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  1. M

    Please can anyone answer 3 questions about central heating?

    I'd be so grateful! 1) If the water in the rads and pipes is so hot that I can't touch the rads, is it possible that I can hear it rushing and coursing through the rads and pipes? I've been told the noise is air in the system, but I'm wondering if it's boiling hot water instead. 2) When...
  2. Rob Foster

    Condensate pipe a few questions

    is a standard approved dia ? If so what ? And can we buy fittings for it eg elbow Tees and No 1 fittings thanks in advance Rob Foster aka centralheatking A
  3. M

    Questions about my cold water tank.

    Firstly thank you for taking time to read this for me. Last week we were lucky enough to have our second daughter born. During getting some bits out of the roof I looked at the cold water tank as it was running. I’m a complete novice at plumbing but can fix a few things. To be honest I didn’t...
  4. S

    So many thermal store questions!

    So the plan is this. Currently I have all rooms individually controllable through programmable TRVs allowing me to heat only the rooms that are being used on different profiles during the day and night. So far so good. But I have three main problems with my boiler. 1. there is no boiler...
  5. Joshua

    Boiler questions: pipes and purpose

    First question: What is the "ball thing" on the fourth copper pipe along. Also: I have identified the flow to my radiators as being the left-most pipe that is 22mm and the return as the right-most 22mm copper pipe (fifth one along), then the heating for my taps as the 15mm next to my radiator...
    • Joshua
    • Thread
    • boiler pipes questions
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boilers
  6. JLS

    Pipe sizing questions

    Hi all, still working on my portfolio but having a bit of confusion regarding allowances for fittings when working out pipe size requirements as I'm reading conflicting information. In college we were told to allow 0.5m for Tees and elbows and 0.3m for bends. My Viper gas handbook says the same...
  7. Best

    The Richard3009 questions

    This guy seems to be a right Richard! I answered (vaguely) his post earlier about what type oil hose he needed for his boiler. Now he has a post about what “ballpark” figure for oil pressure on his boiler! He has been largely just on here over a long period basically asking details of how to...
  8. Elaine

    Please can you answer some questions for me?

    Hi, I have just joined to understand more about the plumbing industry. If you are a plumber, can you spare me 15 minutes of your time to answer some questions? Any answers I receive will be kept confidential and not shared with anyone. Many thanks Elaine
  9. R

    Theoretical questions regarding low loss headers (or close-coupled tees)

    T'other day, the subject of hydraulic separation came up again on this forum and I decided it would be interesting to look at the subject again. Thinking about the kinds of design shown on this page: Why all the fuss about hydraulic separators? Closely spaced tees have worked just fine for me...
  10. C

    Questions about installing a thermostat for traditional boiler

    Hi, I've a traditional, non combi boiler. (with a hot water tank) I've an immersion heater. I've no central heating thermostat. I have a manual thermostat attached on the boiler which I suspect is the water temperature but i'm not sure How much of a task is it to install a brand new smart...
    • cable_guy
    • Thread
    • boiler questions thermostat
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Boilers
  11. M

    UFH issues and questions help please

    Hi I am a newbie and hate to join and ask for help straight away. I am having issues with my wet underfloor heating using serious oil, 900 litres in 45 days gone, i have it on 8 hours but have also run it on all the time but it doesn’t matter what I do i uses a lot of oil. upstairs radiators...
  12. D

    Stupid questions from a novice

    I have a couple of stupid questions. (Actually, more than a couple, it turns out). Firstly, PTFE tape. Is it worth it (a lot of people recommend it; but many say it makes no difference. Who is right)? Is it stable enough to be used on the piping for the default radiator? What about the fittings...
  13. D

    A series of UFH questions

    Hi, having seen how many people have had solid replies on here I thought I'd test the waters. I have a 1920s semi detached, solid brick wall and suspended wooden floor with 2x lowered areas (kitchen and downstairs loo) that appear to be concrete (freezing floor in winter). I'm extending the...
  14. C

    System to Combi - Flue Questions

    Hi all. My plumber is taking out a broken Worcester Greenstar system boiler in a cupboard and replacing it with a Baxi Duo-tec 28 combi. I'd like to have the new boiler in the same place but he's said the horizontal flue/labour involved would make this a lot more expensive. Circa £400. Does...
  15. J

    Training questions. Acops acs gas

    First post so please be gental.... I am looking in to getting back to being gas safe registered. I 97/98 i was corgi registred but due to leaving the trade i didnt continue. As i understand (arfter a phone call to Gas safe) i will need to re train to gain registtation. My Acops mean didley...
  16. A

    Changing a sink plug - some basic questions

    Hi - this maybe a bit basic, but I have a clickable sink plug that is broken and needs replacing. The part is a BRISTAN, part number W BSN CLICK C. See attached Image. I found out this is now discontinued, and the new part needs the waste pipe to be changed as well. The new BRISTAN part code...
  17. J

    S plan heating layout questions

    Hello All, I recently brought a house that unfortunately turns out was a bit of a plumbing mess, The three port valve has failed and the heating did not work in part of the house. I am in the process of tidying up the plumbing in the airing cupboard and changing from a three port valve system...
  18. P

    Thorn Olympic F Boiler Questions

    My mum rents out the flat above hers. The hot water cylinder and radiators are heated by an old Thorn Olympic F boiler. It never goes wrong so she wants to keep it for now. Recently she had a Gas Safe engineer in to do the landlord cert. Everything passed, but he did mention that the the front...
  19. X

    Central heating Questions and Tips

    Hi Guys First time posting in here, I've just moved into a new house and dont know how my central heating works. I have a few questions 1. Which setting should my grunfos pump be set to? 2. What is the most energy efficient way to use the system I have? 3. The big yellow tank and sometimes...
    • xr246
    • Thread
    • central central heating heating questions
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  20. P

    Some questions about the tool you use from an industrial design student

    Hi everyone, I’m a Dutch Industrial Design student and I am designing a new kind of pliers for a big German company. Right now, I am in the process of doing research and finding possible use scenario’s. Possibly one of the most interesting target groups are plumbers. As some of you have a lot...
    • Pliersdesign
    • Thread
    • questions tool
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Tools
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