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  1. D

    Copper coils, ok for under floor heating runs?

    I need a bit of info on copper coiled pipe, I'm about to run in new radiator pipes downstairs in my house, it's got raised wooden floors with about 12" to the concrete slab, it needs to be copper or rodent proof as I live in the woods and we have mice around! Can the rolls of copper coils be...
    • Dobbslc
    • Thread
    • copper floor heating
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Boilers
  2. A

    Washing machine hose below floor level

    Hi everyone, I re-arranging my kitchen and would like to install the washing machine with the following setup. I will cut a trench in the concrete below the wooden floor to fit the hose for the waste. Do you think that would work? Thanks for your help and advice. :)
  3. gmartine

    Ideal Mexico HE24 & HE36 Floor standers

    Anybody still keeping one of these alive? Mine were pulled working and been in the shed for god knows how long. Will be breaking for spares if there is any demand... PCB's, fans and Hex's are good.
  4. A

    Can a gas boiler flu run externally from ground to second floor?

    does anyone know of a system that will allow a gas boiler (any) with a flu length to reach the ridge line (second story from ground) on the outside of the house, so about 7 or 8m? The boiler can be mounted on the external wall so there is only one bend. We have an annoying neighbour and so...
    • ardorban
    • Thread
    • boiler floor gas engineer
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Boilers
  5. M

    UFH pipe spacing in screed floor

    Hi, I am just looking for a little guidance in what my requirements should be for pipe spacing under the screed, my systems specs are as follows: 15mm ultra flex polypipe poly pipe zru 2/3 manifold pump unit and plastic egg trays for pipe S&C screed @ 60/65mm thick, Schulter ditra and 10mm...
  6. T

    Intermittent heating from rads on ground floor - no issues with 1st floor

    Hope it's permissible to request some input here... I live in a rented flat in London. We have two floors, ground and 1st, with radiator heating. The boiler is working fine (I believe) and we have plenty of hot water (radiator temp set at and hold at 73C). Four rads on the 1st floor are merrily...
  7. C

    Draining heating system in top floor flat

    hello, I recently moved into a new property, after noticing a few of the radiators having cold spots I put a chemical cleaner into the system to run for a few weeks. I’m unable to find a drain off at lowest point of system (laminate flooring) there is only a gate valve connected to the...
  8. C

    How to run heating and water pipes in new extension with solid floor

    Good morning guys, I’ve currently got some building work going on at home and it’s nearly time to run the heating pipes. The builders are laying a floor which will be hardcore, then sand, then insulation, the dpm and finished with concrete. My query is about the heating pipes. They’re talking...
  9. M

    Rads still cold on ground floor in 3 storey house.

    Hi Maybe someone can advise on this scenario: Property: 3 storey semi-detached townhouse, built c.2004. Hot water: Megaflow system, in upstairs airing cupboard, which works well. Heating plumbing: 10mm plastic microbore, header tank in the loft. Boiler: Natural gas IDEAL Logic 18Kw+ (upgraded...
  10. M

    Boiler on Ground floor not sending hot water to Cylinder (coil) on 1st floor

    Hi All bit lost on an issue with an old back boiler - Open Vented. Hot water circuit on Gravity (right side) and Central Heating pumped (left side) Glow-worm Boiler on Ground floor not sending hot water to Cylinder (coil) on 1st floor. Boiler stat cuts out boiler on detecting over-boil...
    • mrafiq
    • Thread
    • boiler cylinder floor hot water water
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Boilers
  11. T

    Mystery green marks on bathroom floor

    Hello to all forum members! Hope that you could share some of your experience and help me solve a little mystery. Perhaps, the title gave you some hints already, but here's what I have found on my bathroom floor after going away for a week: So I had a look underneath and here's what I could...
  12. P

    Adding floor probe cutoff to UFH to protect vinyl

    Hi I'm a non-pro about to get UFH installed, and was looking to use Evohome. The issue is Evohome doesn't support floor probes and I was looking to use vinyl flooring. I'm looking for ideas of how I might build in a secondary fail safe to turn off the UFH pump or otherwise turn off the UFH if...
  13. V

    Holes in floor joists for waste pipes

    If you have to run a basin or shower waste perpendicular to the joists I understand that you need to make the hole in the middle of the joists.My question is how big a hole can you make without affecting the structural integrity of the joist and how can you put a fall on the pipe if you have to...
  14. D

    Pipe under screed floor.

    I am not a plumber. My friend had a conservatory built and they extended her central heating but buried the flow and return pipe under the floor. There is only one flow and return pipe feeding 2 radiators so I assume they have split the pipes under the screed to feed both rads.My understanding...
  15. V

    Fixing toilet to tiled floor with underfloor heating

    I have to fix a new toilet to my daughter's downstairs toilet.She has just had the floor retiled. The house has piped underfloor heating. I am just a bit concerned about screwing the pan to the floor and whether the pipes will be far enough down not to worry. The previous wc was plugged and...
    • Vicdiy
    • Thread
    • floor heating toilet underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Boilers
  16. M

    Should UFH be nearly scalding at floor with Vinyl (LVT)?

    Hi All. I'm pretty sure the answer to the above is "no". I've recently had UFH installed, with a mixture of porcelain (kitchen) and LVT (lounge). I have a mixture of neoStat wall stats but no floor probes. (I was never advised to get such). The UFH in lounge is sitting in Polypipe Boards and...
  17. Jock Spanners

    Myson Marathon 600B floor standing boiler gas leak

    Evening all, I've just traced a gas leak to a Myson Marathon 600B. The gas appears to be escaping through the flue. The boiler's a bit before my time but I know the valve was replaced fairly recently. Has anyone any idea how to fix it? Thanks, Jock
  18. Inverness

    Capping a gas pipe under a concrete flase floor

    hi guys, I went to a job today and removed a gas fire and solider a blank on the gas pipe. It was a false floor concrete with battens with finished timber floor. is this classed as a unventilated void? I've looked at my gas book and it only classes apartments to have added ventilation in voids...
  19. M

    Combi boilers pressure relief height from floor

    Is there a regulation saying a combi boilers pressure relief pipe that exits externally has to be within a certain distance from the floor?
    • Matt0029
    • Thread
    • boilers combi floor pressure
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Boilers
  20. D

    Water coming through old heating pipes in floor

    Hello, I was hoping that I could get some advice. I have previously had a large leak somewhere in my central heating system which we could not locate. As such we have fitted new pipes to the whole system, dropping them from the ceiling to the downstairs. The old pipes that run under the...
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