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  1. SUNEKTM

    Viessmann Vitodens 100 Connecting hot Water tank

    Hi, My dad and I have used all day to connect a external water tank to our Viessmann Vitodens 100 Boiler. For some reason the 2 hoses we have connected to the boiler neither gets hot (i believe 1 should get hot) and we are at a loss. Is there a configuration to do on the dash, or any things we...
  2. T

    Boiler and hot water tank position

    I am looking at getting a new boiler with an unvented hot water tank. The positions available to me are limited by the fact we are part way through a very slow self build extension and the discovery that a previous extension was built over a gas pipe meaning that we have to have Cadent out to...
  3. P

    Black tank fed shower

    Have tried everywhere to find a black gravity fed shower. Can anybody please help?
  4. P

    Is 18mm plywood enough for loft tank support base, & what type of ply?

    Hi I've got some upcoming plumbing work and everything is being drained down for it, so I'm taking the opportunity to replace the boards under the tank in the loft because they have signs of woodworm... I'm hoping to use 18mm ply because it is available at B&Q where they will cut it to size...
  5. D

    UFH BUFFER TANK SELECTION (no rads)

    Good day all, I would like to get some advise and perhaps the solution to the issues with my UFH system. We did install UFH in an entire house and got rid of all radiators. The system is 14 port manifold (only 12 are in use) feeding 7 zones. Total room area is 97 m2, with the biggest zone...
  6. Radian

    Water exchange in F&E tank via feed pipe to system

    I'm talking about an open vented (heat only boiler) system here. While adding some more loft insulation I noticed a little surge of water coming into the bottom of the F&E tank every time the circulating pump switches off (and a little draw down when it starts). Nothing is present at the mouth...
  7. D

    Hot water goes to header tank when powerflushing forward flow,help!

    Hi I have a gravity-fed system I have flushed it out a couple of times and it has had x400 in the system for the last 4 weeks. There was one radiator with stubborn flow left which doesn't heat up enough, it has 8mm pipes which I think is the problem, rather than the rad as I have had the rad...
  8. M

    Unvented cylinder problems - over pressure or faulty expansion tank?

    Hi, New to this forum and also complete novice who knows pretty much nothing about plumbing. However I have done quite some google searching trying to find some answers. I live in a 1st floor flat which uses an electric duel element direct unvented water heater cylinder (150 litres). Recently I...
  9. J

    Air lock on cold feed from tank in attic

    Hi experts Fast one for ye. Air lock on cold feed from tank in attic. Got rid of it by cracking open nut on gatd valve.if the airlock was on the elbow just after tank connection how could you get rid of it buy opening nit instead of going into attic and cracking open elbow. All compression...
  10. S

    LG monobloc and solar panels losing half tank

    I have a head height problem for the storage tank and needed a solution that would allow the monobloc to heat from the bottom of the tank I have now sorted the issue with 2 tanks in series, both single coil The smaller one has solar heating and this then provides cold, warm or hot water to the...
  11. C

    Cold water tank overflowing

    Hi all, looking for some advice about an overflowing cold water tank. Each morning the tank has continued filling up, so by the morning we have water coming out the overflow pipe outside. My initial thought was either (a) the ball valve was not set to the right height to turn off the water...
  12. V

    Help needed. Toilet tank flash valve access/flapper replacement.

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows it this kind of flush valve can be opened to access the flapper to replace it? The water from the tank is leaking into the bowl one drop at a time and i thonk the rubber flapper os not sealing properly. Can this be ooened in anyway to access the flapper...
  13. Y

    Cleaning Cold Water Storage Tank

    Hello. Decided to clean sediment from my cold water storage tank(just sediment nothing else is there). The pipe to the tank also splits off and feeds the hot water systems header tank(which also needs cleaned, but the boiler man can do that one). The water tank has 3 outlets. The overflow, one...
  14. A

    Urgent - communal boiler in council flat - my tank doesn't fill up with hot water

    Looking for urgent plumbing advice - we have a communal heating system in our ex-council flat, and individual hot water tank in the bathroom. for a week we haven't had hot water coming out of the taps and the tank is stone cold. 2 plumbers/engineers so far have tried to clear the suspected...
  15. S

    Venting a non vented tank

    Hello all Is there any reason why I couldn't convert a non vented thermal store to a vented version by removing the AAV on top of the tank and replacing it with a header tank?
  16. P

    Shower option - cast your vote! Cold from loft tank VS Pressure Equalising Valve?

    First - an apology for monopolising the forum with all my plumbing questions! I'm hoping this will be my last and I'll move onto something else (like choosing a woodburner, which is the next thing on the to do list)... My situation... We've having a bathroom refit and will have a new bath with...
  17. K

    Hot water pressure- strange storage tank

    Hello. We have a system boiler in the kitchen filling what appears to be a two stage storage tank on the landing (under boiler pressure). There is no additional storage in the attic. Hot water from the shower bar is fine but all other hot taps are low pressure. Cold water pressure appears fine...
  18. D

    Can a new oil tank install be DIYed?

    Hi. Asking for a relative whose neighbour seemingly DIYed an oil tank replacement. She was aware of 'oil' smells at regular times in the weeks following this, although that has since died down. Is there a way of checking whether the installation was registered, a bit like boiler installs? Thanks.
  19. D

    Ideal Mexico with no F&E Tank?

    Hi, i've done a system conversion this weekend. Ideal Mexico out and vaillant ecotec combi in. Everything was stripped out but i couldn't find a F&E tank in the loft. Just a CWSS. I then looked for a filling loop and expansion vessel as i thought somebody may have converted it a few years back...
  20. H

    Hot Water tank filling too slowly

    Hi, looking for some advice about a hotter tank that is filling too slowly from the header. The tank drains when the shower is used. Do I need a bigger tan or can I fit something to stop the tank draining totally ? Thanks in advance . . . Taylor

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