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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    My aim is to know if the rocker switch is in the on position when no power is coming from the thermostat, It is not obvious because the neon in the rocker switch will be off. In other words when I go to bed, have I left the rocker switch on so that during the night an empty room will be heated...
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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    Does this idea work when the thermostat is off because the room temp is higher, and the rocker is switched on but has no current because it is not being supplied from the temporarily off, thermostat?
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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    This will not achieve what I want. I need to know if I have left on the rocker switch which may not be lit up because the thermostat is off whilst the temperature in the room is more than the thermostat's temperature setting. Hence the reason for suggesting relays in my last post.
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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    I have done some continuity testing and I find that the thermostat receives the supply first. This is then passed through the rocker switch and on to the heating element. I half suspect a couple of 240v relays might work if limited to one rocker switch but I do not have a clear picture how to...
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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    So it seems that I can not just put the LED referred to in the first post across the incoming mains! I also need reverse-biasing diode, a simple diode, 12K for 220V 10 W resistor rating. two resistors in series and reinforced insulation as none of these extras are built into the housing of the...
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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    The rocker switch turns off the power to the thermostat. The thermostat switches the power to the heater and to the led in the rocker switch. The rocker switch led comes on after the rocker switch is turned on and stays on until the temperature is reached when the led goes off, although the...
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    LED for electric heater (UK)

    I have an oil filled electric heater. It has an on/ off led rocker switch and a separate thermostat adjuster knob. If I go out of the room when the thermostat has turned off the heat, the rocker switch is not lit up. It only lights when the heater is heating. I can therefore leave the heater...
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    Garment Steamer

    I used vinegar to get the limescale off. What the pictures show is after the limescale is removed. That is why I didn't send them earlier. Just before I order the 112C from Farnel, do you see any reason why it is not the most sensible rating to start out with? I am going to the bottom of the...
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    Garment Steamer

    Thank you for your reply. I attach the best of the bunch photos that I can send you.
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    Garment Steamer

    I would appreciate a comment on my last posting (#11) about the TCO's trigger temperature. I have been waiting for a reply so that I can order the part.
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    Garment Steamer

    I propose that I buy a replacement TCO with a rating of 10A but what trigger temperature? If I set it at 102c I assume it will cut out before the water is boiling as the TCO measures the temperature at the back of the heater element instead of the water temperature.. If I set it to say at 130...
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    Garment Steamer

    Although there was writing under the calcium deposit, It was not meaningful, because the calcium had removed some of the scratched in writing.
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    Garment Steamer

    I am soaking the base in limescale remover. I will report back ASAP.
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    Garment Steamer

    Please refer to the first message in this topic as it shows all I could glean from the original TCO. I can not make much sense of the markings.
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    Garment Steamer

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    Garment Steamer

    1 underside of steamer 2 view of non wet side of the element showing the tco 3 View of heater element (the donut)
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    Garment Steamer

    The Thermal Cut Out is faulty. I have spoken to a company that I thought distribute this item but they do not recongnise it. On the TCO is: 1TY cRius (NB: the R is reversed) TA-07 The steamer label states: Voltage: 220-250V/50Hz Power: 1450watts The heater element is a 4cm diameter...
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    Noise on the line

    Thank you again for your help. I searched in CPC.farnell.com for "two-winding common mode choke" and they presented a number of Common mode chokes at (http://bit.ly/2i8wo0O) . They vary in price according to rating in Amps and hertz eg [85UH, 12A] or [10MH, 2A] or [32UH, 8.5A]. Is that what...
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    Noise on the line

    Thank you for your helpful response. In case it is still unclear I was asking if two suppressors are needed for each socket or just the one. I want to achieve a reduction in the noise on the mains line within my flat. It is causing the internet speed to drop dramatically. It arises from...
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    Noise on the line

    My previous comment was thinking aloud on the possibilities. I was unclear which way to go. I could see more than one way to setup the suppressor. I would prefer the PLA to be used inside the power socket but I have not found a sample on an UK site. Do you know what these suppressors are known...
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