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  1. M

    Air to air heating

    Has anyone installed more of this? It's basically Aircon. But used for heating purposes?
  2. CCANON

    Central Heating questions: New build radiators

    Hi I own a new build property (well 4yrs old), and moved in 2 years ago. When I had the first boiler inspection, the chap mentioned that the systems in new builds were a bi 'different'. The oddities (that I see it as) ready to be educated here!, are: -The radiator in the upstairs hall way is...
  3. T

    Hot water on with heating yes or no

    Morning like some advice we have hot water tank k for hot water and boiler for heating we can set water or central heating on at different times via our hive app what's the best both together on timer or on separate times just not sure what's best for money and boiler usage
  4. M

    Back boiler not heating downstairs radiator multihead 3 pump

    Hi I had my heating on for a few days all of a sudden there was no heating in downstairs radiators, when I turn the heating on it kicks in then turns of after 5 minutes. I have also turned up. The upstairs is heating up and pump is hot, i have bleed downstairs radiator , boiler was serviced in...
  5. 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...
  6. E

    Smart Radiator Thermostats

    Can anyone recommend the best smart radiator thermostats for me? I have a total of 6 radiators in the house.
  7. 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...
  8. 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
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. J

    What are the best heating flushing systems

    Any advice on selecting the best central heating flushing system would be most greatful
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...

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