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  1. B

    Refilling system - Greenstar 4000

    I have a Greenstar 4000 30KW combi boiler, and am planning to partially drain down the system to move a radiator. There is a blue lever ("keyless filling link") underneath for gradually topping up the pressure after bleeding a radiator, but I suspect this would be a very slow way to refill the...
  2. M

    New Boiler advice - System or Combi?

    I am currently in the middle of a complete rennovation of my house and need some advice on what kind of boiler to get. The house will have 4 bathrooms in total. One on the ground floor (shower), two on the 1st floor (en suite has a shower and family bathroom has a bathtub and seperate shower)...
    • MichaelT
    • Thread
    • boiler combi new boiler system
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boilers
  3. F

    Water heater venting system

    Water heater venting issues. Need someone to look at my pix of the set up and let me know if it's a proper and efficient set up.
    • FireMedic Aly
    • Thread
    • heater system water
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  4. A

    mains pressure lower than minimum combi system pressure

    We have a vaillant combi boiler that over ~ 2yrs loses a bit of pressure, and recently after 2 weeks away and no use the system would not fire and errored with F75. We attempted to refill, but the mains pressure is only 1.0bar, and the combi needs more than that to light. I ended up removing...
  5. M

    Sealed system grabbing air

    Any ideas why a sealed system with a combi could be grabbing air. The upstairs rads have air in and the system reads 3 bar cold. When the air is bleed out the system returns to 1 bar or less. It's an ideal instinct boiler basically a logic.
  6. N

    Tap for a gravity based hot water system

    Hi, I have a gravity based hot water system, and recently had a new kitchen installed. We never had a noticeable hot water pressure issue before, but the flow from the new tap is down to a trickle. Pressure head is c.3m. Flow is 2L/min compared to 12L/min minute out of the hot water tap...
    • Niall_Glasgow
    • Thread
    • gravity hot water system water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  7. Desktop987456

    System Boiler reviews

    Hello, I am looking at Zanussi Ultra System 18kw. Does anybody has any experience with this brand. I have heard about thier other appliances like hobs and dishwasher but not much on boiler. https://www.freeboilermanuals.com/assets/pdf/Zanussi/zanussi-system.compressed.pdf A brand new unit is...
  8. N

    Is this changed domestic hot water system design going to work ok?

    Hi, We are having PV panels fitted which will dump the excess energy into our hot water tank. Our house originally had a large 210L economy7 hot water tank (cold tank in loft), but the hot water tank died 18 years ago. At that time we fitted a smaller 117litre tank and went for fitting electric...
  9. J

    Worcester greenstar 4000 refill system

    Hi guys just wondering how to top up pressure on this Worcester boiler after draining system down Also an unvented cylinder upstairs and solar panels Many thanks
  10. A

    System boiler with vented system (bodged new install, what next)

    Previously had a WB Greenstar R28 HE System boiler with 4 pipes and vented (gravity fed) cylinder. No valves or pumps outside of the boiler. Worked fine for 20 years. Decided to change to Viessmann 050-W System boiler when WB failed but keep the same set up with cylinder. Gas Safe installer I...
    • ahuklon
    • Thread
    • boiler install system
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  11. cotswoldmark

    Leaking Water cylinder, behind anti corrosion system

    Hi - I have a plumber booked in to look at this, but I would also like to understand myself what is causing the issue we have. We have a slow drip of water coming from behind the anticorrosion unit on our Ariston unvented water cylinder. The pink "nozzle" behind the Protech unit appears to be...
  12. L

    System boiler issue : rads very Hot middle of night .

    Boiler was serviced 2 months ago by Vaillant . Timer /control seems fine. Thermostat looks less than 3 years old .Timer turns off heating /water at 10pm due back on at 5 am . Friend woken up by warmth from rads .All rads too hot to touch almost . where could the issue be ? cheers
    • LJD1010
    • Thread
    • boiler rads system
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Boilers
  13. M

    Help needed on Ideal Logic Heat 15 System Boiler showing F3 error code

    Ideal Logic Heat 15 System Boiler Hi. Just started to get an F3 Fan Fault on this boiler. On power up there seems to be a quiet thump from somewhere then it goes through the start up sequence. It spends a few seconds on the ‘c’ display before coming up with the F3 error code. Can anyone advise...
    • malley
    • Thread
    • boiler heat ideal ideal logic logic system
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  14. Molnarbia

    Do you know other tools than FASTRA STOPL and Ravetti STOP/SYSTEM?

    Hi! I am writing my master's thesis at university. Please help me if you know of any other similar tools. The aim is to find out devices that can be used in case of a gas pipeline failure, for pipeline sectioning. The material of the pipeline is both polyethylene and steel. The pressure limit is...
  15. chloeradhsaw

    Gurgling Noise From Rad When System Drained F&E Empty And Boiler Off

    My heat only gas boiler is drained from the boiler drain valve - There is no water in the F&E tank. The hot water vented cylinder is removed. So far so good Twice this evening I heard radiator gurgling noises which frightened the life out of me I cant seem to reproduce the noise and I cant get...
  16. P

    System losing flow/pressure

    Hello everyone, I have a problem that has stumped two plumbers so I thought i'd come to a forum to see if anyone out there has had a similar problem. I live in a top floor flat with its own water supply. The tap in the kitchen has 12litres per minute flow (near where the water enters the...
  17. G

    combi boiler system draindown problem

    during drain down of system with all trc open and bleed valves open water just continues to drain out and boiler pressure remains at 1.5bar.Baxi combi boiler 105
  18. J

    Pipe size for heat pump system

    I am sizing the central heating pipes for a complete replacement. The property has an elongated floor plan so I have used a piping layout consisting of single flow and return headers running the length of the property and take-offs to and from radiators. Currently there is a combi boiler...
  19. P

    Ferroli system boiler CH comes on when HW called

    Hi, would appreciate any thoughts on the below. I have an almost 10yr old Ferroli Modena 32S HE system boiler. (I am aware of their reputation! ) 2 weeks ago HW went lukewarm. When HW was called, the rads came on. The cylinder motorised valve has been replaced today, but it's not fixed the...
    • padairg
    • Thread
    • boiler ferroli system
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
  20. M

    Power flush & system corrosion

    In December 2022 (i.e. 5 months ago) I had a full system power flush conducted. Now the previously clear UFH flow gauges are black again. Is it possible that enough internal corrosion could have occurred in this time period? I had a separate plumber out a month ago to test some pipework and he...
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