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  1. G

    Additional air vents on combi pipework

    A customer has a boiler that is sludge up and going to lockout. British gas are insisting on powerflush ok, and fitting an extra automatic air vents on both the flow and return pipe work above the combi boiler because of possible air locks. The system is 15yrs old and I am planning to...
  2. A

    Worcester Combi boiler & pipework, advice requested.

    In January 2016, we had a Worcester combi boiler fitted in our garage, it works OK, but the pipework consisting of 3 pipes about 1.5 inches in diameter goes across the top of the garage doors and down the other side where the main house wall is situated.(see photo) One pie is for the gas...
  3. M

    Advise needed on Connecting a new rad pipework

    Hi, I am connecting a new radiator and the down pipes are about 2 cm away from the pipe circuit. I was planning on fitting tee junctions to bridge the gap but there isnt quite enough room. Should I bend the radiator down pipe (which looks a bit pants) or is there another option? Ive attached...
  4. N

    Relocate pipework

    hi Wondering if someone could advise, I have a property that needs all the external drain pipes relocating. you.can see the network of pipes on the photo attached and I would like to move all these pipes on the adjacent wall at the rear running them inside the rooms and boxing them off. The...
  5. 1

    Gas Pipework Fittings

    I went out to a gas hob installation today and when carrying out a tightness test the gas meter pipework fittings were all done with solder ring fittings, I've never seen gas pipework done with solder ring yorkshire fittings before, is this allowed? I've never come across this when I was doing...
    • 1-gas
    • Thread
    • fittings gas engineer pipework
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Gas Engineers Forum
  6. jaydebruyne

    New Pipework and Tightness Test

    So I overheard a conversation today at a plumb centre and I wanted to know if it was true or not - it doesn't seem feasible to me but I'm new so what the hell do I know! Lol So the guy was saying, when you TT after you've amended or extended any domestic gas pipework, if the pipework is still...
  7. P

    Help! steel to copper pipework join

    Help! I've posted a picture to help explain my issue. I had a leak in a pipe. A corroded pipe to the right of join C, there was a hole in it. The leak was not at the join, rather about an inch or so to the right of join C. That pipe has been replaced. Prior to the pipe being replaced the 3 way...
  8. D

    Undersized gas pipework

    Hi. I was horrified to come across an installation where two 28 combis and a 15kw cooker are fed off 22mm pipework all, the way from the meter. One of the combis and the cooker are within 3 meters of the gas meter. The other is some 35 meters away and has 22mm copper to it. Needless to say there...
  9. H

    Insulation for copper pipework

    Hi there! I'm new to the forum posting for the first time :smiley2: Just wondering what the current 'best practice' is regarding insulation of copper pipes in a bathrooms... Refurbishing our shower room and the pipes leading to the shower valve (via Hans Grohe universal 'i-box') are chased into...
  10. B

    Subfloor pipework

    Good afternoon all, I have commenced an extension to my house and as part of this includes the main bathroom. The proposed floor construction make up is 150mm type 1, DPM, 150mm concrete, 150mm Insulation, and 70mm Screed. I plan to have all the subfloor pipework popups in-situ prior to...
  11. L

    Solid fuel boiler pipework

    Theoretically, a solid fuel boiler would have min 28mm flow and return to cylinder. Would the hot water draw off/vent pipe also need to be m i n 28mm..??
  12. K

    All pipework replaced - still little to no heating downstairs

    Hi, Yesterday we had all the pipework for our central heating replaced, as we were having an issue with the rads downstairs not working (after a recent rad replacement and power flush). When the guys left yesterday all the rads were working - we had full heat in all rads - boiling hot! We had...
  13. G

    Commercial Gas Pipework

    Hi Guys Just looked at quoting a new gas pipe extention. The leg that needs extending terminates in 3" steel (welded). I only need to carry on the pipe in 2" which i can screw. But to do this I will need a 3" flange or reducer welding to the existing run. Does anyone know what type of welder i...
  14. A

    Who can install underground pipework for an LPG bottle install?

    I'm client's PM for a new house build by a German kit house company. No gas supply to the house as heating is by ASHP. Client wants a gas hob, which will be the only gas applicance in the house. I have suggested using LPG bottles - 2 19Kg bottles on an auto changeover valve (plus UPSO?) should...
    • Archie Tek
    • Thread
    • install pipework
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Renewables
  15. J

    Chasing pipework up behind radiators.

    I'm installing a fully new combi oil central heating system and don't want the pipework to the rads showing through the floors. I've chased the walls up from the floors to a height of 8 inches and fixed single back boxes. The bottom of these will be about 2 inches above the bottom of the...
  16. W

    Retro fitting bar mixer to 15mm compression shower pipework

    Can you use this type of kit to replace a shower valve connected by 15mm copper tails with compression nuts with a bar mixer? I know they're a good way to leave feeds ready for a bar mixer but hadn't thought of them being used this way. Can't think of a reason why not? Unless the tiles were...
  17. C

    Hot water re-circulation pipework

    Hi. Is there any alternative for hot water re-circulation pipework. I know hep2o and speedfit will not allow it but is there anything else other then copper? Thanks Luke
  18. M

    what pressure and for how long should you test copper pipework for?

    As the title?
  19. J

    Pipework Banging when boiler gets up to temperature?

    My pipework on my central heating system (taxi duo etc) keeps banging when the boiler gets up to temperature. I have bleed all radiators but didn't seem to do anything? any help will be much apperaticed
  20. L

    Identifying central heating pipework.

    I have a question about a job I am currently doing which is causing a few problems at the moment, a job I am at where they are bit by bit renovating a fairly large house, it has had its boiler removed (Vaillant not that its relevant) and there are 4 cut pipes in the ceiling space (no gas this...
    • Loveplumbandgas
    • Thread
    • central central heating heating pipework
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum

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