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    Worcester Bosch System boiler with vented or unvented hot water cylinder?

    Hi With a Worcester Bosch system boiler (its new just 4 years old and a Greenstar 30CDi ) what is the best set up to have it with an unvented hot water cylinder or a vented hot water cylinder (which is what we have at present) ? Because we are having problems with the air getting into the...
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    Electric Immersion hot water cylinder.

    Hi My friend has just moved into a 1960's flat which has electric wall heating and no gas. The hot water cylinder has stumped me. It has a cold feed but also has the hot and cold water coming from it . Well cold anyway,that is the problem there is no water coming out the hot water tap. All...
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    I seem to be losing heat from my hot water cylinder

    Being a bank clerk, I am not too conversant with heating matters, but have a question which I hope is OK to ask. May I paint a picture before asking the question? I would attach a system diagram, but that feature is not enabled at my level of registration on this forum. I have a hot water...
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    central heating hot water cylinder replacement help please

    Hi forum i need some expert help regarding the replacement of my exsisting hot water cylinder. I currently have a taxi Bermuda back boiler running a gravity fed central heating system with a indirect hot cylinder. the problem i have is the hot water cylinder has sprung a leak so it requires...
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    Unvented megaflow hot water cylinder with regular boiler

    Hi, I've just recently moved home and lookingfor some general advice please from any experts out there. We have a HeatraeSadia CL210 Megaflo unvented hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. The pressure forthe taps and showers is absolutely great but we've just started having centralheating...
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    unvented water cylinder

    I have only ever installed these, so havn't got much fault finding experience. The water pressure out of the hot taps was low, the pressure in the vessel was low so I pumped it up to 3.5 bar, turned the hot water tap on pressure was ok for 30 seconds then it droped, water then came out the prv...
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    Hot water cylinder install advice

    I am just about to replace my ageing indirect open vent hot water cylinder. The flow for the indirect coil on the new tank is quite a bit higher than on the old tank. The current set up has the 3 way valve at exactly the same level as the flow on the old tank........if I install the new tank...
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    Hot Water Cylinder and Oil Boiler?

    Hi there, I need to give an estimate on replacing a hot water cylinder. However, it is connected to an Oil fed boiler and I don't have a qualification to to work on oil boilers. Can I still work on the hot water cylinder connected to it? Thanks in advance :-)
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    how to replace a hot water cylinder with a combi bolier

    hi i am a apprentice plumber and i am on a trial run with a gas registered plumber and we will be replacing a hot water cylinder with a combi boiler and i wanted to know how this is done so i have some knowledge for when we do the job on Monday. can anyone help?????
  10. M

    Water cylinder

    Planning to install an unvented water cylinder to supply 5 showers in a club. Potentially up to 25 people using the showers after matches, in turn obviously. 5 electric showers was my first thought because there's no chance of the water running out but presumably more expensive to run and the...
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    2nd hot water cylinder

    Hello would appreciate some fedback on this please , I have a y plan sytem in place , a 115litre hot water tank heated indirect via boiler , no immersion heater fitted ( could not remove cap , did bot want to risk damage to tank) ok and i have an abundance of electricity coming form my solar...
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    Hot Water Cylinder Leaking

    After some advice please. Just installed a new indirect vented copper cylinder and I've got a small weep from the cold water in Male iron 22mm x 1. I use plumbers tape wrapping the threads approximately 10 times. I've just ordered a 1inch fibre washer, will the washer help and should I apply a...
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    Hot water cylinder air gap problem

    Hello everyone, I have a megaflo hot water cylinder which is dripping from the tundish. Have had two weeks ago a gas safe registered engineer to service my boiler and my hot water tank and he said the hot water cylinder would just need the air gap replenished (which he supposedly did)...
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    Advice on turning off water from Hot Water Cylinder in Townhouse

    Hi there, I need to replace a washer on the mixer tap in our kitchen. Would be much appreciated if I could get some advice on the correct way to turn the water off / on. I live in a 3 storey townhouse, the kitchen is on the 1st floor and the Hot Water Cylinder is in the airing cupboard on the...
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    How accurate is a hot water cylinder thermostat?

    I am looking for a way to keep a tank of fluid at an reasonably constant temperature. How accurate are the hot water cylinder thermostats? I'm thinking of wiring two up to to control a narrow heating range. The field I'm heating needs to be at around 96c but if it goes over 100c it will...
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    Bathroom Radiator via Hot water Cylinder

    Hi all, My bathroom radiator is heated via the hot water cylinder - I'm not sure if this is just to heat towels when Heating is off or its for a requirement for the cylinder? Any ideas? Reason I ask is because I am removing the wall between the bathroom and toilet to make it all one room...
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    where is the best place to get a hot water cylinder? And what kind??

    Hi Ive just bought a seaside chalet with electric only. Its got an ancient copper cylinder which is starting to leak and needs replacing. Can anyone advise me of a product which will save me electric bills in the long run? It is only for a small 1400mm bath, as having an undersink water heater...
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    Non Vented Water Cylinder - C & M

    Hi, I had water dripping through the tundish. I have changed the top valve and the non return valve and now the expansion vessel. Its still leaking water through the tundish. Any ideas?
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    A look inside a hot water cylinder.

    INSIDE A HOT WATER CYLINDER - Plumbing Tips - YouTube
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    new water cylinder fitted. are all these problems connected

    Hi. just wondering if anybody could help as not certain if all these problems are connected or if I am just having a run of bad luck. Around 6 weeks ago I had a leak in my hot water cylinder which flooded through the ceiling. The system was drained down partially and isolated, leaving us with...

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