New build first fix help needed

[Sharp Point]

Find another plumber

 

[David Lowth]

Yes all new going in.

Or just stick to the original plan of 22s and 15s but chase the walls and do plastic to chrome compression fittings coming out to join the rads.

I dont want to see any plastic in the rooms only chrome

 

[David Lowth]

This was my original plan

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I wouldn’t pipe the whole cold system in 15mm plastic

Would say a min of 22mm plastic

TBH your looking at 2-3 days to first fix that (a decent heating engy )

 

[Riley]

But that way you are back to having fittings the wall which you don’t want

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The only way I can see it working is to put a backplate elbow in the wall and get the boarders to put it flush to the front and use a chrome male iron

Or soldered fitting

 

[David Lowth]

Ok, ill swap for 22 cold going to the two bathrooms.

Ive pretty much got the next two weeks. Just want to make sure its done correctly before starting.

If i can find some 8000s btu rads will that take 10mm pipe so i can do it all in 22 and 10?

The room requirement is 15,500 btus the only reason we picked two 10,000s was because they were a good price for what they were and matched the other rads.

Is the other alternative to do 15mm copper and solder in the walls and give up on the idea of only chrome showing

 

[David Lowth]

The only way I can see it working is to put a backplate elbow in the wall and get the boarders to put it flush to the front and use a chrome male iron

Or soldered fitting

Thats great, thanks for your advice

 

[ShaunCorbs]

What boiler ?

 

[Scott_D]

2 heating zones?

 

[David Lowth]

No boiler yet, wss going to be a Worcester or glo worm combi but changer of gas engineer now so have none at the moment.

2 heating zones? I dont understand. The larger room at the back has a vaulted ceiling but just has 2 rads in it.. sorry only one on this plan, but needs a second one added as 15,500 btu room

 

[Scott_D]

A new build should have 2 heating zones

 

[Riley]

If I were you I would seriously be looking to get another engineer in to do this properly

 

[Murdoch]

Gobsmacked ..... diy on parts that can’t easily be upgraded or replaced without major surgery on the property ......

 

[MOSSEP]

You could use 10mm copper micro bore in the wall rather than plastic, that way you can have soldered joints in the wall rather than compression / push fit.

 

[David Lowth]

A new build should have 2 heating zones

Thanks for the information. This is exactly why im on here

 

[David Lowth]

I see..

I will be getting another gas engineer to install the boiler etc, but in the mean time i can chase out walls and get the first fix in place so the walls can be dot and dabbed and its not holding everything up for months

 

[Riley]

As we’ve said though. Good engineer will have that done in under a week

 

[David Lowth]

Im actively looking for one.. but just cant have weeks of downtime waiting for their schedule to be free..

Im real annoyed with the current one going awol, but it is what it is and you live and you learn i guess

Unless you know of any.. or fancy a trip to ringwood yourself haha

 

[David Lowth]

Yes, where are you based?