Search the forum,

vented

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself including New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga, and Fiji. It has also established itself in parts of Samoa, Australia, USA and Cook Islands. It is included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.

View More On Wikipedia.org
  1. P

    Using hot water from a vented system for the first time in 2 years

    Hi all For various reasons, we haven't used the hot water system in our house for a couple of years. It's a vented system with a tank in the loft. I want to try it out now but wonder whether there could be any potential problems from Legionella or anything else potentially nasty? I don't...
  2. P

    Clearing airlock from open vented system

    Hello, I would like to ask for a bit of advice. I was helping my friends with their bathroom renovation as they are in a rush, expecting a baby soon. Unfortunately we ended up having no hot water. They have an open vented system with water cylinder beside the boiler and big and small tank in the...
  3. P

    Solar compatible cylinder Gledhill SunSpeed 2 Open Vented Indirect Twin Coil Solar Cylinder

    Hello I had a solar thermal installation. However, the Gledhill Stainless Steel Lite keepings making popping noises. Anyway, I was looking to have it replaced with another cylinder and found this one: Gledhill SunSpeed 2 Open Vented Indirect Twin Coil Solar Cylinder | Vented Cylinder -...
  4. J

    Advice on hybrid configuration - vented heating with unvented hot water

    Hello everyone, Please can I have your advice on this hybrid configuration that involves vented heating & unvented hot water ? I currently have a regular boiler (Worcester Greenstar 24 RI) running in a vented system, with cold water storage tank in the loft and also an heating F&E tank in the...
  5. B

    Vented or Unvented Cylinder

    Hello Would you recommend a vented or unvented cylinder? I have an indirect vented system at the moment. The flow rate from the upstairs taps is low. We are having solar thermal installed and thus the cylinder will be changed. We can have a new vented or unvented cylinder installed. What...
  6. M

    Mains feed and vent pipe on vented system

    I have a boiler to swap on a vented system. The open vent was presently attached straight to the boiler. And the cold feed is tee'd in to the hot water return near the coil. When I install the new boiler (it's staying vented). Would I be best off changing the cold fill postion I will obviously...
  7. A

    Open plumbing vent pipe in the upstairs wardrobe

    Hello looking for advice and help here. We recently noticed weird smell in one of our upstairs room wardrobe, and cleaned up the whole wardrobe to no avail. We noticed this ope vent pipe inside the wardrobe and the smell seems to be coming from this. can anyone help me in figuring out what...
  8. C

    Vented cylinder installation in Bedford ASAP

    Hi, my hot water cylinder started leaking two weeks ago, my landlord has British Gas cover and they were meant to be coming tomorrow to fit a new one, the cylinder got delivered this morning but they’ve then cancelled due to strike action so can’t come for another two weeks which in the...
  9. G

    Open vented system drawing air in

    Hi, need advice on my CH system, it seems to be drawing small amount of air every time it pumps(pump set on 1), sorry about bad drawing: would changing vent pipe to 1 inch including tank connection help? tank is 4 gallon and the way its plumbed there's les than 1/4 of water in it, also tank is...
  10. M

    Vented, combination oil boiler/open fire multifuel boiler heating system. Air lock ?

    Hello there. . . I have a vented heating system, on an oil boiler. Also connected to the system is an open multifuel fire boiler which can be used with the oil boiler or on its own. Both will heat the radiators and the hot water. . . I recently drained down the system to change a radiator (a...
  11. N

    Vented Indirect System Questions

    Hi, First of all, apologies, I have a really annoying need to understand things in minute detail. Today my Hot Water Cylinder seemingly ran out of adequately heated water after two short showers. The cylinder was heated between 8:30am-9:30am to a temp of 60 degrees. The only use was two short...
  12. P

    Pricing to replace a vented cylinder with an unvented cylinder (megaflo)

    Hello , ive recently gone out on my own, i have been working in the industry 15years now /g3 qualified and i would just like to get some advice from the knowledgable people on this forum! i have done a lot of installing but haven't really got involved with the design as somebody else has done...
  13. B

    My Thermalstore - is it Vented / Unvented?

    Hello folks. My thermalstore heating (hot water and UFH) system was installed almost 20yrs ago. It has consistently caused confusion for engineers who often seem to confuse it with a megaflow type install. The main body of water in the tank in in a closed loop to the Potterton boiler. The...
  14. D

    Is this safe? Open vented CH system has overflow capped.

    Good Evening All I have a general question - I have searched the inter web and can't find an answer, Recently I had an issue with a scalding hot header tank on an open vented system. Boiler is fairly new, British Gas advised that it is being caused by sludge. They cut out the offending pipes...
  15. M

    Combined direct vented hot water cylinder

    Hi, I have a combined direct vented hot water cylinder installed in my flat and it works on economy 7. Just recently I have noticed that when I open a hot tap the water didn't come out warm and also after about 2 minutes the cylinder or pipework to it started juddering. Just in case the heating...
  16. Tommo25

    Bunging open vented system

    question for you veterans, what are your tips and tricks for when you don't get a good vacuum when you bung the tank. (Sometimes its not a round hole, sometimes hexagonal or got little tabs on it preventing a good seal). I've cut an isolation valve in on the outlet in the past, however...
  17. T

    Leaking vented copper cylinder.

    Hi, I've been asked to replace a leaking vented indirect copper cylinder. Water is acidic - borehole supply. Am I any better off with a stainless steel Cylinder and plastic pipework where possible or will customer just have to accept need to correct ph in their water supply. They have been...
  18. N

    Air in Open Vented HW system

    Hello all. Just looking for some advice on an Open Vented system in a house we moved into before Christmas. We've had a few dodgy parts changed on the system by a plumber, but he's now out of the country travelling for a few months, and I wanted to some extra advice / pointers. Initially one...
  19. davidw

    Is this cylinder vented or unvented?

    Hi, I have this cylinder in the airing cupboard. Is it a vented or invented system? There is no water tank in loft. thanks for any help.
  20. 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...
Creating content since 2001. Untold Media.

Newest Plumbing Threads

Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock