tank. I have yet to try that.
The thing is that we never use it for HW only anyway. and we never could isolate it to CH only, so we are totally no worse off in that respect.
I got rung up by the plumber last night. He is strongly now of the opinion that the motorised valve must be at fault. He tells me that other valves, like the Honeywell, are basically all the same so the wiring should be the same. Which is prolly true. But nonetheless, they now ask for a "HW off" wire which we don't have, so although there are 5 wires, of the same colours as the original, I am as yet not convinced that the internal wiring of the old valve is the same as the new one, or any other new one.
He also said that no on fits ones like it in new installations cos they don't work very well, new installs have two separate valves. He also said that how a three position valve works is like black magic to plumbers and they don't get involved!

Good news is that he is only going to charge us for the pump and its fitting. He is going to suck up the cost of the valve and its fitting as I guess a goodwill gesture plus he felt sorry for us being without heating for a fortnight.

We may look at all this again when the winter is over, when he will be less busy.
The sparks was there 2 1/2 hours so will be charging us £100 plus vat, so not too bad. Well, for where we live! He was a decent bloke and decent enough to listen without patronising and work with me rather than for me, if you know what I mean.
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You know the saying Stan if you want a job done properly do it your self !!!!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Funnily, as we were driving to Bath today for yet more fun, we were planning our New Years do that we are going to throw for the new, recent and not quite so recent neebs. Hogmanay as you would call it, is so badly celebrated here that we think having them round for bevvies and a bit of food later on in the evening and to see the New Year in with some Moet and Chandon would be really nice. At least none of them would need a taxi home! The dottir and SIL could kip down here so again, no need for restraint!!

All good fun!:):):)
Wot is you goin to do for noo yeer!? ;););)
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Duck dinner lots of bevvies fireworks at midnight 🍸🍻 =🎆 might invite the wife 😃😃
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Funnily, as we were driving to Bath today for yet more fun, we were planning our New Years do that we are going to throw for the new, recent and not quite so recent neebs. Hogmanay as you would call it, is so badly celebrated here that we think having them round for bevvies and a bit of food later on in the evening and to see the New Year in with some Moet and Chandon would be really nice. At least none of them would need a taxi home! The dottir and SIL could kip down here so again, no need for restraint!!

All good fun!:):):)
Wot is you goin to do for noo yeer!? ;););)
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We is going to a party at my pals, they live in Spain for 6 months of the year & are due back on friday so no doubt we will
be having a few beers over the weekend. :):)
 
DanClarke said:
I am off for another AAA scan this afternoon at the big hospital.
Only 7mm more and I will be on 6/3 monthly scans. Oooh-errrr.
Last time they reassuringly declared I could have up to 5 years before it became truly life threatening, so "Not to worry".
Say what? :eek:
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Pardon my ignorance, what's AAA ?? Abdomen, arteries, errr ass.
 
kevstar said:
Pardon my ignorance, what's AAA ?? Abdomen, arteries, errr ass.
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It is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm as in the main blood vessel out from the heart heading off down to your hips/legs and all points South. An aneurysm is when the vessel goes soft like failed sausage balloon and expands. If it bursts you are Dead-ed in 30 Seconds. All men in England get scanned at age 64 to see if they have a problem. Sadly I do have a problem.
My poor BIL died when his burst 7 months before his 64th birthday. :(
 
Stone56 said:
You know the saying Stan if you want a job done properly do it your self !!!!
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Ah yeah 2 of his favorite DIY things in 1;).
Its an easy thing when you know and I actually have to agree with Stan on his comment of the young plumbing not really knowing. Put in a new system he would probably have no issue, but hasnt the knowledge that is built up for older systems, possibly similar issue with the leccy guy.

J
 
kevstar said:
Pardon my ignorance, what's AAA ?? Abdomen, arteries, errr ass.
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When will I learn to read to the end of the thread before replying?

I think it is Aortic Aneurisnm Assessment, i.e. measuring how wide it's got cos if it gets too wide it could rupture with no warning, so in the Aorta, big toob going to or from the heart, not the head, although "aneurism" is used to describe probs in the head too, basically any sort of ruptured major blood vessel, I think. Wivout looking it up. Result being far more dangerous.
Not the same as a heamorrage, at least not quite. that won't kill you quite so fast.

Not funny at all, we all get them after a certain age, (the assessments I mean). The sad thing is where a person too young to be assessed gets one and dies rapidly on the spot. :eek::eek::eek: I knew at least 2 peeps that happened to, both fitness fanatics. :(
 
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Afternoon folks :).

Well I am all new carded up for 10yrs, as long as I am good they wont chuck me out:banana: .

Some more wood in the porch and probably get another trailer load tomorrow to be full again.

So a question.
The brown boards in trailers and some of the little scaffold tower boards, looks like some sort of impregnated ply. Does anybody know what its actually called??
Our little trailer has it and it has developed a split/hump so will need changing but not really sure what to goggle:).


J
 
kevstar said:
We is going to a party at my pals, they live in Spain for 6 months of the year & are due back on friday so no doubt we will
be having a few beers over the weekend. :):)
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Does he want someone to check his house in Spain from time to time when’s he’s home? as I could be available and I wouldn’t even want paid to do it 🤔
 
marjon said:
Afternoon folks :).

Well I am all new carded up for 10yrs, as long as I am good they wont chuck me out:banana: .

Some more wood in the porch and probably get another trailer load tomorrow to be full again.

So a question.
The brown boards in trailers and some of the little scaffold tower boards, looks like some sort of impregnated ply. Does anybody know what its actually called??
Our little trailer has it and it has developed a split/hump so will need changing but not really sure what to goggle:).


J
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Would it be a buffalo board type of thing? 🤔
 
marjon said:
Afternoon folks :).

Well I am all new carded up for 10yrs, as long as I am good they wont chuck me out:banana: .

Some more wood in the porch and probably get another trailer load tomorrow to be full again.

So a question.
The brown boards in trailers and some of the little scaffold tower boards, looks like some sort of impregnated ply. Does anybody know what its actually called??
Our little trailer has it and it has developed a split/hump so will need changing but not really sure what to goggle:).


J
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No idea but if it is ply it ought to be either exterior or marine.
our @kevstar will know how to test and find out what it is.
 
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