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Funky
Hi,
I'm a billy basic plumber and I am upgrading my house (only moved here a year ago). It is a small 1980's detached house with twin tanks in the loft open vented system. boiler on outside wall in kitchen and immersion in airing cupboard on first floor.
I'm hitting a wall with what I wanted to achieve but no one will give me a straight answer why, so maybe someone on the forum will?
I've had various quotes and the focus of many plumbers seems to be to put in a combi boiler, which is not what I was asking or looking for.
I wanted to upgrade the house and try to make it in some way future proof, so was thinking of installing a pressurised system, such as a megaflow? I want the option of upgrading to either thermal hot water or a full PV thermal system, so I need to keep a pressurised cylinder in either the airing cupboard or in the loft?
I have removed a lot of surface pipe work to the rads on the ground floor and put them in the walls (3 x rads) because of problems getting a plumber, I had to have these plastered over before pressure testing (yes I know, but the plasterers were booked and I couldn't cancel them).
most of the flooring on the first floor (tongue and groove chip board), has been taken up, so the majority of the c/h pipework is accessible.
A local plumber has just completed a pressurised system for a development of houses using a kit made by Viessman which is a solar thermal system, so I contacted him, thinking he would be up for the project but after talking to him on the phone, he asked if I'd thought of a combi!
Another plumber wanted to fit a new condensing boiler but the cylinder would be gravity flow, which meant I would either have to go with a pump shower running off of the cylinder or go for an electric shower in the bathroom?
So could anyone tell me the "real" reason why no one wants to do this job because I can't understand it!
I've done all the donkey work, I will be on hand as an extra pair of hands labourer or mate and tea maker. I do not require any making good, as I have a plasterer, electrician and I will be laying the new floors
Sorry but I'm at a loss, so if someone could explain why all (so far), are so reluctant to fit a pressurised system (no BS please, I've been fed enough of this all ready), I would love to know.
If I can't get this problem solved then I will have to re-think my project and future proofing might no longer be an option, I'll be back to a combi or standard condensate boiler, electric or pump shower?
Any help, assistance, information or advice will be gratefully received as I am slowly losing the will to live, lol
Many thanks to anyone who contacts me with options
Regards
Gibbi
I'm a billy basic plumber and I am upgrading my house (only moved here a year ago). It is a small 1980's detached house with twin tanks in the loft open vented system. boiler on outside wall in kitchen and immersion in airing cupboard on first floor.
I'm hitting a wall with what I wanted to achieve but no one will give me a straight answer why, so maybe someone on the forum will?
I've had various quotes and the focus of many plumbers seems to be to put in a combi boiler, which is not what I was asking or looking for.
I wanted to upgrade the house and try to make it in some way future proof, so was thinking of installing a pressurised system, such as a megaflow? I want the option of upgrading to either thermal hot water or a full PV thermal system, so I need to keep a pressurised cylinder in either the airing cupboard or in the loft?
I have removed a lot of surface pipe work to the rads on the ground floor and put them in the walls (3 x rads) because of problems getting a plumber, I had to have these plastered over before pressure testing (yes I know, but the plasterers were booked and I couldn't cancel them).
most of the flooring on the first floor (tongue and groove chip board), has been taken up, so the majority of the c/h pipework is accessible.
A local plumber has just completed a pressurised system for a development of houses using a kit made by Viessman which is a solar thermal system, so I contacted him, thinking he would be up for the project but after talking to him on the phone, he asked if I'd thought of a combi!
Another plumber wanted to fit a new condensing boiler but the cylinder would be gravity flow, which meant I would either have to go with a pump shower running off of the cylinder or go for an electric shower in the bathroom?
So could anyone tell me the "real" reason why no one wants to do this job because I can't understand it!
I've done all the donkey work, I will be on hand as an extra pair of hands labourer or mate and tea maker. I do not require any making good, as I have a plasterer, electrician and I will be laying the new floors
Sorry but I'm at a loss, so if someone could explain why all (so far), are so reluctant to fit a pressurised system (no BS please, I've been fed enough of this all ready), I would love to know.
If I can't get this problem solved then I will have to re-think my project and future proofing might no longer be an option, I'll be back to a combi or standard condensate boiler, electric or pump shower?
Any help, assistance, information or advice will be gratefully received as I am slowly losing the will to live, lol
Many thanks to anyone who contacts me with options
Regards
Gibbi