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    3 way valve not working got hot water no heating help

    I have an old Potterton suprima boiler with a hot water tank and pump. We have hot water but no heating, the light on the boiler is showing amber (no call to heat) I have been told that this is likely due to the 3 way valve or motor on it (Myson Power Extra). I am wondering whether to try and...
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    Central heating rads

    Hi all, My property is a 3-bed terraced with double glazing windows... It currently has no central heating, so I will get a new combi fitted shortly... However, I will be putting in the central heating. My question is, is it still necessary to have a lockshield on the hall rad? I assume that...
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    Control System for 3 zone Central heating?

    HI folks, this post is a follow up to my post relating to my single pipe heating system. In summary, I have a house built in 1980 (I bought it 2 years ago) that had a single pipe heating system but over the years there have been some changes made to the system that meant it didn't work. I have...
  4. 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...
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    Honeywell Underfloor heating controllers

    Hi there, I'm considering having my heating system controlled by Honeywell Evohome. I have a question about the underfloor heating controller.... I have a single zone water underfloor heating in the kitchen. The controller is currently a Wunda. I've never been all that happy with it because...
  6. J

    Hot water only when heating turned on

    Hi, we have an HIU unit, which we only get hot water from the taps when we turn on the heating unit. A number of engineer have come in to check but they have stated they couldn't see any issues. Any thoughts? could it be the heating plate?
    • Jamsheed
    • Thread
    • heating hot water water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    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...
  8. J

    Worcester Boiler - GREENSTAR 8000 Life - Heating anomaly

    Worcester Boiler - GREENSTAR 8000 Life - Heating anomaly I have recently noticed when I have lost power to my boiler and power is then reinstated that the Central Heating comes on. Is this the norm?…ALL CH controls are off.
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    Heating/water controls

    Looking for a bit of advice. My CH system has 2 controllers one for water and one for heating. I would like to replace these with one controller for bother heating and water contol. I have a Salus RT500RF which controls the heating and is mouted in the hall and is battery operated. In the...
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    Hive Active Heating Thermostat V3

    Hi I’m looking to install the above. Atm I have an older one fitted (old wireless thermostat and old receiver that’s wired into my combi boiler. Pic below shows how my current one is wired, live neutral and would the 2x black wires be switch wires and would matter what way they were wired in? My...
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    Vokera pre heating problem.

    I have a Vokera Vision 30C and when using a tap 3 ft from the boiler I can see the temp of the hot water in the boiler display. Most times it is less than 30 degC and the boiler takes maybe 30 seconds to heat the water. I have pre heat enabled, P shown in the display, but the water is never at...
  12. J

    Communal heating - scorching pipes even when thermostat is off

    Hi all, Our flat has communal heating and our thermostat is set so low so the heating should never be coming on. However over the last 10 months or so we've noticed the pipes under the floor, particularly in the bathroom, which are under the concrete floor and tiles, have become incredibly...
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    No heating or hot water!

    I’ve been having some issues with my heating system. I noticed that the overflow was intermittently dripping and saw on the tank that i should drain the system and then open the pressure relief valve to reestablish an air gap. However the relief valve was broken so i was unable to do so. After...
  14. M

    Heating overflowing from vent

    Hi, I'm after some help regarding my Father in laws heating system. He has had a local engineer around but hasn't had a fix and is very remote so I'm looking at the issue before arranging someone to try to fix. He is on oil and has a modern raeburn boiler/range. He has a vented system with...
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    Hot water only works when central heating turned on too. Why?

    Hey everyone, I'll keep it short. Had our old system boiler replaced with a new Ideal system boiler set up. Then the problems began. First issue was the pump went faulty, so the pump was replaced. This then led to a new issue coming up where the central heating would work, but not the hot...
    • Leo Ismail
    • Thread
    • central central heating heating hot water water
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  16. D

    Help! Moved into house with underfloor heating

    Hi, I’ve just moved into a house with underfloor heating and I’m not sure how to turn it on/if it’s working. I have a small black handheld remote that doesn’t seem to be fully working (sometimes responds to touch, sometimes doesn’t). I don’t think I can insert pictures here but is there...
    • Deleted member 130760
    • Thread
    • heating house underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  17. H

    Hot water cylinder only heating top half of tank

    Hiya, we had a new pressurised hot water cylinder fitted a few weeks ago even though its double the size of our last one we are finding we aren't getting any more hot water. So once the tank is full and the immersion has turned off and i touch the tank only the top half feels warm and the bottom...
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    studio flat heating and hot water

    asked to specify for very small studio flat, architect has drawn a combi boiler, 2 radiators, heated towel rail and shower, basin, kitchen sink, washing machine. seems overkill to me, in the past i have used electric shower, 15l 3kw Ariston for hot water, and electric panel heaters, but he is...
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    Heating pump recommend

    Hi All, Pump gone on my parents heating system it's a Grundfos 15 60 130. New one best part of £300 is there any other makes you guys would recommend? Thanks
  20. R

    Underfloor heating advice for a very shaky floor (not kidding)

    Hi all! So yes, Richter level 7 earthquake at least. I need to plan an underfloor heating for a 4x4 expedition/overlanding off-road vehicle, and it has to be able to withstand hundreds of miles of Australian corrugated roads and many thousands more of very bumpy roads of all sorts. A shaky floor...

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