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    Remote sensor trv working or not.

    Hello moonlight, The Remote Sensing TRV should have a thin capillary tube running away from it to a position away from the Radiator with a temperature sensing bulb at the end which is usually clipped into a small plastic bracket / box with a lid then clipped onto the front that has small gaps...
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    22mm Copper pipe through flat felt roof

    Hello centralheatingking, What did You think of Last Plumber`s excellent description and my suggestion above ? I know that both methods would work well as I know some of the Roof penetrations that I have made - mainly Boiler Flues - are still watertight several years after I did the above...
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    22mm Copper pipe through flat felt roof

    Hello BigTHoldstock, Here is a link to a Dektite Roof flashing for sealing roof penetrations for small bore pipes: https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/product/seldek-aluminium-flashing-12mm-70mm-pipe-external.html Although this is being shown for use on a Tiled / Slate Roof it is flat and...
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    Boiler Flues in High Rise Blocks of Flats Deemed Possible Fire Ingress Point on Post-Grenfell Fire Regulations Review

    Hello snowhead, You are right if these Fire Regulation amendments are ratified Boiler Manufacturers could re-tool to manufacture galvanised steel / corrosion proofed [powder coated ?] Flues but there most be hundreds of thousands of Condensing Boilers that have been installed since 2003 / 2004...
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    Boiler Flues in High Rise Blocks of Flats Deemed Possible Fire Ingress Point on Post-Grenfell Fire Regulations Review

    Sorry - I should have posted this in the Central Heating section. Hello All, I don`t know how many Members would be affected by this and at present it is only a Boiler Manufacturers interpretation of possible amendments to the Building Regulations Fire protection relating to Boilers in Flats...
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    What’s the max length on a horizontal soil pipe with new connection going into a drain

    Hello again Piperdave, Obviously You should believe what you state that the Building Control Officer / Building Inspector told you as he or a colleague will be passing the Soil stack and Soil stack test - but there is no way that I would install anything like a 15 metre Soil Float / Soil stack...
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    What’s the max length on a horizontal soil pipe with new connection going into a drain

    Hello again Piperdave22, Do You mean that you were told by the Building Control Officer that you could run a Soil branch float up to 15 metres with a vent at the end of the float - and run a Soil branch float without a vent at the end to 6 metres maximum length ? Any long branch float would...
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    What’s the max length on a horizontal soil pipe with new connection going into a drain

    Hello Piperdave22, Unless there is a good reason it is always good practice to put a Vent pipe at the end of a long Soil float pipe. Not doing so in some circumstances would mean that the float would not be approved by the Local Authority Building Control Officer. After liaising with a Local...
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    Kitchen draw hitting gas stopcock

    Murdoch wrote: What is that device the plug is plugged into (and no not the wall socket!)? [The Quote button was not working]. Hello Murdoch, I am fairly sure that as Shaun wrote the device in the electrical socket is an RF Remote Controlled socket. I am guessing that the OP has this...
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    Advice on work done by gas safe engineer

    Hello DjClubber, You obviously don`t know that Gas Safe employed any of the CORGI Technical Advisers that wanted to continue working as Gas Register Technical Advisers. I believe that most of them transferred to Gas Safe - no doubt influenced by the fact that the new Gas Safe offices were...
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    What Knowledge & Skills should a new Plumber have?

    Hello All, Good advice from Members. On a lighter note - I copied the wording below from one of our Members some time ago - unfortunately I did not make a note of who posted it but I do agree with their comments - what do other Members think ? HEATING ENGINEER & PLUMBER JOB DESCRIPTION FOR...
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    Advice on work done by gas safe engineer

    Hello again Riley, I know that We are correct in that Boilers that are moved must be notified. I have just remembered [checked some paperwork] that I used one of the Boilers that I moved some years ago as an example `Gas Works` for a CORGI Inspection and one more recently for a Gas Safe...
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    Advice on work done by gas safe engineer

    Hello Riley, About 2 years after the requirement to notify the installation of Gas Boilers first became a legal requirement I moved a Boiler which had been installed and notified a year previously from a Kitchen to the back wall of a newly built extension. Although I believed that this should...
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    Saniflow plus - Possibly serviced improperly - Not sealed properly to soil pipe

    Hello dewsbury, I admit to not knowing much about the operation of Saniflo units but it would make sense to me that it would not operate with the lid off. Perhaps I am wrong about that but for `Safety` reasons alone it would seem to be sensible in case someone had a hand inside the unit. Also...
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    Rf cylinder stat? Has anyone used one are they good?

    Hello Steve weightman, The Danfoss Hot Water Cylinder Thermostatic Valve might be a good suggestion for the OP`s requirements if as He mentions there is an additional `Heat Sink` Radiator and the Feed & Vent pipework on the system will allow or could be altered to suit fitting it. But - what...
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    Saniflow plus - Possibly serviced improperly - Not sealed properly to soil pipe

    Hello dewsbury, Please don`t think that I am `being funny` but can We take it that You included the Knife / Corkscrew / Bottle opener in the photos as a form of reference for Us to try and visualise the approximate size of the items that are suspected to be from your Saniflo unit ? Can we take...
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    .......Lagging.......

    Hello Shaun, Very nice pipework and insulation. As You know it is vital when installing Pipework that is going to be correctly insulated that the pipework is specifically installed to accommodate the insulation re. the separation and clipping of the pipes. Even though insulating most exposed...
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    Position of boiler flue in relation to velux window, advice pleas

    Hello again Riley, No need to apologise - my mistake. I did not see Member Rob Foster`s message. I was just about to apologise to You when I saw your message. Chris
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    Position of boiler flue in relation to velux window, advice pleas

    Hello again Riley, Now that I have seen the last photo I am guessing that the 300mm measurement is from the edge of the Boiler Flue terminal to the middle of the Party wall between the Houses ? The extension would have to be built so that the guttering did not encroach past the middle of the...
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    Position of boiler flue in relation to velux window, advice pleas

    Thank You for your reply and the additional photo Debra, All is now clear regarding the orientation of your property and the neighbours extension. As I am sure that You are aware the reason why there are `minimum clearances` to a Property Boundary is in case someone erects a Building /...

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