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    Condensate Down a Rainwater Downpipe?

    My mate is looking at having a new combi boiler installed (the old one is not a condensing boiler) and one of the installation quotes says that the condensate will be taken from the room to the outside and connected into the existing roof rainwater giuttering downpipe (which is actually the...
  2. J

    Condensate pipework on Potterton Promax SL 24

    Had boiler installed last year and had problem with frozen pipe. I have been advised to move it to avoid this problem. If the pipe is ran straight down the wall under the boiler and a hole drilled above the skirting board to go outside to a drain that is for the upstairs bathroom will this be...
  3. H

    Condensate drain.

    Condensate drains should have a continuous fall long the entire run, which we know, so why am I seeing some installations where the 3/4" pipe exits the wall level? Of course it won't back up, as it falls after the exit, but that's not falling along the entire run is it.
  4. M

    What does built in condensate pump for new back boilers mean

    What does a Built-in condensate pump for versatile drain options - up to 10m from boiler - which is descibed for a new baxi back boiler - mean? Does it mean that a pipe has to cross a floor from the chimney (where the back boiler would be placed) to go through an outside wall; I am not, as you...
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    Vaillant Ecotec Problem - Air in system and water discharge from condensate pipe

    I have a Vaillant Ecotec 415 Plus system boiler installed a few years ago. Originally it was an open vented system, but I have recently done a renovation and made the central heating a sealed pressurised system with an external expansion vessel replacing the expansion tank. Ever since the...
  6. J

    wiring condensate pump

    hello im trying to figure out how to wire a condensate pump to the boiler. the pump comes with a standard live, neutral and earth and two wires that cut the boiler supply if pump overflows/blocks. now as i understand it i connect one of the 2 black wires to the permanent live terminal on the...
  7. B

    Condensate pipe to thin air

    If you come across the condensate terminating vertically down to fresh air, do you guys classify it as NCS?
  8. stani

    Sludge in condensate trap

    hi lads, went to a Worcester Greenstar HE. Z28 system boiler showing EA, client had disconnected the condensate pipe work but still kept failing, I removed the cond. trap and emptied out at least 1/2 inch of sludge, which was of the consistency of magnetite, when you scrape it off a...
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    ideal logic leaking through condensate

    Called to a 18 month old ideal logic losing pressure through condensate needs topping up every 20 minutes ,ideal service calling monday.has anyone else had this on the new logic.
    • sheff paul
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    • condensate ideal ideal logic leaking logic
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  10. K

    Worcester leaking condensate

    I ve been looking at a Worcester 30cdi conventional which periodically leaks. Ive checked the trap and its clean, the trap has got the flexi drain and a 1/4 inch hose. Can anyone tell me what the two drain outlets are for? when I fill the trap under the sink the 1/4 hose spits out water, but the...
    • Kevin B
    • Thread
    • condensate leaking worcester
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    Water escaping via condensate pipe

    Hi folks, I'd appreciate a bit of help if possible. My boiler has suddenly started loosing pressure. I now need to pressurise the system twice a day. At first I thought it was a leek but after a thorough investigation I was unable to find one. I then placed a plastic cup under the condensate...
    • neomagik
    • Thread
    • condensate pipe water
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice

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