I switched the submersible pump on yesterday....and nothing happened. Rather wierdly the pump controller (a pressure switch that operates the pump if the pipework system pressure is less than 3 bar) came wired with a 2 pin Euro plug. Also in the box with the rainwater kit was an adaptor, so I plugged the controller into the mains using this. But with it not working I thought I better reread the instructions.
They quite clearly state that the loose 3 pin plug that was supplied with the kit should be used for the controller...but as it came pre-wired I ignored this. So yesterday I snipped the cable and wired the 3 pin plug on - not really expecting a result as both 2 and 3 pin plugs have live, neutral and earth wires. But rather strangely this did the trick, and the pump works, pressurising the pipework system to almost 4 bar before switching off again.
So today the plumbers have been in and installed the first of the WCs along with the washbasin, giving Hillside it's first ever downstairs WC (unless you count the privvy that was demolished back in the 70s) and running water has returned to the house, we're no longer limited to the tap in the garage. Convenience indeed!
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Just goes to prove that sometimes the manufacturer knows his product better than we do, no matter how obvious and logical our decisions are! Anyway, glad to know that water is now running - convenience indeed!
So we can visit you now!
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