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  1. C

    Grey plastic pipe in heating system.

    Doing some decorating I discovered that some of the central heating pipe work is grey plastic. System installed 20 years ago by previous owners. My question is was that normal practice back then and is it likely to cause any problems in future? All exposed pipe work to rads is copper.
  2. Sc0tty

    New Build Heating System Worries

    Hi PlumbersForums. I've been having some issues with my central heating system in a 4 year old new build property for over a year now. I have some mental health issues with anxiety so this might be exaggerating the problem somewhat but please bear with me. My issues start with Plumber A doing...
  3. T

    New central heating system - Advice needed on choice of thermostat for zoning.

    Hi all, Having just purchased my first house, I have just started a whole of house refurbishment project. I am going to be putting in a new central heating system. The boiler I've chosen is the Vaillant Ecotec IQ Combi boiler (35kw). I wanted advice on zoning and the best smart thermostats...
    • Tazzy
    • Thread
    • central central heating heating heating system system thermostat
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  4. R

    Draining upstairs central heating system

    Hi, I need to replace my central heating pump upstairs, as well as the isolation valves which don't work. I don't have any drain valves downstairs, but there does appear to be a drain valve on the pipe that's connected to both the hot water tank and the central heating pump. Am I right in...
  5. S

    VENTED central heating system - water circulating through header tank

    Two years ago, I requested a fully qualified plumber to change the location of the hot water cylinder in a vented central heating system. I wanted to move it from the first floor to the loft, which he did. During the last two years, I have often noticed when I have been up in the loft that the...
  6. P

    Hot water not getting into heating system

    Hello, I am look some advice. Our boiler heats the water for the radiators, but the hot water only makes it as far as this component ( pump is above it). It has a temperature sensor in it reading air temperature in the void, but I think it must have a cross over in it from the central heating...
    • PhilT
    • Thread
    • heating heating system hot water system water
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  7. J

    Extending heating system

    Hi. My first post and I am not a professionel just a retired engineer and a keen diyer so please bear with me if I get some terminology wrong. We are in the process of adding an extension to our house. Two floors. I am going to need to extend the heating system and am wondering what I should be...
  8. I

    Adding new radiator to heating system

    Hello I would like to add a radiator to my current heating system and would like to take some advice on how to achieve this? Thanks
  9. P

    Heating system gradual pressure increase over days..

    hi there. My heating system is gradually increasing in pressure measured when the system has not been running for say 8 hours. I measure this at the same time ie 5 pm each day when the system is cold. Over a ten day period the pressure has gone from 1.5 bars to 1.7 bars. It’s not the filling...
  10. N

    Complex central heating system

    I would be grateful for the collective advice of heating engineers. I live in a large detached property which is over 3 levels and has 5 bathrooms in total. Each floor has 11 radiators each and the central heating and hot water is supplied by a combi boiler on each floor ( 3 combi's in total) I...
  11. P

    draining central heating system

    not sure ill get a straight answer but here goes - single pipe central heating system linked to oil boiler oil boiler is no more - using immersion heater for hot water as interim untill new boiler installed need to remove old central heating system / drain down / remove pipes and rads as...
  12. P

    Heating system ? Vented? Unvented?

    Hi, I had my heating upgraded a few years back by my housing association. I had electric heaters before now I have hot water radiators. I still have a tank in the loft and a hot water tank in the cupboard. Cold water comes from the tank in the loft. Hot water also has low pressure too...
  13. SimonG

    Testing Central Heating System Water.

    Apart from Fernox, where else can I send away system water for testing?
  14. A

    Price to fit heating system from scratch.

    Hi everyone, been to look at a job, current set up is unvented cylinder with storage heaters. Customer has had a gas meter put in and wants a combi boiler put in. 1 bathroom and en-suite shower. She wants the unvented cylinder gone. Job requires gas run in 28mm. all new rads, valves etc...
  15. J

    Long Term Health of a Microbore Heating System

    Hi All, I just wanted to get some opinions on the long term prospects of a microbore system. I am personally in favour of them. I am very happy to instal a 'point to point' system with a nice manifold. As long as the system is sealed, filter, well inhibited and maintained, then it should be...
  16. OffshoreGas

    Multi input heating system

    We bought an new (very old) house a year or so ago. It’s have a new valiant system boiler installed in the past couple of years but the rest of the system is fairly mature. DHW is via an invented cylinder, I’d like to improve hot water pressure to am looking at options. We have a couple of...
  17. J

    New boiler central heating system

    I'm curently speaking with a plumber regarding installing a new boiler and central heating system in my house. The person I'm speaking with has said the certification forms part of EPC. I wanted to double check what qualifications and certification is needed to install a gas boiler. Any advice...
    • Johnb1977
    • Thread
    • boiler central central heating heating heating system new boiler system
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  18. M

    air to air heat pump heating system

    Looking for advice, my son is moving to a house that has no gas but has an air to air heat pump heating system, the question is do you still need to balance the radiators? Any advice and links. Thank you.
  19. Q

    Full LPG gas central heating system and installation Madeira Portugal

    Looking for a skilled and well served experienced and qualified plumber (or team) to design and install central heating running on LPG in Madeira Portugal . The idea is to design the system from plans and then ship all the equipment to Madeira and then install . I am in talks with a Baxi...
  20. S

    Help identify a cylinder configuration and heating system set up.

    I have a customer that I am putting in a new heat only Baxi boiler and small unvented cylinder but she has an odd configuration on her current cylinder which I've not come across before. I've attached a photo, what confuses me is that there is no sort of mechanical valves either 2 port of mid...
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