Hi, looking for advise about freezing a pipe on the central heating system. I’m adding a new radiator to the system in another room and thought that a good way would be to freeze the pipe where I need to take off and return to the other pipe. I will be using push fit joints. My question is if I...
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We are building a new, small, two-storey house that is off grid for power.
There are only a few companies that do central heating systems locally, and they are aimed at the very top end of the market. We are at the lower end of...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Replaced Grundfos Ups 2 C/H pump with a Ups3. when c/h only on no problem as soon as h/w is on as well gurgling and air in system experienced, also hot water coming out of 22mm vent into expansion tank ( doesn't happen when only c/h is on) so bad that h/w must be turn off. I had no problem...
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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...
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 ?
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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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 degress...