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    S Plan heating system, heating coming on with hot water

    Hi Guys, Had a question about a S plan system. When customer turns on a hot water tap the boiler gets demand for heating as well and radiators heat up, the heating radiator sign (Vaillant Boiler) flashes on the boiler display screen. Customer has said it has been like this for a year. I have...
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    Can u bung cold tank 2 create a vacuum on single pipe heating system

    Need to adjust some pipework for new radiator but both the branches for old radiator came off the same pipe. Will this create a vacuum for me to move the tees further apart then rejoin up?
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    Whether to power flush a 40 year old central heating system?

    I’m currently looking into replacing my 20- year-old Ideal Classic FF 360 gas boiler in a 70s semi and have been getting various quotes for a condensing conventional boiler, as we don’t want a combi. The current boiler works well, we have it serviced every year via British Gas Homecare, but...
    • Tim Hardy
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    • central central heating flush heating heating system power system
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
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    Slow leak on my pressured central heating system

    Hi, new to this forum. I hope someone experienced out there can help me find the fix. We recently finished a building project and had a major re-design/move of all of our hot water (megaflo), boiler and central heating system. I am not a plumber nor do I know much about plumbing but I know...
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    What heating system would you recommend

    Hi, I would really appreciate your thoughts, especially given the current climate we're living in. I moved in January to a property which only has storage heaters. It's a two bedroom detached bungalow and I'm only putting 2/3 of the storage heaters on at night, together with the immersion so we...
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    Problems with air entering central heating system

    Air entering central heating system and hot water pumping over into make up tank in artic when h/c control is switched on. There is no problem when only c/h is on! this situation as only occurred since replacing my Grundfos UPS2 with a UPS3 I have tried the pump on different speeds . On the box...
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    Cleaning central heating system

    Hello. We live in the UK and have an open vent CH system with a tank in the attic. Recently our hot water didn't work, so we called a gas engineer. He popped in , did tap a few pipes around water storage tank with a magic wound ( magnes ) and water started heating up. He said that some pipes...
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    What is this heating system

    I am trying to buy a house and it has this system installed. In pic . It’s a one bath house why does it have all that. It’s four bedroom house total heaters 12.what is this cylinder and what is that motor.do you think this house might have some water pressure problems.please guide Thanks. Nee
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    I Have a problem with my central heating system

    At the end of December 2021, I moved into a ground floor flat with a "wet" Central Heating system. It is fitted with a Sadia Electric Boiler (Amtec 9Kw), which is fairly new and has been checked very recently. The system works OK when the room stat is set a temps below 15degrees but if it is set...
    • Norman Levenson
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    • central central heating heating heating system system
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
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    Help with replumbing leaking heating system

    I have a pdaily loss of pressure in a closed circuit system as noticed on the gauge at the filling point 2 bar to 0. After exhausting all the usual options it appears there’s a leak unground with no visual sign anywhere.I’ll have to re plumb the heating. The boiler feed and return pipes are...
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    Testing central heating system for sludge

    Is there a device where you can bleed the system water in to and look through it like a little tube and if you can see the circle at the bottom its clean. If not it needs flushing.
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    Complete central heating system setup - advice please

    Hi there, please help dont have a clue how to set this up. Ive recently installed a complete new central heating system in my house myself. The system is up and running and works okay but I feel it could work alot better if it were setup properly. Im not a plumber and really understand how parts...
    • phill bri
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    • central central heating heating heating system system
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
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    Is a pool heat exchanger suitable for a communal heating system?

    Hello all and Merry Christmas, We are in the process of planning the replacement of our 50-year old heating boiler serving a residential block of 12 flats with a total of 60 radiators. It is a vented single-pipe heating system, which has not been properly maintained, and we only recently...
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    Pressure loss in Heating System post fitting new Expansion Tank

    Hi, hope someone can help me with a heating pressure loss problem. My valiant boiler has been loosing pressure over the last few months, resulting in me having to top up the water every week or so. Managed to get a boiler engineer to visit who diagnosed a faulty expansion tank. (Water evident at...
    • Hoppers
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    • expansion fitting heating heating system pressure system tank
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    Repeated Air in Central Heating System - Help appreciated

    Hi, I'm hoping for some suggestions as to where I go next in my endless mission to stop my system taking on air. The house has a gravity fed system, 'S' plan, Heat only boiler supplying CH & HW, with separate F&E and vent just before the pump in the typical H layout, pump & valves are all...
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    Grateful for some proper advice on our heating system please!

    Hoping you can help us with a heating system question that has caused a lot of anxiety for us as a family. Just grateful for some proper, practical advice. We have a 50-70 year old four bedroom family house that has a central heating system powered by a Worcester boiler downstairs (and a...
    • Vinoir
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    • heating heating system system
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    Integrity of "out of service" Central Heating System

    Hello. We bought a house (Nice, France) that is currently heated/cooled by Daiken reversable aircon....cooling in summer is excellent...heating in winter is Rubbish. The Daiken aircon was installed five years ago but the owners left in the old water radiators. The original oil boiler was also...
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    Central Heating System Losing Pressure Quickly

    My boiler started to lose pressure once a day about a week ago. It is now losing pressure very quickly and goes from 1.5 bar to empty in an hour. It does the same with just the water on and the water and central heating on. Its a Logic Max Combi C30 and was only installed in February. The Ideal...
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    Is a central heating system flush needed after replacing a radiator?

    I purchased a Kudox steel panel radiator to replace a radiator that developed a leak. There is a warning triangle on first page of the Installation Instructions with the following in red capital letters: ‘AFTER INSTALLATION THE ENTIRE CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM MUST BE THOROUGHLY FLUSHED WITH A...
    • Enthalpy
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    • central central heating flush heating heating system radiator replacing system
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
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    Multi-fuel boiler stove installation connected to existing heating system

    Hi all, first of all I'm not a plumber so forgive my ignorance. We are currently getting a boiler stove installed. This involves connecting the plumbing and some electrical to our existing heating system. The Plumber has requested that our electrician installs a spur at the location of the...

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