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In short if they heat up when either heating or hot water is on or both these are the pipes direct from your boiler

If you install the rad on these you will have it heating up anytime the boiler is on

Best to find the heating circuits even if it’s 15mm
 
ShaunCorbs said:
In short if they heat up when either heating or hot water is on or both these are the pipes direct from your boiler

If you install the rad on these you will have it heating up anytime the boiler is on

Best to find the heating circuits even if it’s 15mm[/QUOT

ShaunCorbs said:
In short if they heat up when either heating or hot water is on or both these are the pipes direct from your boiler

If you install the rad on these you will have it heating up anytime the boiler is on

Best to find the heating circuits even if it’s 15mm
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Thanks. Where would you normally find the heating circuit?
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In your opion.

I'm doing research and learning and asking questions. I understand there is a heating circuit and hot water circuit so there must be a manifold that diverts the hotwater to the Rads. I've re read my question above and yes it sound dumb.
 
I also understand why you cant tap in to the boilers main supplies and you need to tap into the heating circuit only or it will be heated by both hotwater supply and heating supply. It makes sense. What I meant by question where my cylinder is would there be a manifold there where it diverts hotwater to the heating system?
 
Ian it may be wise to phone a local plumber and explain what you want to do, pay him £30 to come and look at your system and point you in the right direction.

I have done this for people in the past, I like it when people try to help themselves rather than just get someone in for every little job.

Then you have someone who’s seen it on your side if you get stuck ( no reason you will), and if the worst comes to the worst they can sort it for you.

Good luck
 
Ben-gee said:
Ian it may be wise to phone a local plumber and explain what you want to do, pay him £30 to come and look at your system and point you in the right direction.

I have done this for people in the past, I like it when people try to help themselves rather than just get someone in for every little job.

Then you have someone who’s seen it on your side if you get stuck ( no reason you will), and if the worst comes to the worst they can sort it for you.

Good luck
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My first hour's £45.00, but not a bad idea otherwise. The OP seems to be researching how a heating system is plumbed and may be able to work out if it's S plan or Y plan (or C, W, etc plan), but some people are able to look at a mess of pipework and make sense of it and others really struggle. But obviously it's easier to identify if you do this every day.
 
Ric2013 said:
My first hour's £45.00, but not a bad idea otherwise. The OP seems to be researching how a heating system is plumbed and may be able to work out if it's S plan or Y plan (or C, W, etc plan), but some people are able to look at a mess of pipework and make sense of it and others really struggle. But obviously it's easier to identify if you do this every day.
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Are you Plumbing only?
 
DuncanM said:
Are you sure they are heating pipes and not water. Where are your port valve/s? Near tank or pump? Brass body with a wee box on top. This will give you a better idea.
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They certainly were not
DuncanM said:
Are you sure they are heating pipes and not water. Where are your port valve/s? Near tank or pump? Brass body with a wee box on top. This will give you a better idea.
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There was no heat to them when the hot water was on. I will take some pics tomorrow and up load.
 
That’s good least you know now
 
If your confident yes just need to make sure you connect them up right if your fitting trvs eg flow to trv etc
 
Pic of boiler please and said pipes
 
ShaunCorbs said:
Pic of boiler please and said pipes
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