Welcome to the forum. Although you can post in any forum, the USA forum is here in case of local regs or laws

system

  1. ian.

    Ideal Heating system filters insulated jacket

    Is it possible to get an insulated jacket for the magnetic filter which is supplied as part of the Ideal Vouge Max (18kw)?
  2. panda_96

    Bleeding air from Central Heating System

    Boiler is making a gurgling sound and keeps short cycling. I believe there is air in the the system and I've already bled all the radiators. This is the pipe leading into the water cylinder, is it where I should be bleeding the air from?
  3. M

    Honeywell Evohome with Worcester Bosch Greenstar System Boiler

    I need a little help if possible as I am trying to check that my current system is running efficiently but not really sure how to check, sorry if this is a long one and I have tried to contact a Honeywell connected specialist but they dont seem interested unless installing a new system and the...
    • Mark8par
    • Thread
    • boiler bosch greenstar honeywell system worcester worcester bosch
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Boilers
  4. E

    Cleaning Magnetite in underfloor heating system

    Hi! I have mostly underfloor heating in my house and one new radiator and two old. A bit of metal pipes and three manifolds, but mostly PEX-pipes. The heat source is a Vaillant FlexoCompact 88/4 heatpump. The plumbers which installed the heatpump added Elysator Sanol (cleaning agent) and...
  5. plumb_know

    Decommissioning cylinder coil on wet solar system

    Hello Everyone, I have customer with solar that doesn't seem to be working so only gets 1/2 a tank of hot water which is heated by the central heating system. She can't find a company to come out and service the wet solar system and she is looking at getting loft conversion in the future will...
  6. D

    Do I have an air lock in my system?

    Hi, I have had this problem for a week now. The oil boiler will run for a short while and then stop. If I check the pipes around the 3 way valve they are all hot and the pump is running but all the radiators are cold. I have a bleed valve next to the water tank and I bleed that frequently and...
  7. M

    Open vented system - Boiler turns on and then loses heating pressure?

    Hi guys, We have an open vented heating system and a Worcester Bosch greenstar boiler. Recently there is little to no heat getting to all radiatiors. It seems that when we turn on the nest heating the boiler starts whirring as expected as then dies down quite fast. I cleaned the magna filter...
    • MattStorey
    • Thread
    • boiler heating pressure system
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  8. Z

    UFH pump robbing from Rad system

    Hi We have an UFH system part of the house (large kitchen / dinnner and utility room) and then Rad system for rest of house (10 rads). We have noticed in this recent cold weather when both UFH and Rad are on (ie thermostatic driven) the UFH is robbing all the hot water and not getting round...
  9. A

    Problem pressurising system

    Hi there, I am having issues pressurising my boiler/system. my boiler was below pressure but I had to replace the external filling loop valve (tap had broken on the old one) I did this, and there are no leaks around it. However, every time I pressurise the system back up to 2 bars it drops down...
  10. M

    Urgent advice - Replacing gravity water system

    We need an urgent advice, we have a gravity water system and we are in a middle of loft conversion. We are adding an en-suit in loft and prefer to have a good water pressure there. What we want, is to either be able to run multiple showers at once, or if one person is having a shower, other...
  11. E

    Baxi System Boiler Weather Compensation

    I'm wanting to install weather comp on my Baxi Platinum+ system boiler (GC No: 41-470-95). This is because the house is heated using underfloor heating which is mixing down to 35c but the boiler is set to 70c to heat the unvented cylinder up to 60-65c. The idea is to select a curve more suited...
    • eimaj123
    • Thread
    • baxi boiler system
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
  12. T

    Advice on low-profile UFH system in ex-council flat.

    Hello all. First time posting so apologies if this is answered elsewhere. I am close to completing a purchase of my first flat, an ex-council place from the 1960s built in the usual concrete slab and brick. At present there is some ghastly pipe work for the radiators sprawling round every...
  13. A

    Coal heating system help

    I'm going to be helping a friend renovate his bathroom. He has a coal heating system will he be able to continue using his fire whilst we work on the water and heating pipes once the stopcock has been isolated? Will it be ok to drain some hot water out the tank and relocate radiator pipes
  14. P

    How to raise pressure in my samsung 6 gen joule heating system

    Hi Guys, my pressure gauge showing nearly (if not) 0 Bar. Heating downstairs works for now, upstairs 2 out of 5 rads not. I'm trying to get a plumber in but it will take few days, have kids home and afraid to end up with no heat. I believe all what it needs is get pressure back to 1 bar but...
  15. D

    Campervan water system

    I'm plumbing my campervan and made the following schematic to show the different modes it can operate. Although I'm an experienced DIYer, I've never tackled a plumbing job this complicated and I'd appreciate any advice. Normal operation using Tank 1 – B, F open Normal operation using Tank 2 –...
    • Deleted member 129220
    • Thread
    • system water
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  16. D

    Noise from centre heating system

    There is a noise, like a buzz that starts randomly but usually in the early morning. I can't seem to pin it down to one location. I have managed to record the noise and there is a link to YouTube if I'm able to post that? My heating and hot water are both on a gas central heating system, but...
  17. A

    Understanding gas central heating system

    Hello everyone, We have recently moved to the UK, so really don't know much about gas central heating and boilers over here etc. So this is probably a very basic question but I just don't know! We are moving to a house later this month. It has a "wall-mounted gas-fired boiler for domestic hot...
  18. Desktop987456

    Pipework advice - Central Heating System

    I have a 320 sqft double storey house with 6 bedrooms. The house is serviced by two heat only boilers (non condensing); a 120k btu (35kw) and a 70k btu (20kw). Both Boilers are installed at ground floor (120k at front and 70k at the back). Front boiler serving front downstairs and upstairs rooms...
  19. D

    What is wrong with my system

    Hi Sorry I can't find my original first post which stated the problem I had with a plumber. To update you all he finally admitted fault and came out last week to rectify the pipe work problem. Im now left with another issue.. Sigh! He's probably messed up my motorised valve that feeds the...
  20. Fatboyslick

    Repeated air/hydrogen forming in closed heating system?

    Would love some advice please: I had 4 radiators replaced in September as part of a kitchen refit. This included new copper piperwork behind the walls where the Rads are placed. The system wasn’t flushed or anything, just installed and the plumber left. A few weeks later we noticed that our...

We recommend City Plumbing Supplies, BES, and Plumbing Superstore for all plumbing supplies.

Back
Top