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    Utility sink install in basement

    Hello all, I am new to this forum and would like to say hello and thanks for accepting me. I just purchased a home and I would like to install a utility sink in the basement. Below is a pictures of the location of the sink which would be under the window and a pic of a diagram of the plumbing...
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    install combi boiler and pressurised hot water cylinder

    Hello, looking for a heating engineer to recommend / install a pressurised cylinder and combi boiler system. There is ufh for a living space and two bathrooms, and radiators for the rest of the house. It's a 3 bed 2 bathroom property with solar panels on the roof, located in ringwood bh24. Any...
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    Sizing Heat Sink radiator for wet hetas install

    Hi - I've had some conflicting advice so looking for confirmation please - what size should a heat sink radiator for a log burner/boiler be? I've been told by one installer 10% of output to water and another 20%. I can;t find aything in building regs and can;t find a HETAS document with that...
  4. N

    Should I switch to Infrared radiators or install TRVS?

    Hi! We're looking for a consult for our 1905 built (renovated in 2010) victorian house for the future of our heating system. The house is 2 floors and runs 2 different systems and hot water. On the ground floor we have water based underfloor heating with a mix of tile and wood floors with...
  5. N

    Overheat protection for a wood burner with back boiler install?

    Hey guys, I've searched the forum, but haven't found anything useful. I don't know the name of the thing I'm looking for, so I apologize in advance if this is something basic that I should have found in a search. So basically, my electrician is an old fella who doesn't know much about heating...
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    Horizontal hot water cylinder install. Does this look correct?

    Anyone out there able to help? Is this correct or are there things wrong and if so what?
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    Mira Flight Shower Tray - Install

    Hi, I am looking to install a Mira flight shower tray 760 by 760. I would have like to have removed the existing floorboards and installed battens and 18mm ply level with the joists. However, there is a stud wall running parallel to the joists sitting on top of the floorboards preventing me from...
  8. kreatiff63

    New radiator install, adding tails and on tightening, I heard a crack!

    Hi, I'm installing a new radiator and just getting round to adding the tails. The one with the heat control went on ok but the other made a single crack on tightening up the tail. Should I be less worried about this than I currenly am? I'm thinking its more likely to be the metal casing rather...
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    New boiler - questionable install

    Hi, i have had a new boiler installed and they have left the property without completing full scope of works. Also have plugged the boiler into an extension lead on top of a toilet. (I will try and add a picture) Any advice if this is ok or not please
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    install new central heating system

    Hi All, I am very new to all this so forgive me if I am lacking alot of knowledge. Aiming to install a new central heating from scratch. Property details split over 3 floors 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms open plan kitchen/lounge Current Installation assumptions install 8 rads in total running off...
  11. boxer01

    VR33 Install on eco tec plus

    Hi I am new to this forum and would like some advice on fitting a vr33 open therm module on a vaillant ecotec plus controlled by a nest 3rd gen. It's a basic heating system with no hot water control. I am having difficulty finding an installation guide for the vr33, I have read that it plugs...
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    BOXT Boiler Install nightmare

    Hi - I'm not sure if this is the right forum or not, but I'm looking for some advice with regards to a recent (nightmare) new gas boiler install. Our old gas combi boiler needed replacing, so we shopped around and got a deal via BOXT. Our understanding is that BOXT then sub-contract to local...
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    How to install a thermostat

    I have a very old thermostat in the hall and a very old programmer in the bedroom next to the hot water tank. I would like to install the Honeywell St9400c thermostat programmer in place of the old thermostat. will this work, as I wish to program everything from the Honeywell thermostat hot...
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    Can I install a stove back boiler with a combi gas boiler?

    Hi all, I have a Logic Combi 30 gas boiler installed in my house. The wife and I would like to install a multi fuel stove with a back burner to give us another option for central heating and hot water (especially with the current price of gas). With the pressurised system, is it possible to do...
  15. J

    Worcester Bosch 30Si new room thermostat install

    I've got a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 30Si combi boiler and I'm trying to replace the room thermostat which has a faulty display. The faulty thermostat is a DT10RF optimiser which is discontinued so I purchased a Comfort 2 RF which is supposed to be the equivalent replacement. It should be a...
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    First Underfloor heating install advice and tips

    Got an underfloor heating to install and Ive done a few repairs on manifolds etc but this is the first design and install for me. Advice and tip requested. The job is a kitchen extension with under floor heating this .will be added to the existing rad heated house. The new heated areas will be...
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    Is it more expensive to move a boiler than install a new one?

    Hi, We're having an extension done at the moment and our contract with our builder covers the cost to relocate our existing boiler in to our new utility room. After builder had boiler inspected, it turns out we can't move the boiler because it's "illegal" as too old to be made safe. As a...
  18. Golden

    Can I install a reversed P-trap in a run of pipe to sink? raise w-pipe

    Hi, I would appreciate any help on the below please. Can I install a reversed P-trap in a run of pipe from my sink to raise pipe? I have an existing waste pipe that disposes the washing machine waste, I am adding a sink to the configuration by connecting a T to the existing waste pipe and...
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    Kitchen Sink Mixer Taps Install.

    Just looking for some advice, I have just fitted a new kitchen sink and both water pressures are the same in hot and cold on the mixer tap, both connected to tap flexies with shut off valves, however when hot is turned on it is not turning on the hot water for the boiler, previous sink had...
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    Bath waste pipe install?

    I’ve removed a shower tray & have installed a bath. I’ve got the trap ready to go on but how do I go about connecting pipework up to this? Obviously I will unscrew that old shower waste off.
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