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  1. L

    CHS not heating house - HELP

    Hello, I am looking for advice and ideas. I moved into my house 2 years ago with a Valiant Eco Pro 28 combiner's boiler. The Radiators look pretty old and have recently just found out that the previous owner had installed the system himself. I had the boiler looked over and a NEST installed...
  2. centralheatking

    Off Subject a bit ..Half my old house at 10.00am Today

    We sold it for the land around it but it hurt a bit, the other half went Friday and this bit goes today. We had it and improved it over 20 years
  3. Ryooo

    Leak in customer house.

    Hi what's the best advice in dealing with a leak in a customers house? 1. Stripped out bathroom suite, installed 1st fix shower pipes in stud wall. 2. Turned water on, cheeked all joints. 3. Show customer completed works. Happy with job and paid me 4. Get a phone call 3 days later saying...
  4. E

    Best boiler for old house/system

    Hi, I am thinking about a new combi boiler, ours has had it's day. The house is 1977 and the system is about that age as well - around 40years old so the radiators are probably rusted inside as well as the pipes. I have had a few quotes for a new boiler but most fitters generally install a...
  5. M

    Installing new gas appliance in rented house.

    A I correct in saying that when you install a new gas appliance in a rented house. There is no need to write out a CP12 and test all the other gas appliances in the house. Thanks.
  6. Y

    Fitting a whole house pump.

    Hello I'm trying to fit a whole house pump. There seems to be two inlets. One is called a pressure port. Any ideas what it is?
  7. 1

    Hi, just plumbed my house with the help of this forum and youtube but now I've got a niggle!

    Took me weeks and weeks but I installed a direct hot water vented system from scratch in my house. Had never tried anything like it before but with reading posts on this forum and hours and hours of youtube videos I managed to get it up and running.. only thing is I'm worrying now I might of...
  8. J

    Sewage Gas leaking into house

    So, we moved into a new build a couple of years ago, and a few times now, we have been woken to the smell of sewer gas in our house. The problem seems to be a rubber bung in the kitchen floor under the kickboard, it connects the sink to a 4" sewage pipe, and it pops out periodically. It also...
  9. B

    Old house CH/ hot water design

    hello, I’m struggling to get headway for a suitable plumbing installation for my house. Most companies just want to put in what they are familiar with, however it’s an old 17th century house and I think it needs a one of design. Are there qualified engineers who can actually design a bespoke...
  10. M

    Quiet Whole house pump

    Hi, I am looking at putting in a new system where I raise the cwsc in the loft, put the cylinder in there and use a whole house pump to pump 2 bathrooms but not the toilets. Would like it to be as quiet as possible. Any recommendations? Looking at a couple of big shower heads in this and a bath...
  11. Ricardo Napoli

    House bashing normal day

    Hi just curious in what’s involved in house bashing on site. Is it 1 plumber to one house and like any normal new build it’s gets first fixed then when other trades been in you go back and do the 2nd fix. Only asking as I’ve been offered a job on site house bashing on price work. Just seeing if...
  12. J

    new house boiler noise

    Recently moved house and I have a ideal logic 24 combi boiler, it fires up perfectly fine, but when the central heating gets up to temperature it makes a whining noise which can be heard inside but is very loud from the flue terminal. It only lasts maybe 20 seconds or so and comes and goes...
  13. P

    Water hammer noise from various appliances/taps around the house.

    A bit of background...house was built in 2000. Fitted with screw turn style taps, and washing appliances as new. During our time here, improvements have been made to the house, but these improvements have caused banging issues. The first was the washing machine when stopping water flowing in...
  14. J

    Low hot water pressure - whole house pump advice

    Hi there, New to the forums so hope this is the right place to post! We've currently got a (presumably) fairly standard hot water setup = cold water tank in the loft, hot water tank in ground floor cupboard. It currently has a hot water supply off the top of the tank that runs upstairs to the...
  15. P

    Motorised Valve Tripping house electrics

    Hi everyone, just to say this is my first post, I'm not a professional but have had a lot of DIY experience over the years and installed a couple of systems in my time in my houses through the years. So I'm well aware when I'm out of my depth! My problem is that I'm on my third motorised valve...
  16. A

    Split house into 3 dwellings

    Hi, Have recently been asked to price up a job. The client has bought the house and plans to split it into 3 separate dwellings as such. (Plans below) 1 - For herself (marked in green) 2 - For her mother (marked in red) 3 - For Airb'n'b (marked in blue) The green section will have a kitchen...
  17. A

    Split house into 3 dwellings.

    Hi, Have recently been asked to price up a job. The client has bought the house and plans to split it into 3 separate dwellings as such. (Plans below) 1 - For herself (marked in green) 2 - For her mother (marked in red) 3 - For Airb'n'b (marked in blue) The green section will have a kitchen...
  18. M

    Retrofit (wet) UFH in house built in 1996

    Hi, Finding this site really usefull but would like to hear peoples experience with the installation and merits of retrofit underfloor heating. I live in a 2 bed semi detached built in approx 1996. I want to fit a low profile wet UFH system to the whole of the downstairs (approx 20 sq/m). I am...
  19. S

    Boiler heating house when set to Hot Water Only - Nest 3rd Gen

    Good Evening, Looking for some advice please... We recently replaced the central heating system in my late grandmothers house with a Potterton Titanium 35kw Combi and Nest 3rd Gen thermostat. New boiler is in the garage. A few weeks ago, the heating came on full whack - despite turning...
  20. D

    Unoccupied house advice needed.

    Hi, we are going down under for 3 months in January and have been taking advice on what to do to avoid frozen water pipes etc. Trouble is we have had two conflicting views! I should also say that our house insurers have no specific requirements relating to water/heating in these circumstances...

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