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Post by elstoof on Nov 29, 2024 8:01:31 GMT
I’ve had several moments of “that’ll be fine, won’t affect anything” on this but I figure it’ll make some good content for the ‘gram so taken the time to put it right. Big fuck up this morning though, my vise is taller than the bench so assembling separately, it’s a bit backwards with the leg having a mitred top and the chop a flat surface to rest work on. Anyway, I mounted the vise screw and assembled the criss cross, then realised I put the bloody screw on the leg and not the chop. 2 big screw holes in the thing. Decided to make a feature and routed out a horizontal strip, glued some walnut in. Now I’ve got something to remind me not to do it again
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Post by rhaegyr on Nov 29, 2024 10:14:46 GMT
Going for a new boiler as ours is old and inefficient, hoping someone here can provide a bit of assistance.
Wanted a combi but British Gash and a reputable local firm have told me my mains flow rate (roughly 8 litres per minute) is borderline too low for a combi and we should stick wtih a convention boiler. Another reputable local company have said it'll be fine as long as we get a 24KW one.
Anyone have any experience of low pressure/flow rate and a combi? There's only two of us so a combi would be much better, cheaper and more efficient but different trades people are telling me different things and advice online seems similar.
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Post by Tomo on Nov 29, 2024 10:48:47 GMT
We went from a conventional boiler to combi last year. Water pressure isn't amazing above ground floor, so we had a pump installed as well, which helps but is loud, so we only turn it on when someone needs to use loft shower.
We got a comically massive 35kW Bosch Worcester on the advice of my builder. I remember picking it up from the shop and the guy behind the counter saying "Wow you must have a massive house". Not so ha. It was at that point I thought... This is overkill lol.
ANYWAY... We had various dormant ancient pipework removed along with new boiler installation. The combination of the two improved our pressure. We could finally use the bathroom mixer tap because the hot water pressure was now sufficient to combine with the cold water.
This has been quite rambling... My broad understanding is that combi boilers can improve your pressure but the power you require depends on how big your house is and how many simultaneous things might draw from the hot water. So getting a massive boiler becomes effectively pointless once you reach a certain threshold of things drawing water. If that makes sense.
Personally I prefer having combi anyway. Better not having ancient water tank and immersion heater in cupboards.
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Post by Tomo on Nov 29, 2024 10:56:28 GMT
If it helps, I measured the pressure in our first floor bathroom recently as we're getting bathroom and loft shower done atm.
1.4bar in cold side, 0.7bar on warm. Warm goes up to 1.0bar with our pump on.
I think less than 1bar is considered weak. 1-2bar is OK and above 2 is good, but wtf has that.
I am mildly concerned that in a week's time I'm going to learn the hard way that the water pressure in loft isn't sufficient for a decent shower using mains and we should've stuck with electric shower :x
Different showers have different pressure requirements too. I've sourced a 0.5bar compatible shower unit for our bathroom, for instance.
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Post by rhaegyr on Nov 29, 2024 10:56:33 GMT
I grew up in a house with a combi and loved it - really threw me moving into a house with a conventional boiler!
We're in a 3 bed semi and there's only two of us so there won't be massive demands on the water simultaneously. Combi seems ideal, just a bit worried about not having a strong enough flow rate.
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Post by rhaegyr on Nov 29, 2024 10:57:13 GMT
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Post by Tomo on Nov 29, 2024 10:58:59 GMT
PS: it's very easy to just measure water pressure in various places using a measuring jug and timer.
At a guess, if you're currently getting like <0.5bar in a first floor room, then I'd be thinking twice about making sweeping changes.
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Post by Tomo on Nov 29, 2024 10:59:32 GMT
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Post by mikew1985 on Dec 4, 2024 8:41:07 GMT
Anyone here for any experience with repairing controllers/working on pcbs?
I just replaced the right joystick module in my elite series 2 controller last night as the previous one had started sticking when moving to the left + didn't have full range.
I had previously done the rb lb modules which was a complete success but this one was a total pain. I finished up very late last night and when testing the new module is displaying stickiness in the same direction. It's very odd as it seemed completely fine before assembly.
The replacement was such a heart ache that I can't beat to take out the new module plus I don't think there's anything wrong with this one so just wondered if anyone had any ideas on what might be causing it or had seen similar themselves.
Update; I took the faceplate off to investigate (which I should have done before posting and I would have done last night (but tired). Appears as though the plastic from the analogue stick orb is ever so slightly catching the frame. I did have trouble getting the module into the PCB so the most likely explanation is that I seated it slightly less than flush.
Any potential issues with filing down the org thing a few mm?
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