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    Oil Central Heating Switch

    I have an oil heating system, and also I have an open coal fire , the coal fire also heats the water through a back boiler and a neutralising tank , when the coal fire is on the water starts boiling, the only way i can stop it is to put the oil central heating on to circulate the water, is their...
    • Wunatey
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    • central central heating heating
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  2. P

    Can you use a heat battery for central heating?

    Hey all, Excuse me if I get some facts wrong, I'm a complete noob when it comes to anything other than replacing radiators. We're about to get PV Solar Panels (~6kw) and a large battery storage array (2xTesla Powerwalls for ~27kwh storage and ~10kw output). I'm looking to replace my old...
  3. S

    Central heating pump

    Wondering if someone can answer my queries. We have a firebird C35, downsized to 26kw condensing boiler. 2 Ufh manifolds and rads. When the boiler runs the rads and manifold 50m from boiler the boiler runs perfectly. When the boiler runs the closest manifold 15 m away from boiler heating approx...
  4. C

    Grant Vortex Combi 21e no central heating

    Hi, I've recently put some heating/hot water pipes into the floor as there were exposed previously. On refit of the pipes i've gone to test the boiler functionality however, the central heating won't fire. The hot water works perfectly. There is no CH light on the boiler and the return...
  5. T

    Whether to power flush a 40 year old central heating system?

    I’m currently looking into replacing my 20- year-old Ideal Classic FF 360 gas boiler in a 70s semi and have been getting various quotes for a condensing conventional boiler, as we don’t want a combi. The current boiler works well, we have it serviced every year via British Gas Homecare, but...
    • Tim Hardy
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    • central central heating flush heating heating system power system
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  6. Muskopia

    What to do with my Central Heating pipes in this scenario? *Help*!

    Hi. This is part of a narrow L-section of an upstairs bathroom in a house I'm renovating. The toilet sits here. I forgot to take a pic whilst up there, so I've drawn a diagram. Black = walls Brown = joists Blue = CH pipes (hopefully) - they're already notched in this location but unused. I...
  7. S

    Slow leak on my pressured central heating system

    Hi, new to this forum. I hope someone experienced out there can help me find the fix. We recently finished a building project and had a major re-design/move of all of our hot water (megaflo), boiler and central heating system. I am not a plumber nor do I know much about plumbing but I know...
  8. A

    No hot water to kitchen tap only or central heating

    Hi, I require some advice on two issues. I have a Worcester 24cdi combi boiler, my kitchen mixer tap only gets hot water when I turn central heating on. The toilet hot water works without needing to turn central heating on. I recently increased the boiler pressure from below 1 to 1.5, could...
  9. T

    Pipes making noise even when central heating is off

    We have a Grant condensing oil fired boiler in good condition and four years old. Sometimes after a period of use when the central heating has been on, we can hear a rhythmic sound from the pipes and the boiler is not firing up as it should Leave it for a while and turn up thermostat and it...
  10. J

    Problems with air entering central heating system

    Air entering central heating system and hot water pumping over into make up tank in artic when h/c control is switched on. There is no problem when only c/h is on! this situation as only occurred since replacing my Grundfos UPS2 with a UPS3 I have tried the pump on different speeds . On the box...
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    Cleaning central heating system

    Hello. We live in the UK and have an open vent CH system with a tank in the attic. Recently our hot water didn't work, so we called a gas engineer. He popped in , did tap a few pipes around water storage tank with a magic wound ( magnes ) and water started heating up. He said that some pipes...
  12. J

    central heating pump for a baxi bermuda central heating

    need a new c/h pump.we have a baxi bermuda back boiler which serves 6 radiators would a wilo 25/1-5-130 or 25/1-6-130 i read that with this system i wouldnt need an all singing and dancing pump . advice required ?
    • john s kazmyrczuk
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    • baxi central central heating heating pump
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  13. W

    Convert central heating with 1 meter into separate controls & meters

    Would it be a big job? Would floorboards have to be taken up etc? How long would it take? Each unit is a single-person flat. Would tenants have to move while it's done, or could it be done in a short time...say within a day? It's an old building - heating is from 70s or 80s. The type of heating...
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    My gas central heating uses a lot of electricity - Why?

    I have gas fired central heating and hot water system. It is on a timer, but, in winter, I leave the central heating on and the thermostat set low - 17c. I'm well insulated so the heating comes on infrequently but enough to keep the house warm enough for a family of three. Here's the problem...
    • ElBenio
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    • central central heating gas engineer heating
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  15. N

    I Have a problem with my central heating system

    At the end of December 2021, I moved into a ground floor flat with a "wet" Central Heating system. It is fitted with a Sadia Electric Boiler (Amtec 9Kw), which is fairly new and has been checked very recently. The system works OK when the room stat is set a temps below 15degrees but if it is set...
    • Norman Levenson
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    • central central heating heating heating system system
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  16. M

    Central heating issue on Logic Combi ESP1 35

    Hi, I noticed the pressure this morning on my boiler was just below 1bar so I went to top it up, opened the loop and it just managed to hit over 1bar then just stopped increasing. Now the central heating looks like its on but all the radiators are luke warm even when temperature is 70 degrees...
  17. J

    Central heating problem

    We have a large house and need to cut our central heating which is via a relatively new boiler. The thermostat is in a large hall. We set the temperature at 21°. We have thermostatic valves on all radiators. However, our estimated costs this year for combined gas and electric will be £5000. We...
    • John whitbread
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    • central central heating heating
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  18. W

    No Central Heating, Pump faulty???

    Hi all, Central heating has packed up at my parents house, firstly it was only the upstairs Rads that were working and downstairs not now both have stopped working. I think it could be the central heating water pump as it seems a little loud with some 'odd' sounds now and then, I have tried...
  19. B

    Central heating issues

    Hi all. I've got an issue developing with my heating that is causing some head-scratching. First, some background info - the system consists of a 36kW condensing boiler, supplying 10 radiators, 2 towel rails & an underfloor loop, using 22/15mm copper tube. A magnetic filter is fitted on the...
    • Bob Stapleton
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    • central central heating heating
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  20. W

    Oil central heating boiler squealing

    Hi, today I turned my central heating oil boiler on at the switch inside and it seemed to fire up but the water didn't get warm so I checked and it has locked out so we pressed the magic eye (start button) under the boiler front cover on the motor. It fired up and is working but it's making a...
    • Will Johnston
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    • boiler central central heating heating
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
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