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  1. H

    Central heating system cleaning

    Hi all, I have added a bottle of Fernox F3 into my towel radiator upstairs, I have run the heating for a good few days now. I have bleed off points downstairs I can attach a hosepipe to drain the system. Question when all the water has drained out can I leave the hosepipe on and fill the system...
  2. T

    New plumbing & heating system advice

    Hello, I'm installing a new central heating & plumbing system and just wanted to run through my design choices to make sure I haven't overlooked anything! It's a 2 bed, 1 bathroom semi-detached house. These are the proposed appliances: WC, Basin, Bath, Shower, Bath, Washing Machine, Kitchen...
  3. T

    New plumbing & heating system advice

    Hello, I'm installing a new central heating & plumbing system and just wanted to run through my design choices to make sure I haven't overlooked anything! It's a 2 bed, 1 bathroom semi detached house. These are the proposed appliances: WC, Basin, Bath, Shower, Washing Machine, Dishwasher...
    • Tommyh311
    • Thread
    • heating heating system system
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Plumbing Advice
  4. S

    Repiping Central Heating System Advice

    I am repiping my whole house and changing from combi boiler to a 30kW system boiler & 250Ltr or 300Ltr unvented indirect hw tank. Can somebody give advice on my rough plans/sketches for repiping my radiators using 22mm & 15mm. I have only shown the flow line as the return line will just be a...
  5. J

    Old un-pressurised heating system - top up valve

    Hi All, I hope you are doing well. I have old un-pressurised heating system and I need to top up the water but I cannot locate the bloody valve. Where is it? Is it in the attic? I also have this valve with black screw on top. Should this be opened or closed? Thank you
  6. H

    can this be done in a pressurised heating system

    Hi all , on a pressurised heating system is it ok to take a flow and return up into the loft and down again to install new radiator also would it be prudent to put AAV at the high point , thanx in advance . Howy
  7. mattgriff88

    Flushing/Cleaning central heating system?

    Hi I have recently bought a house which is 17 years old. There was a small leak from one of the radiators So I took the pipe off and drained the radiator and the water was black/brown. I took the radiator off and flushed it out with a hose pipe out the garden but it's got me thinking and I...
  8. paulusgg

    Low loss header in a central heating system

  9. B

    What is the problem with my oil central heating system?

    Context for issue: Last winter the temperature switch on my boiler shorted somehow, the boiler was then running WAY too hot and ended up blowing/melting a hole in one of the pipes. I repaired this by putting in a new stretch of pipe in and just connecting it to the existing pipes with two...
  10. E

    How to calculate heating system capacity for expansion tank

    Hello want to know on how do you calculate size of expansion tank for closed heating systems . for example 500 meters of 16mm underfloor heating and 4 double ~1000mm radiators , hot water cylinder coil , and oil boiler
  11. M

    How to design a domestic plumbing and heating system

    I am starting a large victorian renovation and it will involve, (amongst everything else) installation of an entirely new heating and plumbing system. Plumbing, like most trades, seems to have two main aspects; design and installation. The installation part on my last two projects was painful...
  12. Inverness

    How is a 2 zone heating system suppose to be piped

    Hi. A new house regulation for a 2 zone heating system because it's bigger that 150sqm. I'm I right in saying zone 1 should be all of the downstairs radiators and zone 2 all of the upstairs radiators ? I have thermostat room programmer down the stairs and another one upstairs. I think the two...
  13. J

    Cant refill heating system back boiler run off parkray coal fire

    My father has a parkray fire which has a back boiler . He had a leaky radiator, when he was attempting to fix leak the circulating pump (grundfos) was making a rattling noise this stopped once the radiator leak was fixed ( he lost a fair bit of water ) . The problem being now is that the...
  14. C

    Solid fuel heating system problem

    I could really do with some advice. Bit of back history, I have a trianco thorncliffe solid fuel room heater it has a back boiler, my dad put the system in just over 30 years ago, everything was bought from the then local fire shop, installed with lots of advice from them, the system has worked...
  15. D

    URGENT Noisy Nibe VVM300 heating system

    Hi all, I have been busy renovation a house that I bought a year ago during the winter. During the summer we switch off the heating system to conserve electricity as we are not living in the house. I removed some of the radiators during the wall renovations, refitted and bled the system. As soon...
  16. L

    Weird heating system

    Im just wondering if anyone can give me some advice as had 2 plumbers round and still getting same issue. Ive recently loved into a new house and the heating system is doing something weird. It had a new worcester bosch boiler a couple of years ago and heating system seems in good order. But...
    • Leethomp
    • Thread
    • heating heating system system
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  17. ian.

    Ideal Heating system filters insulated jacket

    Is it possible to get an insulated jacket for the magnetic filter which is supplied as part of the Ideal Vouge Max (18kw)?
  18. panda_96

    Bleeding air from Central Heating System

    Boiler is making a gurgling sound and keeps short cycling. I believe there is air in the the system and I've already bled all the radiators. This is the pipe leading into the water cylinder, is it where I should be bleeding the air from?
  19. A

    Coal heating system help

    I'm going to be helping a friend renovate his bathroom. He has a coal heating system will he be able to continue using his fire whilst we work on the water and heating pipes once the stopcock has been isolated? Will it be ok to drain some hot water out the tank and relocate radiator pipes
  20. P

    How to raise pressure in my samsung 6 gen joule heating system

    Hi Guys, my pressure gauge showing nearly (if not) 0 Bar. Heating downstairs works for now, upstairs 2 out of 5 rads not. I'm trying to get a plumber in but it will take few days, have kids home and afraid to end up with no heat. I believe all what it needs is get pressure back to 1 bar but...

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