Posted 12 January 2024
What is this?
Always had a box in my living room next to fire that never knew what it was. My neighbour don’t have one in theirs.
Trying to rejig living room round and really could do with getting rid of it but obviously not if important
I have a valiant combi boiler in room above.
Trying to rejig living room round and really could do with getting rid of it but obviously not if important
I have a valiant combi boiler in room above.
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sorted byOP - in answer to your question of whether it is live or not, you would have to get an electrician to check it out as although it may no longer be used, that does not mean the power supply to it has been cut off. it depends on what was done when it was disconnected from the previous heating system.
If you've had a combi boiler fitted then this would be redundant now. I imagine its been left in as considered too much hassle to remove it by whoever fitted your combi.
There may be some residual water left in the pipework. The other picture is what looks like a water isolation valve.
The other brown round objects are old bakelite junction boxes used for connecting electrics and probably for providing power supply to the pump. They should be checked with a multimeter or similar to ensure that there is no voltage present in case someone has left them connected in circuit still.
Grundfos UPS 15-50 Pump for Heating and Hot Water Circulation (edited)
I have a combi boiler and I don't have a separate pump.
Wonder if it's a pump for the shower room. With a standard boiler (non combi) if you have a valve type shower you are likely to need one.