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Post by lurcher on Jan 3, 2023 13:19:44 GMT 1
“ Been thinking a bit more on ways to help this situation, am I right in thinking I can shut off the water to the house when we leave, but still fire up the boiler/CH as the CH pressure loop is a sealed system? The one thing that concerns me is the cold water feed to the boiler for hot water, when we get back and turn the water back on, its a minute or so before the water flow stops, ie the house plumbing is partially empty due to the water being shut off, leaks maybe? is it still safe to run the boiler if the cold water feed to it is shut off? That way, I can set a schedule, or fire up the boiler remotely occasionally.” Johnny, I am not an expert on these matters and most answers would depend on the precise details of your equipment. The water flow you describe may not be due to a leak but could something simple like toilet cisterns filling. They often have slight seepage from the cistern down to the pan resulting in a need to refill after the supply is back on. One of ours is always empty after a few months absence but the other one is still full. I may fix the leaky one next visit. Our boiler runs as a sealed circuit except for a device that is supposed to maintain the set pressure within the CH loop. Over time, I think that the pressure would drop below the required value If the mains feed was shut down. My system has a fault that allows the pressure to drop even with the mains connected and the boiler stops running when the low pressure light goes red. You could test your boiler while you are there and see if it runs with the water cut off. I must try that when I go back.
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Post by Polarengineer on Jan 3, 2023 14:35:05 GMT 1
Reread. Not incorrect pcpa. Just constantly misreading english.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 3, 2023 18:02:15 GMT 1
I have reread what I wrote and still cannot see anything incorrect, I'm not sure if you are playing games but I am asking you again sincerely and politely to enlighten me, I realise my English comprehension and expression (if that is even the correct word) is getting worse day by day, I have lived in total immersion in French for 16 years now.
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Post by curtis on Jan 3, 2023 18:32:59 GMT 1
I don't think PE is saying the post is still incorrect; I read it as it is "he" that has misread. So it's an apology of sorts.
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Post by suein56 on Jan 3, 2023 20:39:31 GMT 1
I have reread what I wrote and still cannot see anything incorrect, I'm not sure if you are playing games but I am asking you again sincerely and politely to enlighten me, I realise my English comprehension and expression (if that is even the correct word) is getting worse day by day, I have lived in total immersion in French for 16 years now. PE is saying that on rereading your post he realised that you were right and that he misreads English often. You, in turn, have misunderstood his reply to you.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 3, 2023 21:03:39 GMT 1
That makes two of us It occurred to me afterwards that may have been the case but I thought if it were then why had he written Reread? And now having read it again I realise it does not have the imperative ! So does not convey the " Reread!" as I understood it but it equally does not convey "I have reread what you wrote and see now that is is not incorrect"
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Post by suein56 on Jan 3, 2023 21:44:15 GMT 1
That makes two of us It occurred to me afterwards that may have been the case but I thought if it were then why had he written Reread? And now having read it again I realise it does not have the imperative ! So does not convey the " Reread!" as I understood it but it equally does not convey "I have reread what you wrote and see now that is is not incorrect"Ah but it does (to me ) .. as you said your English is not current.
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Post by houpla on Jan 3, 2023 21:44:54 GMT 1
I have lived in total immersion in French for 16 years now. Apart from the participation in forums, that is
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Post by pcpa on Jan 3, 2023 22:29:18 GMT 1
Not including the French language ones.
Since moving I am probably speaking more English than French which is redressing the balance, I went to an English cremation service yesterday.
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Post by houpla on Jan 3, 2023 23:09:30 GMT 1
Lovely! You'll be a cornerstone of ACFAA before you know it Then there's the Eymet Cricket Club.....
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Post by flober on Jan 4, 2023 0:51:52 GMT 1
Not including the French language ones. Since moving I am probably speaking more English than French which is redressing the balance, I went to an English cremation service yesterday. Really burning your bridges then😀
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Post by Polarengineer on Jan 4, 2023 7:09:47 GMT 1
I apologise. ( for being misunderstood, it has been like that for most of my life) Sad that english has been cremated Please rearrange my post's english into any well known phase or saying to your own likeing.
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 4, 2023 9:47:51 GMT 1
About 1’40 in for the line……….
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Post by lurcher on Jan 4, 2023 10:22:50 GMT 1
An apt response. How is the condensation problem now Johnny? Any progress?
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Post by annabellespapa on Jan 4, 2023 10:27:29 GMT 1
electric dehumidifier .Don't put it in a room with a toilet or sink as it will empty that too and then you will have smells from the fosse. That is incorrect, the water will have to evaporate from the U bend (which it will do anyway) before the dehumidifier can remove the moisture from the air, having a dehumidifier on will not cause the evaporation or increase its rate. What do you mean that is incorrect, it happened to me after I placed the dehumidifier on a timer in a corridor but somehow the utility door was left open, it emptied the u bend of the sink, unfortunately it was the last trap before the fosse, result- fosse smell in the house when we returned a few weeks later.
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