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  1. J

    Feed and vent in an f and e system

    Hi plumbing experts Can anyone tell me why a feed and vent are meant to be no more than 150mm apart as there teeing into system Thanks in advance Still learning the trade
  2. L

    Open vent system.

    Hi, just wondering if anyone could provide me with advice please on an issue I am having with my open vent system. I have recently installed 3 new rads and lost some circulation, when I went to the the loft a noticed that the cold feed was very hot, I have been told previously that header tank...
  3. S

    32mm Vent.

    I have a cloakroom toilet that isn't connected to an outside vent. It's been there 100 years and I don't think it has ever been vented. The floor and wooden paneling were rotten and I ripped them out a long time ago when we bought the house, without ever using that toilet so I don't know if it...
  4. G

    Air vent screw help !!!

    Morning all I have main boiler could you tell me from the photo is the black screw suppose to be open or tightly closed don’t know what is best
  5. A

    Do bottle traps need an air vent?

    Hi everyone, I am planning to renovate my small en-suite and to replace the current standard basin with a counter basin. I have some doubts regarding the trap, I didn't have the chance to remove the basin yet (it's full of sealant) but from what I can see from the camera of my phone, current...
  6. C

    Vent Pipe Blanked Off

    Would appreciate some advice I have a Potterton Suprima 60 Boiler system and a plumber doing a routine inspection of the system has stated in their opinion the system is not safe. This they have raised is due to no vent pipe being fitted to the F&E tank. Is anyone able to say if this information...
  7. exedon2

    Oil fired aga combined feed and vent

    Re-boilering large property found existing 45kw oil boiler and oil aga shares same feed tank Aga is on a combined feed and vent My inclination is to change it thoughts?
  8. R

    Creating combined feed & vent

    Hi I have blocked cold feed into the central heating. I've tried system cleaner and using mains pressure but I cant shift the blockage. Unfortunately I can't cut out the blocked piece of pipe either as it's below the tiled kitchen floor. So the last option is can I combine the feed and vent...
  9. L

    Hi all, havnt been on site for ages. Got an issue with a vent pipe.

    I have plumbed a 2 bed bungalow, leaving out 1 1/2 wastes under concrete floor for shower and basin as part of first fix. I am now back on site for 2nd fix. The job is in the countryside so all waste goes to a septic tank. The builder ran all outside wastes which includes a 4 inch sewer pipe...
  10. S

    Shower waste fitting vent?

    The old shower waste that was removed from the bathroom had a section where the waste went from 40 up to 50mm with an adapter. The pipes were run above floor and boxed in. Along a 2.5mish run There was this part just before the transition from 40 to 50 mm Going to be running my new shower...
  11. D

    Any advice on heat recovery fans from Vent Axia and how good thier "h" humidity function works?

    Hi I have an old house which has had double glazing fitted to the rear of the property, in the kitchen, good for heat retention but not for damp. I was expecting to buy a Vent axia in-room MHVR fan to help with drying out the room and maintaining its temperature. The model which I think...
  12. L

    Heat exchanger for new boiler on legacy open vent system

    Hi, We are planning to replace a 50-year old boiler for the communal heating-only (no hot water) of a residential block of 12 flats with 60 radiators. We have an open vent system. Our heating engineer recommends the GB162 100KW, WITHOUT a plate heat exchanger, because he says that heat...
  13. C

    How far can my washing machine be from the vent?

    Hello, *Disclaimer: Please forgive the messy photos. Our small storage/laundry room is a never-ending clean/mess zone I am attempting to move my washing machine so that we can actually have some space in our small laundry/storage room, but I am unsure if this is possible due to code/physics...
  14. M

    Changing soil vent AAV

    I have an AAV connected to the soil pipe. The model is ventapipe vp50p which is leaking and causing foul smells. It needs to be replaced but I can't manage to pull out the old AAV from the soil pipe. It is a push fit connection (so not welded) but no amount of pulling or twisting budges it. Is...
  15. B

    Installing Selkirk flexible vent on water heater

    I am trying to install Sellkirk flexible vent onto my water heater and I’m getting confused as to which end connects to the water heater and which end attaches to the existing vent pipe. The flexible pipe has two ends one of which is a male one of which is female but I don’t know which is which...
  16. G

    Automatic air vent screw

    Just a quick question the black screw on the vent is it suppose to be screwed tight or undone under normal operation
  17. M

    Mains feed and vent pipe on vented system

    I have a boiler to swap on a vented system. The open vent was presently attached straight to the boiler. And the cold feed is tee'd in to the hot water return near the coil. When I install the new boiler (it's staying vented). Would I be best off changing the cold fill postion I will obviously...
  18. A

    Open plumbing vent pipe in the upstairs wardrobe

    Hello looking for advice and help here. We recently noticed weird smell in one of our upstairs room wardrobe, and cleaned up the whole wardrobe to no avail. We noticed this ope vent pipe inside the wardrobe and the smell seems to be coming from this. can anyone help me in figuring out what...
  19. M

    Do I Need to Vent

    Hi Guys I need to fit a new waste trap connection under a bathroom basin, the pipe from the basin has no other pipes joining into it, it simply connects directly into the soil stack, the stack is vented at roof height. There is a shower waste, bath waste and toilet waste all connected into...
  20. T

    Open vent heating system - Vent discharge

    Got to look at a system which is discharging out of the open vent. Any tips, hints? Gonna check f&e/pump connection locations. Pump speed. System water quality for indication of blockage. Worth cutting out the feed tee to check for blockage? Any others?

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