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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
About 18 months ago I installed Wickes undertile warmer in the kitchen.
I installed two kits to cover the area. It has been working great. Just this week one of the kits has stopped working. Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot. Does anyone know of a person near Enfield (Nth. London) who could come and fix it. I doubt the cable is damaged but we are at the limit of my knowledge on this. Any advice (other than ringing Wickes Technical Helpline ) would be appreciated. Thanks in advance |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
They are both running from the same controller. It's not a mat, it's
the wire laid out in a zig-zag pattern. The probe controls both so I doubt its that as one is working. No, I'm afraid I don't own a multimeter. Many thanks for your help. |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
Multimeter cost about £15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the
'break' is. " wrote in message oups.com... They are both running from the same controller. It's not a mat, it's the wire laid out in a zig-zag pattern. The probe controls both so I doubt its that as one is working. No, I'm afraid I don't own a multimeter. Many thanks for your help. |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
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"Nick" writes: Multimeter cost about £15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the 'break' is. and usually £2 - £3 from Maplin, or maybe as much as a fiver if they don't have one on special offer. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
Nick wrote:
Multimeter cost about 」15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the 'break' is. or £5 in any Maplin -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
On 27 Nov 2005 14:10:56 -0800, "
wrote: Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot. Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating. Salesmen would have you believe that this stuff never fails. Reality is somewhat different.. sponix |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
sPoNiX wrote:
fairgoldmail.nospam wrote: Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot. Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating. Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too. |
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Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too.
Yep,and a nightmare if you suffer from hot feet. Main advantage is the space it saves. New build grand designs etc. seem to love it. Simon. |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot.
Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating. Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too. For whole rooms, as their primary source of heat? Yeah, it'd be a bad idea. But underfloor radiant heat using liquid tends to be a lot more reliable. For a simple bathroom underfloor mats work well enough, provided they're installed properly. |
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Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....
wkearney99 wrote:
Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot. Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating. Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too. For whole rooms, as their primary source of heat? Yeah, it'd be a bad idea. But underfloor radiant heat using liquid tends to be a lot more reliable. For me, reliability ain't the issue - I just really dislike UFH! AFAIK this view isn't unique, 'though there are people who really, really like it. I hope it's not simply radiant heat, though, I've an idea that'd set fire to my slippers! |
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