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My first cylinder install with boiler

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jaydebruyne

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just wanted to share some pics of my first cylinder/boiler install.. I’m quite proud of myself. Place had electric heaters before. So brand new system, 3 level flat, 2 bathrooms, new gas run & meter, 21kw Baxi EcoBlue heat only, 250ltr unvented cylinder, 10 rad, s-plan system. Excuse the stray wires around the electronics, I’m going back tomorrow to tidy them up with some mini trunking.

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jay few problems

one major and one minor can you guess what?

but over all very good
 
Very tidy mate. How long did that all take? Just one question, is there much space above the vessels?
Enough space to be able to remove them if they need replacing or stick a pump in if need recharging.. ah mate, time is my nemesis, all in it probably took me about 10/11 days. I’m not the quickest guy in the world!!
 
Enough space to be able to remove them if they need replacing or stick a pump in if need recharging.. ah mate, time is my nemesis, all in it probably took me about 10/11 days. I’m not the quickest guy in the world!!

Faster than me 😀
 
😀

Well I have to ask how did you get on with the wiring remember when you started you wouldn't of touched it ?
Lol you know what.. I was really excited to do it as it was my first fresh system and the wiring was no issue.. wired it up, switched it on and everything worked!! Happy days! Had to check the cylinder stat wiring as I’ve never done that before but yeah.. probably the easiest part of the whole job.. who’d have thought eh 😉
 
Lol you know what.. I was really excited to do it as it was my first fresh system and the wiring was no issue.. wired it up, switched it on and everything worked!! Happy days! Had to check the cylinder stat wiring as I’ve never done that before but yeah.. probably the easiest part of the whole job.. who’d have thought eh 😉
I love wiring a fresh centre where nobody else has ever been. Like a fresh virgins honey pot.😀😉
 
Enough space to be able to remove them if they need replacing or stick a pump in if need recharging.. ah mate, time is my nemesis, all in it probably took me about 10/11 days. I’m not the quickest guy in the world!!
Nothing wrong with that mate and it looks awesome. One for the portfolio.
 
Spot on jay

Think you've cursed me 😀

Since yesterday I've had two unvented cylinder jobs come out

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Spot on jay

Think you've cursed me 😀

Since yesterday I've had two unvented cylinder jobs come out

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I literally called my mate last night about this. Have not touched an unvented in ages. And now I have been to 4 in the last week. All Miles apart from each other. Whilst I have you all, went to this yesterday. There is a whole world of issues but not sure about this one? Vaillant unvented 260L cylinder on an EcoTec plus 837 combi and the expansion tank is piped straight into the inlet control valve. If I remember correctly this shouldn’t be like that, but a second opinion would be good.

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I literally called my mate last night about this. Have not touched an unvented in ages. And now I have been to 4 in the last week. All Miles apart from each other. Whilst I have you all, went to this yesterday. There is a whole world of issues but not sure about this one? Vaillant unvented 260L cylinder on an EcoTec plus 837 combi and the expansion tank is piped straight into the inlet control valve. If I remember correctly this shouldn’t be like that, but a second opinion would be good.

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Expansion has to be between the inlet valve and cylinder..
 
That’s what my understand is but I’m sure i have seen somewhere that on the Vaillant’s they set up differently. But waiting for Vaillant to email instructions out.
 
It can be piped into the control block / manifold but it needs to be in the right port eg the expansion one and not the balanced cold
 

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