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  1. S

    Is an additional vent required?

    Hi I have a toilet in a ground floor WC that was served by a maserator. After problems with blocked pipework due to the long run I thought it would be a good idea to have to toilet connected to the sewage system to get rid of the maserator and pipework etc. After having a new ensuite added to...
  2. fknMarko

    Can I joint a manrose part onto a soil pipe to use as part of the soil vent?

    Hi. I finally got the keys to my first house a few weeks ago. It's a small house so I'm doing what I can to save space. Currently, the vent pipe in the bathroom for the toilet's soil pipe is boxed into the corner of the room, against an external wall and an internal wall that is roughly 7cm...
    • fknMarko
    • Thread
    • part pipe soil soil pipe vent
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Boilers
  3. J

    Alcove off fireplace - size of air vent?

    So the fireplace will be turned into an alcove where we can add a nice vase and light as a centrepiece as we have had the olf gas fire removed. We shouldn't block the fireplace up as it can lead to condensation so what size hit n miss air vent should I add to the top of the alcove. It will be...
  4. T

    How to pipe a tundish to a 22 mm vent pipe?

    Hello everyone I’m just wondering how you go about piping a 22 mm vent pipe into a tundish when the inlet on the tundish is 15 mm and the outlet is 22 mm. Attached is a photo of the vent pipe from the cyclinder going into the CWST that needs redirecting into a tundish then to a drain. Many...
  5. M

    Do I need a vent for a basement toilet 24" away from the bottom of the stack?

    In the below picture the purple pipe is a 3" drain (soil stack) the grey one is the bottom of the vent stack which I intend to relocate and reconnect to the white pipe via either the green pipe or the orange pipe The grey pipe was connected to the toilet drain as in the picture for two possible...
    • MiniMe
    • Thread
    • toilet vent
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  6. R

    Combining feed and vent piping from F and E tank

    It would save me a lot of faff if it was acceptable to combine the feed and vent in the manner shown in diagram below. Or should I resort to separate pipes for each, as small sketch. Boiler is Potterton Suprima I would be grateful for your advice. Thanks Rudy
  7. A

    Relocating soil stack vent

    Hi I have an upstairs shower room which is being moved about 3m. Currently the 50mm vent pipe goes from the 110mm stack, up through a stud wall into the loft and out the roof. Now the toilet is being moved and wall has come down the pipe into the loft has been removed. In the new location, do I...
    • Ar484
    • Thread
    • soil vent
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  8. T

    Regulating a manual & automatic air vent valve from Emmeti

    I'm using a manual & automatic air vent valve from Emmeti. It has 2 caps, a gray one that suppose to be automatic and a black one (on the top) that is manual. I could understand if I suppose to let the grey cap (auto) closed all the time. Does one know how it works? Thanks.
  9. D

    Kitchen sink DWV vent overflows. Puzzled

    The picture shows what i assume to be the dwv vent. It is a tall pipe going upward ending just below sink basin and open ended, lately when sink drains, this pipe overflows and floods base cabinet. How to fix? I dont understand why this sink is the only one with the seperate pipe like this...
  10. S

    Vented Hot Water Cylinder Without Vent Pipe!

    After calling a plumber to look at our leaking power shower he discovered that there is no vent pipe coming off the hot water cylinder . The cylinder is an old indirect vented cylinder heated from the central heating boiler and has a secondary electric immersion heater that is disconnected...
  11. Bbarclays

    No hot water open vent glowworm fuelsaverMKII R40

    Hi there Today friend was changing radiator valves, so he drained system, put radiator valves, new radiator. I notice TRV valve was on cold end- return or out line from radiator. I asked my friend to relocate TRV valve on inlet side. (when heating started, hot water was coming from white plastic...
  12. DuncanM

    Fitting auto air vent

    Been advised to fit an AAV on return of a sealed system to try and keep air out of the HEX as it keeps error coding about circulation. Power flushed the system already, this is the next step. Anyway, usually fit AAV on positive side of pump so how far away from pump to make sure AAV does not...
  13. W

    Toilet outlet vent information needed

    I’v [ it goes Regards I’ve been at this property for 22 years, and I have just notice I don’t vent pipe [ it goes straight into the manhole ] or any valves on my toilet system. I have never had any issues such as smells drainage or odours. It’s a ground floor toilet and the only one...
  14. flapajack

    Boiler advice - can you use a system boiler on an open vent system?

    Hi I have a boiler problem I hope someone on here can help please. I currently have an open vent gravity feed system and a 10yr old boiler which is showing signs of terminal "kaputiness". The boiler is dripping consistently now (although not to bad yet) although it is still working. I am...
  15. M

    Combined feed and vent with unvented cylinder

    Got a job today to take out vented cylinder and replace with unvented indirect cylinder (i’m G3 qualified). Only problem is the system has a strange set up. It’s combined feed and vent S plan system. Heating zone valve is on the flow and pump and hot water zone valve on return. My issue is that...
  16. SimonG

    Whats The Minimum Vent Off A Soil Stack?

    Looked a job today, possibly looking at reducing vent size as it's a difficult run. 75mm sticks in my head for some reason. Cheers.
  17. J

    No vent pipe from cylinder? Help would be appreciated.

    Hello, I thought I’d try fitting a shower pump today. Every thing works, other than the pump just fires water up the vent pipe and into the tank in the attic. i don’t know where this vent pipe has come from as there isn’t one coming off the top of the cylinder.
  18. M

    Soil Vent query. Bad smells

    Hi. I own a three storey house. 4 toilets. 3 showers. Since I moved in a couple of years ago there’s been a recurring (and very mild) sewer odour. Most can’t smell it but I can and it’s coming from the shower traps mostly. And sometimes the kitchen sink. At first I assumed a pipe blockage and...
  19. M

    Do I need a new Soil Pipe Vent in the roof?

    Hi, I am installing a new toilet into my en-suite bathroom (there isn't one there currently). There is an existing soil pipe under the floor that I can connect to but it is not vented and is currently just used for the shower waste. There is a toilet on the other side of my house that does...
    • marc1977
    • Thread
    • pipe soil soil pipe vent
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  20. J

    Kudos radiator air vent & blank plugs removal?

    Any tips for removing plugs from a new Kudox radiator?
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