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Boiler issues
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We have a Potterton Combi boiler, it was losing pressure. Engineer replaced the diverter valve and said it was corroded. It worked fine for a few days before making a loud banging noise for s few minutes which stopped when the sink taps were on. It was ok for a couple of days and then went off completely. The engineer says the circuit board needs replacing but I'm wondering what caused the issue with the circuit board & whether it will just blow again. I think the boiler is about 8 years old. Any advice welcome.
Mind you the wiring in those halls would not have withstood an electric kettle..
Mike
I worked in a teachers' training college building many years ago called Shoreditch Teachers' Training Collage in Egham Surrey I believe. All of the student accommodation only had 2 Amp 3 pin sockets in the rooms. The local electrical shop made up and sold converter leads from the 2 Amp 3 pin sockets to a trailing 13 Amp socket. Needless to say corridor supply fuses were forever blowing.
Also, 98 per cent of the trainee teachers had a copy of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album. Perhaps they needed to plug their record players in.
Z.
Hello Zoom,
That's interesting... so could, (I have a couple for my car, when needed), you do this to a 13amp outlet??
I would guess that that would save some costs, in the electrical bill???
Mind you the wiring in those halls would not have withstood an electric kettle..
Mike
I worked in a teachers' training college building many years ago called Shoreditch Teachers' Training Collage in Egham Surrey I believe. All of the student accommodation only had 2 Amp 3 pin sockets in the rooms. The local electrical shop made up and sold converter leads from the 2 Amp 3 pin sockets to a trailing 13 Amp socket. Needless to say corridor supply fuses were forever blowing.
Also, 98 per cent of the trainee teachers had a copy of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album. Perhaps they needed to plug their record players in.
Z.
Hello Zoom,
That's interesting... so could, (I have a couple for my car, when needed), you do this to a 13amp outlet??
I would guess that that would save some costs, in the electrical bill???
