Practically Classics Forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGk4AKOwJbc



Glad to hear you finally have some heat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lIU-WR6CFg

guess what, its broken
wifey was cooking the other night & one of those gadgets for cooking things that the ladies have in the kitchen went pop & blew out the trip.. i went & switched it back on & while the heat pump came back on the circulating pump didnt.. the guy seems to think that its the surge from the kitchen gadget which has burned out the pump... my thoughts on this are different... i have checked with an ex bbc engineer & he said thats total bo##ocks..

I would say it sounds like utter carp too. Is there a reset button on the pump?

ive had a look but no luck..

GENTLE tap with a rubber mallet?

it looks a bit fragile even for a gentle tap.. plumber is coming monday? its still under guarantee...

Gentle -- builder???

Rubber mallet is NOT the same thing as a club hammer!

If the circulating pump has a plug & socket somewhere, you could try something in the socket instead of the pump - that would soon tell you if the wiring or breaker has failed rather than a pump failure. Mind you, come pumps have rather clever control systems that can be a real pain.

I have two or three surge protectors on vital/delicate stuff. I lost a TV on Christmas Day one year when the power dropped and returned immediately. It might be an idea to have a UPS on the pumps to avoid a repetition - the UPS will act as a surge protector too.

tractorman wrote:....UPS will act as a surge protector too.

Here's hoping they're better at that than they are at not dropping large, fragile parcels. The twunts!

Rich, For some reason I'd got it into my head that this was an air source pump but seems I was wrong and I'm sorry for laughing at the idea when I was labouring under that miswotsit so; aside from the fact that you've had a spot of teething trouble with this gadget, are you generally pleased with how it works when it's running properly? I have a reason for asking and it's not just that I'm a nosey sod.

John i am quite pleased with the machine & will post some pics later, just a bit pi##ed off that a simple power cut/trip blowing can cause such a problem.. if i need to have a new pump every time the trip goes ill be buying one once a week (it used to be nearly every day at one stage)