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Recent content by Frelon
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Descale Mega flow unvented system
....and think about installing a water softener! A lot less expensive than a replacement Megaflow - which you may have to buy anyway!- Frelon
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- Forum: Central Heating Forum
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French electric hot water tank, in its final days
You would have to ask a French Plombier that?- Frelon
- Post #7
- Forum: Plumbing Advice for Any Other Country
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French electric hot water tank, in its final days
Yes, 22mm and 28mm, but French copper tubing is thicker than UK stuff!- Frelon
- Post #5
- Forum: Plumbing Advice for Any Other Country
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French electric hot water tank, in its final days
Expansion vessel is not needed with these small water heaters - the tundish is built into the valve and allows water to escape when it is heated and expands! When the water reaches the set temperature the dripping stops. This from 12 years living in France with this type of water heater (30...- Frelon
- Post #3
- Forum: Plumbing Advice for Any Other Country
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Ideal Standard Toilet Bottom Cistern Valve Leak! Why?
Ideal Standard close coupled toilets installed in new build house ten years ago. Having received a hefty water bill for last half year (May to December 2024) water usage from Southern Water I was a bit concerned! It was double compared with the same period for 2023! Now I know that cost of...- Frelon
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- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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Cohostore - Legit or not ?
Always worth a look at Trustpilot! Looks like it is a scam site from the reviews!- Frelon
- Post #4
- Forum: Central Heating Forum
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water pressure problem, unvented system
Try by-passing the softener! If the output is better then the softener could be the culprit! After 20 years it may need a service, what make is it?- Frelon
- Post #9
- Forum: DIY Plumbing Advice
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Are repairs on a recently serviced boiler free?
I had my annual service on my boiler about three months ago! During the service the engineer noticed some limescale/corrosion and said that he would order a new part which would solve the limescale/corrosion problem, and notify me when it arrived. Needless to say I heard nothing and called the...- Frelon
- Post #5
- Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
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Unvented cylinder with water softener
Just in case you were still wondering.... Worcester Bosch state "You can have a water softener in combination with our boiler as it will prevent the hot water circuit from scaling up and losing efficiency. However, the central heating circuit should be filled with hard water and a chemical...- Frelon
- Post #4
- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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Water Softener advice now I've moved to combi boiler
You will need the Kinetico converting from low flow (water from your CW tank) to high flow (mains supply)! A Kinetico specialist will know exactly what you need. I did this myself (home DIYer) and converted my brother's Kinetico which used water supplied from the CW tank in the attic to enable...- Frelon
- Post #3
- Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
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Water Softener Recommendations?
Let us know how you got on. Always good to get feedback on these forums! The advantage of twin cylinder softeners is that they regenerate when you have used a certain volume of water and the cylinder being used needs to be regenerated using brine. The system automatically then changes over to...- Frelon
- Post #9
- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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Water softener waste pipe discharge
Regeneration water is brine so should not be a concern if it goes into a soakaway. It will be diluted with rainwater over a period of time. There should be no water from your overflow (outlet should be visible) unless there is a malfuntion with your softener. Your softener manufacturer will...- Frelon
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- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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Unvented cylinder with water softener
There are many posts on this forum about water softeners, do a search. Remember that buying cheap is buying twice! Think about a water softener as a long term purchase, I have had them (different makes - Permutit onwards) for 50 years. A block salt (twin cylinder) softener is a big investment...- Frelon
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- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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Water Softener Recommendations?
There are many posts on this forum about water softeners, do a search. Remember that buying cheap is buying twice! Think about a water softener as a long term purchase, I have had them (different makes - Permutit onwards) for 40 years. A block salt (twin cylinder) softener is a big investment...- Frelon
- Post #6
- Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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