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Just to add, a day or so after he left we got an email saying how they were glad to able to fix our machine. I ignored it. Then even a follow up phone call on the same vein. Gave the bloke both barrels and he gave me a customer service number.
I could have bought a half drum and fitted it myself by now for just over the £100!
kaibart wrote:I’ve got hotpoint engineer come out tomorrow I will ask him and report back for you
Be funny if it’s the same bloke. Mind I’ve not said anything untrue.
Update…
I’ve now got rod/plate/rod. Tidied all the connections up, new crimps and dipped in ACF-50. Printed a couple of TPU grommets to go in the bottom of the earthing box and over the rod.
The original rod position:
Then it goes to the plate, then to the second rod.
I might put the 16mm2 cable in flexible conduit if I can find the glands!
As it stands the earth loop impedance is in fact worse than when I had 3 rods in. I haven’t fully buried the plate yet though so it should come down.
Testing and I’m seeing an earth loop impedance of 21.5 ohms. So a pfc of 11A.
View from upstairs, boards over the trench. I’m gradually filling by hand less the flints!
tubafan wrote:Just seem 13 ohms after extra work – wow!!!
Though I’m at the bottom of a damp, frost pit valley it’s very thin topsoil then clay then chalk with flint in abundance. I can’t go any deeper than 4″ as there’s a flint bed. Tried in 3 positions 🙁
This is the road at the bottom of my drive after heavy rain. It wasn’t always a road but a cart track / seasonal water course (still is). As I say, damp!
(I can’t seem to post pictures direct as I’ve exceeded something?)
I have now 3 earth electrodes. First, in the original rod position, a 4′ long 5/8″ rod nearest the consumer unit. Then, >4′ beyond that I have a 2’x2′ ex DNO, copper earth plate buried in a 4′ deep trench I had dug. The centre of the plate is 3′ down. I’m backfilling, by hand, what the digger dug out. trying to put back just the clay as it absorbs water so well and discard the flints – it’s laborious and backbreaking. Then, >4′ beyond the plate another 4′ 5/8″ rod. I’m hoping once the trench is fully filled and the plate covered completely the reading might go down even further.
I’ve had a new water main trench dug as an aside. Before I back fill that I’m going to bury a 9mm x 1mm copper tape I have on a reel. The trench is about 30m long so that’ll be interesting what readings I get. If better I’ll get rid of the unsightly 3 “rod” positions.
Other engineers have just looked to see the RCD is there when they note the high earth treading and carried on with the repair, not even pressed the test button.
As for going back with “evidence” my earth loop impedance meter is not calibrated. Planning to borrow works one and repeat the test though as I said I brought mine to work and the testing results matched on a circuit at work.
Is there any agreement that the 2 ohm reference is shall we say misleading / wrong?
Thanks
DrDill wrote:Re: New Hob Advice
Excellent result, but i will just point out that any touch control induction hob will look fantastic and be easy to use, its how long it works for thats the difference between manufacturers and price points. You always get what you pay for.
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http://www.kitchenkitsw.comStill going strong this Electra Elecheib induction hob!
Re: Freezers – Best At The Cheap End
Cheers. Think I’ll go for this one: https://ao.com/product/tff577apw-beko-u … 66-34.aspx
Re: Freezers – Best At The Cheap End
Cheers. I was avoiding Beko due to the fire stories of the past. Have they sorted that now?
The parents have a tendency to hoard and drop things like balled up tissues behind stuff.
Re: Bosch SGS3042GB/03 – timer sticking
Holy Thread Resurrection! 🙂
Back in 2011 I said I’d post again in 2016 ref how my second hand element was doing. Well the seller said I’d easily get 5 yearsout of it and he was right save for a year. Just gone again and a “new” reclaimed one on its way from the same 2011 seller.
Re: Bosch SGS3042GB/03 – timer sticking
Erm……….sorry to be a nuisance but should then the pipe go into the plastic moulding that exits straight to the floor or stay where it is?
Re: Bosch SGS3042GB/03 – timer sticking
Martin wrote:It is meant to do that. It is just an air vent pipe. It’s location is exactly as it should be. Leave we’ll alone.
Cheers. All working now. You say it’s an air vent pipe…….deffo then NOT a steam exit pipe?
Look in the second picture and you’ll see the pipe in question resting on a vertical plastic section – that is in fact hollow and exits on the floor below the washer. The corrugated pipe fits in it perfect. I was wondering then if that’s where this pipe is supposed to sit?
Re: Bosch SGS3042GB/03 – timer sticking
Well, I got a new mains inlet and suppression filter all good and fitted. One thing I noted though which I’m thinking is maybe a bit odd – bearing in mind I’ve had this thing apart before. What I believe is the steam vent pipe – comes out of the rhs side then loops and goes into the casing at the back behind the instantaneous water heater – but it doesn’t go “anywhere” just exits into the space underneath everything so I guess the steam must just condensate in the base of the unit? Is this right? I’ve read on some models this goes to the drain side:
The corrugated pipe coming in from the right:
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Re: Bosch SGS3042GB/03 – timer sticking
Can anyone point me to where to get the combined mains inlet and suppression filter as mines a tad burnt! I CAN get just the suppressor but can’t seem to find the actual assembly with the hinged lid etc that the wires go into. Many thanks.
Re: New Hob Advice
Just a wee update on this Electra hob. Obviously Comet have gone bust so that I assume leaves us up sh1t creek as far as guarantees go but hey ho! Anyway it’s all still working fine, the reason for the post is that it DOES seem to have a spill detection system which wasn’t clear in the manual. Pot boils over and splashes and the hob shows “F” on all “rings” and cuts heat. Turn off/clean spill/ turn on again and all good.
Re: New Hob Advice
Couldn’t agree more! TBH we went into this figuring that for £170.00 we’d take a chance.
