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    Benefits of one large hot water tank over two in parallel?

    A friend is building 5 en-suites above his pub. An advisor has said he needs a 64kW gas boiler to heat 7-8 radiators and an 800-1000 litre water tank to make sure guests have hot water when they need it. This seems way over the top to me - especially as it's not guaranteed that there will always...
  2. T

    Water flowing through vent pipe over F&E tank.

    I recently took off an end stop on the vent/expansion pipe over the heating header tank. I now know why it was capped off. When the 2 way valve opens to heat the hot water, water pours out of the vent pipe. I had a heating engineer out, he said get rid, open vented systems are now obsolete...
  3. S

    How to move toilet tank back 6 inches?

    Hello everyone Moved into a 5 year old ‘new build’ property recently and the toilet was leaking from where the tank meets the bowl. Nothing heavy but enough to need repairing. Anyway Found out that the toilet tank was leaning very far back and fixed to the wall. The only way to stop the leak...
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    Feed and expansion tank/cistern and few general system questions.

    Hi, I've got a leak coming from the loft into a bedroom which I think is caused by water overflow from feed and expansion cistern (see attached one of the photos when I found out the cistern overflowing above the overflow pipe) and one other pipe that has a small drops coming out of it that is...
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    Why is there a blue and a red float for a FOP on a gravity fed tank?

    I assumed that the red ball float was for a header tank on the central heating side and the blue ball float was on a cold water storage tank. I thought the reason for this was only to help identify the tank but after finding a lot of cold water storage tanks with a red float, I must be wrong...
  6. A

    Water tank pump housing cracked

    Hey all! Our water tank pump has been turning off and on by itself and not switching on when needed. Upon investigation, there appears to be a small crack in the water pump metal housing that is leaking a tiny stream of water. Would this cause the pump to keep malfunctioning? If so, are...
    • Aaron Bejan
    • Thread
    • pump tank water water tank
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  7. Husk24

    Most efficient way to heat water in tank using ideal logic boiler

    Most efficient way to heat water in tank using ideal logic boiler? Hi guys I have a water tank as pictured in my profile with an ideal logic system boiler, during summer/spring we make use of our thermal solar for heating and other times of the year the boiler, we don’t have the heating on...
  8. S

    Drilling a hole in an immersion tank.

    I checked where to fit my essex flanges for the recirc pump after looking into the water tank. The hole cutter I have is in the pic. Are the teeth too coarse for thin copper? Anyone cut into a hot water copper tank? What sort of hole cutter did you use? Thanks.
  9. K

    Gravity feed hot water tank

    I’m fitting a ‘gravity feed’ hot water tank in a mobile home that has restricted head height for a cold gravity feed header tank. I can install an expansion over flow to an outside drain. Is it possible to use a Pressure Reducing Valve to supply the cold water from the mains supply. Or is there...
  10. B

    Hot water venting into header tank.

    Hi, I’m having a problem with hw venting into the small header tank. This happens when it’s set to hw only or CH. I’ve tried lowering the water level in the header tank but it makes no difference. The incoming hot water is being taken back into system via the primary circuit 15mm supply so...
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    Vented hot tank pressure problem

    I’m fitting a vented copper hot tank heated from a Stanly Range in a mobile home Due to height restrictions I cannot site a header tank. But can vent to outside. Is it possible to use a pressure reduction valve and connect to the mains gir water supply
  12. R

    [Please Help]Cold Water Tank Replacement Cost-Am I Being Ripped Off?

    Hello Everyone. I humbly come to post needing your advice on a rather urgent issue I have regarding my cold water tank in the loft. Basically, a few days ago I noticed a patch of yellow in my bedroom ceiling. I then went up in my loft to find that the water tank was leaking. I called a plumber...
    • Rupert
    • Thread
    • cold replacement tank water water tank
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  13. bob the fiddler

    S-Plan redesign for ufh, buffer tank, dhw, heat pump /with solar

    I have looked at the S-PLAN wiring diagram (standard) for my new UFH/DHW system, but I don't think it offers me the best use of the new heat pumps resources, given i want to run the heat pump at low temp for a long time during sunlight hours only. Instead I came up with different control plan...
  14. D

    Expansion tank location open vented Maxipod

    I'm about to start the plumbing of my house and wanting to use a maxipod with a oil fired boiler and a log stove. But its a single story house. Can i have my expansion tank below the flow and return pipes located in the ceiling? I've did a basic drawing below to show the layout.
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    Drilling into copper HW tank.

    I'll be fitting a couple of Essex fl@anges to my HW tank soon. required hole is 38mm. I know these tanks are quite thin and can rip easily so what's the best way to drill them with a hole cutter?
  16. JonJonnyJonJon

    Advice on water feed to tank and rads (different temps)

    Hi Everyone, (not sure if my last post worked so apologies if this is a duplicate). I have an Ideal Boiler (vogue max system 18) and a MegaFlo Water tank. On the boiler I only have 1 dial to turn the water temp up or down (no separate dials for heating and water). On the water tank, I can...
  17. J

    Advice on water temp feeds to tank and rads.

    Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a little advice so I can try and save a bit of money this winter (especially considering the new prices!) I have an Ideal boiler (Vogue Max System 18) and a hot water tank (Heatrae Sadia Megaflo). On the boiler I only have 1 dial to turn the water temp up or down...
  18. S

    Essex flange fit to hot water tank.

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    Height differential required between an F&E tank and a cylinder?

    Trying to add a shower into a small bathroom, I'm looking at moving my hot water cylinder to the loft. Currently, I have a vented 200L cylinder (in the bathroom) with the principal source of heat being an Economy 7 setup, which gives adequate hot water for our needs. The cylinder also has an...
  20. O

    Flushometer toilet on residential pressure tank

    I'm installing a new well pump, pressure tank, and toilet in a "shed" (note: local code is 2015 UPC based, and shed is insulated & conditioned) For some specific reasons I need to install a wall-mounted toilet. A "typical" well-performing model with an in-wall tank runs > $1000. There are...

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