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  1. K

    Issue replacing 22mm pipe on central heating

    Hi all I was hoping to make good this corner of my central heating (22mm) (where the old magnet was) and fit a new Adey Pro 2 just above but on cutting the pipe at the lower end its really difficult to get a coupler on. I tried chamfering the pipe as much as I can but its a struggle to get the...
  2. E

    Smart Radiator Thermostats

    Can anyone recommend the best smart radiator thermostats for me? I have a total of 6 radiators in the house.
  3. GonisDowr

    Dual fuel towel rail heating element

    The instructions with the new dual fuel towel rail we've had installed are in very bad English and, anyway, are pretty short! Any chance of a couple of quick questions? 1. Do we have turn down the central heating control on the radiator when the electric element is on? Obviously, we wouldn't...
  4. P

    Heating oil tank (plastic) has rusty coloured layer on bottom...

    Hi The tank is around 7 years old. Any ideas what causes it and/or whether it is a problem? Sorry the photo is not great, it's the best I can get through the small opening. Many thanks
  5. J

    Power Flushing Central Heating

    Hi, I have an old 3 story property with radiators on each floor. The radiators have become increasingly less efficient so feel flushing the system would have a hopeful benefit. I have bought a secondhand flushing unit (pictures attached) and would like some advice on how to set it up. Also...
  6. T

    Indirect (Boiler Fed) Megaflo Doesn't Stop Heating

    Hi, I noticed yesterday that when my HW is on, that the boiler runs constantly... I even tested this morning after it ran last night so no water usage overnight and it ran for 30 minutes before I turned it off on the controls. No dripping from Tundish. My suspicion is the thermostat in the...
  7. B

    Replace central heating gate valve with 2-port valve

    My house has a separate central heating loop that heats an annex. The annex loop has 3 x radiators (all with TRV), pump (manually switched) and a gate valve. The gate valve is very awkwardly sited, and difficult to operate, so I am wondering whether it is a good idea to replace this with...
  8. H

    Central heating system cleaning

    Hi all, I have added a bottle of Fernox F3 into my towel radiator upstairs, I have run the heating for a good few days now. I have bleed off points downstairs I can attach a hosepipe to drain the system. Question when all the water has drained out can I leave the hosepipe on and fill the system...
  9. V

    Heating bypass

    I have what appears to be a bypass in the heating circuit. I have a combi boiler and thermostats on all radiators except one on my front hallway. Is this bypass needed? And if not does it cause any issues? I have one radiator on the top floor where I struggle to get heat despite all my efforts...
  10. J

    Danfoss - heating water

    Hi All, I hope you are well. I have Danfoss CP715Si controller and when I try to heat water the boiler does not kick in. When I select Hot Water to ON or press +1HR button to turn it on for one hour the red light comes up on the controller but the boiler does not kick in. It does kick in when I...
  11. T

    New plumbing & heating system advice

    Hello, I'm installing a new central heating & plumbing system and just wanted to run through my design choices to make sure I haven't overlooked anything! It's a 2 bed, 1 bathroom semi-detached house. These are the proposed appliances: WC, Basin, Bath, Shower, Bath, Washing Machine, Kitchen...
  12. T

    New plumbing & heating system advice

    Hello, I'm installing a new central heating & plumbing system and just wanted to run through my design choices to make sure I haven't overlooked anything! It's a 2 bed, 1 bathroom semi detached house. These are the proposed appliances: WC, Basin, Bath, Shower, Washing Machine, Dishwasher...
  13. J

    What are the best heating flushing systems

    Any advice on selecting the best central heating flushing system would be most greatful
  14. rwb196884

    Replacing one central heating radiator with two

    I want to replace one radiator underneath the window (which is useless when it's cold and dark becuase it's behind the curtains) with one tall radiator at each side of the window. I imagined plumbing them in parallel like this. (The dark squares in the middle are where the existing pipes go...
  15. G

    Does this look like a heating pipe leak

    Hi, I have some damp moving up the walls and the floor is risen in one place also. I got someone to take a couple of pics with a thermal camera. Does the brightly glowing circle look like it's a leaking heating pipe? The blue circle is where the glow is on the thermal image and the red...
  16. B

    What do you think of this price for fitting gas-fired central heating?

    Hi folks, I would be super-grateful if you could let me know what you think of the price below: Convert from Economy 7 to gas using Worcester Greenstar 4000 30kw high efficiency combination boiler positioned in hotpress and flued horizontally through wall, with extended flue, system to...
  17. M

    Y Plan central heating gets hot on hot water demand

    Hi guys, just want to get some advise, basically new vaillant regular boiler has been fitted approx 5 yrs ago, i believe it was back boiler previously. The heating worked fine till now and for some reason central heating radiators started getting hot on hot water only demand. I`ve checked 3 port...
  18. K

    UK Running central heating pipe past electrics?

    Hi all I need to run this CH pipework to a radiator located beyond the electric wiring in the image below. Just to be safe I was wondering if there are any rules / distances, etc I need to be following when avoiding the wiring? Many thanks. P
  19. SnosRap75

    Boiler losing pressure only on central heating

    Hi, I have a Worcester 28i junior boiler that has started to lose pressure, only when using the central heating. When using hot water I have no issue, however, when running the heating the pressure drops. Im looking for some ideas on what could be causing this. I have no sign of pipe leaks...
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  20. M

    Central heating losing pressure all the time

    Every two weeks or so I have to go and top up the system because the hot taps are running cold. Boiler display is flashing 0.6 bar and I fill up to 1.3. I've had an engineer look inside the boiler and he can't see anything wrong. I've checked the pipes all over the house and cannot see any...
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