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  1. Meady

    Connecting log burner to heating/hot water

    A mate of mine has bought a bungalow which is a complete strip back and start again job. He wants to get a log burner that he can tie into the hot water/heating, but keep a gas boiler for when the fire isn't on. Is this possible, and if it is what system/set up and controls are needed. This...
  2. Meady

    Filling loops + automatic air vents for sale.

    I have 16 x Tradefix 15mm Straight Filling loops for sale, would like to sell them all together for £90 posted mainland UK. I also have 17 x Emmeti Tecno Varia 1/2 inch automatic air vents for sale, looking for £10 each posted for these to mainland UK. Cheers
  3. Meady

    Honeywell 22mm V4043 2 port zone valve for sale

    I have 11 of the above for sale, all are brand new and in the original box. Looking for £40 each posted for them. Cheers 1596736173 10 already sold, just the 1 left now. Cheers
  4. Meady

    Split hot water cylinder coil

    A friend of mines f+e tank is constantly dripping even when the boiler is off so the pump isn't running. Before contacting me he has already changed the ball valve, which didn't stop it and isolated the mains to the f+e tank but it was still constantly dripping. I have told him to isolate...
    • Meady
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    • cylinder hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Boilers
  5. Meady

    Shower pump possible

    A friend of mine wants to set up a small hair salon in a building in the back garden of their house. They want to put one of those hair washing chairs in it so will need hot/cold/waste out to it. The cold and the waste are fine as the kitchen backs on to the garden, the hot is possibly an...
  6. Meady

    Moving cold water tank

    Néed to move a cold water Cistern and f+e tank up in the loft for a builder. It's basically moving from one side of the loft to the other, but where its moving to is where the pipes come up from the airing cupboard. Need to build a new base for it all to sit on and new warning pipes for both to...
  7. Meady

    Best fitting to use?

    I need to connect onto what I believe is an old 1 inch iron water main. What’s fitting do you guys recommend to join onto it to go to 25mm blue poly? Cheers
  8. Meady

    Soil pipe rest bend

    I’m after a black soil pipe rest bend. Do they exist as I can’t find any? Cheers
    • Meady
    • Thread
    • pipe soil soil pipe
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Boilers
  9. Meady

    Joining cast iron soil pipe

    A mate of mine has just bought a house and wants to fit a toilet/basin downstairs. Only issue is the soil pipe is cast iron which I have never dealt with before. What’s the best way to connect onto it and what fittings do you think I would need? Cheers
    • Meady
    • Thread
    • pipe soil soil pipe
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Boilers
  10. Meady

    Moving a boiler

    Quick one chaps, looked at a job tonight for a builder. They want to move the boiler into the extension as the existing flue terminates into what will be the extension. Can this be done? It's not something I've had to deal with before so need to make sure. Cheers Boiler is a back solo 18 he
    • Meady
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    • boiler
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Boilers
  11. Meady

    Shower force Victorian -t shower

    A customer of mine has the avocet shower. She phoned me up saying that it started to get temperamental to turn off. The next time they went to use it the shower didn't work but the control spins round and round and doesn't stop at the max hot position. Does anyone know what the problem with it...
  12. Meady

    Taps, shower tray, kickspace heater, mixing valves for sale

    Having a bit of a clear out of a load of gear I have in the garage, never going to use it so thought I might aswell sell it, currently on eBay but if anyone's interested I can sell through here :) Hansgrohe Talis S2 Variarc Single Lever Kitchen Mixer | eBay 4 pairs or these - Vado Life Mono...
  13. Meady

    Boilers

    Quick question, my mate is looking to replace his boiler but is basically a tight Arse :) are the main heat only boilers any good as they seem to be rather cheap compared to the others and are they as economical to run as the likes of Worcester and ideal? Cheers guys.
    • Meady
    • Thread
    • boilers
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Boilers
  14. Meady

    Boilers, gas and lots of rain :)

    Got a mate who works for southern electric and he was telling me today how he went out to a boiler that weren't working. When he got there he finds out that the condense had been fitted to the rainwater pipe and with all the rain we've had, it managed to back fill up the condense and flood the...
    • Meady
    • Thread
    • boilers
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
  15. Meady

    Worcester green star boiler flue extension

    Don't suppose anyone has a spare one around crystal palace way I can buy, need one desperately :)
    • Meady
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    • boiler flue worcester
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  16. Meady

    Salamander force 30pt brass pump

    I fitted one of the above showers a while back and all was well for about 10 months. Then I had a phone call to say the pump stopped working, diagnosed as faulty flow switches so salamander sent out a new pump and all was good. just got another call today about a month later to say the pump has...
  17. Meady

    Programmer/boiler compatibility

    Looking at a boiler change, going to fit a new worcester Bosch boiler and they have a potterton ep2 programmer, would this be suitable for the new boiler or do they only suit potterton boilers. Cheers
    • Meady
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    • boiler
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boilers
  18. Meady

    Electric power shower

    I have a customer that wants a mixer shower replacing with a power shower, the only problem is the pipework is teed off of the basin above floor and run to the shower over the bath. She says that she used to have a power shower there before but was just wondering whether you guys think this...
  19. Meady

    Boiler change

    Went to look at a boiler yesterday as it doesn't heat all the radiators up properly. At the moment there is a 24kw boiler fitted, I measured up all the radiators in the house (16 of them and the majority of them are big ones) how would you figure out the combined output of all the radiators...
    • Meady
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    • boiler
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Boilers
  20. Meady

    Worcester bosch boiler

    Went round to price up for a heat only boiler to a combi swap yesterday. The woman is adamant on keeping the boiler in the same location which is in a kitchen cupboard that's only 310mm deep at most. What I would like to know as I normally fit ideals (with a stand off kit to allow the pipes up...
    • Meady
    • Thread
    • boiler bosch worcester worcester bosch
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Boilers
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