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  1. B

    HEATRAE SADIA MEGAFLO white lumps in pipework???

    Hi..changed a faulty mixer valve (TMV) under a bath and i was called back a 2 weeks later as homeowner complaining of low pressure at bath tap...so i stripped TMV down noticed hot strainer/filter choked solid with white soft residue( not a hard water area so not limescale)..just wondering if...
  2. D

    full install - pipework?

    Hi all Im new here... and new to any type of plumbing... I have a bit of a project - see attached. Could someone please help me with the following: Im going to use an IDEAL VOGUE C40 GEN2. is this ok for this installation? Have I got the pipework ok for this installation? Am I be better off...
  3. F

    Is this normal? Exposed pipework

    Looking a new build flat. Both these items exposed in the kitchen and wonder what they are, and if it's normal for them to be exposed? Thanks
  4. J

    Is using cleaner essential after pipework, with old boiler

    I have been replacing my radiators (all too small), and adding some extra ones. Boiler is a baxi back boiler, cast iron. Is it essential to use a cleaner like x400 to get rid of flux residue etc. Or would fill heat, then drain be sufficient. Then going to add x100.
  5. G

    Radiator pipework plan for bungalow (picture)

    Good afternoon, I am a joiner, attempting plumbing work, what could possibly go wrong!! Please see my attached picture. Pink is feed, blue is return, purple are the radiators. We live in a bungalow with timber floors, and access underneath. Boiler is in the centre of the house with 22mm feed...
  6. K

    Connecting Flexible Tap connector to Copper pipework

    Hi - apologies for the stupid question but really struggling to find the right answer (I'm a novice as you'll see). New kitchen tap fitted with 2 flexible tap connectors. The ends (which connect to the incoming pipework) have a diameter of 22mm and have female connections. I need to connect...
  7. G

    Problem pipework that dosent make sense.

    Stripping out hot and cold for new set of bathrooms and ensuite so identified hot and cold marked h and c on floor next to pipes. Shut it off and stripped all pipework out to floor level. Turned out a bit of spaghetti station pipework feeding from one side and disappearing other end of room into...
  8. D

    Replacement radiators with/without replacement pipework?k

    Hello I live in a small 2-bed bungalow, with a relatively new Worcester Greenstar 30Si Compact combi boiler running 7 radiators. The radiators and micro-bore pipework are about 18 years old, having been installed just prior to me moving in and with a previous boiler. Current boiler is 2.5...
  9. finchy01

    Unvented cylinder D2 pipework

    Morning all. I'm quoting for a conversion from vented to unvented (I'm g3) a d the customer has said that she has been told that the d2 can go into normal waste pipe with a special connection. I was under the Impression that D2 pipe should be of copper material to the outside of the property...
  10. Inverness

    Gastite pipework regs

    hi guys went to commission gas boilers today and the gas pipe from the meter is gastite in a ducting under concrete floor with subfloor. I believe it's one continue length with no joins. The yellow gastite pipe should be protected from uv rises and the fitting should be covered in a plastic...
  11. S

    CH flow pipework still hot even with CH turned off

    Hi, I’ve had a problem recently since I moved the pipes to my radiator from one side of the room to the other (in a bungalow so pipes go through ceiling into loft). Even with the CH turned off I still get hot flow pipes to all radiators, the rads are just slightly warm at the top & all return...
  12. D

    Open sanitary pipework in my kitchen causing flooding due to blockage in drains

    Hi all, forgive me if I'm getting my terminology wrong but I'm not a plumber & I'm having a nightmare here. I have an open connection between my boiler overflow pipe & the main communal sink drain for my block. As in the connection between the two is not sealed. I know this now because we...
  13. T

    Outside pipework and connections

    Firstly, Im not a plumber but like to tackle anything in my own house. I want to plumb in a USA type fridge to the cold water supply in the kitchen. The floor is tiled and i dont want to lift them. The best route is outside through the kitchen wall under the sink.... under the decking fir...
  14. D

    Checking for leaks in new pipework

    I'll be putting in new runs of copper for my bath / basin taps that will run under the floor and in the walls. Will capping the ends off and turning on the water be enough to check for leaks before tiling over?
  15. sammathias

    Pipework heat capacity?

    I have a customer who wants to upgrade the size of his living room rad from a 600*1000p+ to a 600x1400k2. the existing rad is on 10mm pipe probably about 12metres in total, doesnt take alot of working out that the new rad wont work very well off 10mm pipe but try telling customer that, he...
  16. P

    Suggestions for radiator pipework route around joist

    Hi All, I am currently renovating my house (first home) and what started as a bit of paint has somehow escalated.....so, on the list of current jobs is central heating and radiators throughout. I've hung most of the radiators and chased down walls in three locations (for downstairs radiators)...
  17. J

    stopcock and pipework

    Hi all, I'm renovating a property and would like to move the stopcock to a more convenient location but need some advice on the fittings to use. The pipe coming into the house is steel and measures at around 28mm outside diameter (see picture). I'd like to know if 28mm steel pipe sounds...
  18. S

    Cleaning oil pipework

    Hi all Office have taken an enquiry about cleaning a golf clubs oil lines. Its a commercial installation so will likely be steel pipes. I have no experience in cleaning oil lines so not sure whats involved. Tbh it's not a job i'm interested in but office have asked me to find out whats...
  19. S

    Unvented discharge pipework

    Hi all, sorry for the long post. Looking for some advice. Went out to a ground floor flat to look at fitting an unvented cylinder. Problem is the airing cuoboard is in the middle of the flat with no real way to get the discharge to outside. He has had another quote which allows to run it into...
  20. R

    New build upstairs pipework order of & markings

    Hi All, Currently doing a new build that has underfloor heating downstairs and radiators upstairs. From the image provided can anyone tell me in order from left to right what each one of these pipes does by the way the plumber has marked them with tape. Thanks.

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