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unvented tickets............

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reading the hvp mag this morning, article about eu relaxing regs regarding tprv on unvented.

apparently they are now considered 'safe enough' without a tprv so regs relaxed here in uk to fit in with rest of unsafe europe.probably due to lobbying and backhanders
'to a german boiler manufacturer serving multiple international markets, needing to fit a tprv purely for the uk market was an inconvenient and costly production variable'
(thats all right then, as long as there is a good reason for removing the failsafe)


the argument seems to be based on modern boiler controls preventing the stored water temp reaching blow off temps.

apparently this change was introduced a year ago and it is recognised that the message is only filtering through slowly (well i hadn't heard until this article)

so did any of you know? do you think the unvented ticket is still justified given the changes?
 
Something to do with Viessman 200 and its 4 pipe system I would have thought, only guessing though
 
kay-jay said:
reading the hvp mag this morning, article about eu relaxing regs regarding tprv on unvented.

apparently they are now considered 'safe enough' without a tprv so regs relaxed here in uk to fit in with rest of unsafe europe.probably due to lobbying and backhanders
'to a german boiler manufacturer serving multiple international markets, needing to fit a tprv purely for the uk market was an inconvenient and costly production variable'
(thats all right then, as long as there is a good reason for removing the failsafe)


the argument seems to be based on modern boiler controls preventing the stored water temp reaching blow off temps.

apparently this change was introduced a year ago and it is recognised that the message is only filtering through slowly (well i hadn't heard until this article)

so did any of you know? do you think the unvented ticket is still justified given the changes?
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did'nt know about it, bet there was no mention of ticket being no longer required though.
 
correct! no mention of scrapping the ticket, but seems hard to justify when its all about the d1+ d2 which there is now no requirement for...........
 
Part G - Changes to Building Regulations Effective 6th April 2010. have just read tprv are still required
 
aqualogic7 said:
Part G - Changes to Building Regulations Effective 6th April 2010. have just read tprv are still required
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Hvp mag. March edition article title'EU relaxes water supply regulations'
Quote - what many within the industry may not be aware of is the fact that the safety requirements for unvented hot water primary and secondary storage systems were relaxed
The inclusion of a tprv is no longer required.
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tprv not needed on system that dont automatically replenish ie thermal storage but still required on unvented cylinders
 
I know what you're sayin but the article isn't referring to thermal stores

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I was surprised when i read the article too, first iv heard... I had to re-read the article!

Will there still be a safety valve on the cold mains? or is that scrapped also? Can we cap off the T&PRV valves off now? or is that dangerous, im confused tbh because all the cylinders we buy will still come with safety relief valves etc as before.
 
well i would say if the manufacturer supplies a part with the cylinder it should be fitted
 
If they do away if them, fine....but I'd still want a temp relief probe in my cylinder, in my house. Guessing my clients would too. What's it cost the manufacturer, a tenner?
 
steveb said:
well i would say if the manufacturer supplies a part with the cylinder it should be fitted
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well manufacturers are still supplying band b boilers.............from stock so why would a tprv be any different when they will have millions on the shelves. no wonder the message is only filtering down slowly, i'll probably get snipered on my way to work for posting this lol.
 
btw i think its ridiculous to remove a key safety feature even if it does bring into line with other nations. iirc all unvented explosions have happened in america and europe where tprv's are not fitted. never been one in uk....what does that tell you?
 
there will still be a prv fitted which will blow off. if temp goes up, pressure increases therefore prv blows off, dont see the need for a t&prv as well as prv
imho
 
Surely until the building regs are revised, it makes no difference - a TPRV must be fitted as it's stipulated in the regs?...
 
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another choice quote from article

we do anticipate a few teething problems as systems without the valve start to be installed.without open communication and industry education about these changes, we could expect to see inspectors turning up to carry out installation commissioning, and condemning them because they cannot find the valve.
 
Whatever HVP Magazine might be imagining, without a change in the building regs TPRV's still have to be installed. So until the regs are changed (and we know how quickly that usually happens), it's business as usual...
 
Business as usual even after the regs change as long as i can get hold of a tprv....

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I inspect plumbing installs for a water co would list as non compliant as have had no changes on regs would be then down to installer to prove it complies
 
dear building inspector,

please accept little johnny plumbers work as compliant, as he is a busy little little boy and not fitting a tprv saves him some time in his busy day.
after all even though it is a key safety feature we reckon it should be 'safe enough' without one even though the uk is the only place that has always used them and also the only place never to have had an exploding cylinder.

yours faithfully

EU
 
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prv goes at 3bar. tprv goes at 3bar and/or 95 degrees farenheit and is the last line of defence. so if the prv fails and doesn't go at 3bar you have the tprv to fall back on.
 
Veggie Dave said:
This: [DLMURL="http://www.wareonline.co.uk/news/article.asp?id=153"]Ware Online - News - Explosion in Station Road[/DLMURL]
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no mention of it being unvented but a quick search found a local forum in which there was this post

UV cylinders are perfectly safe when correctly installed, but they're becoming increasingly installed by DIYers and unqualified "individuals". The information "may" be used to raise awareness, but as I say its just an interest thing at this point. I would love to know as to the actual cause as they don't just explode as there should be 3 tiers of safety protection. Rumour I heard was that the safety pipe was capped and the thermostat was linked out....
 
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steveb said:
prv goes at 3bar. tprv goes at 3bar and/or 95 degrees farenheit and is the last line of defence. so if the prv fails and doesn't go at 3bar you have the tprv to fall back on.
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Prv is set at 6-8 bar on unvented Steve
 
dancinplumba said:
can someone explain to me why we have tprv and prv ? please.
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The PRV is there to stop the cylinder potentially blowing up if the pressure reducing valve on the cold feed fails.

The TRV is there to vent the cylinder if the temperature goes over 95 degrees C (usually). Bear in mind that at 3 bars of pressure the boiling point of water will be 134 degrees C and not 100. Therefor there will be no huge rise in pressure until the water temperature in the cylinder gets up to about 120 degrees or so, certainly not enough to trigger a PRV on an unvented cylinder - these usually go about 6-9 bars.
 
Really Steve? My understanding was that the pressure release valve goes at about 6-9 bars, depending on the model of the cylinder. I thought it was there for when the pressure reducing valve on the inlet fails. I thought the TRV was only temperature related? Every day is a schoolday!
 
200 litres of water flashing instantaneously into steam (and hence instantaneously increasing it's volume by 1500 times) can make a hell of a mess of anything around it. It's like a bomb going off.
 
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Right, found the answer. The TRV will go at a higher pressure than the PRV (PRV is usually set around 6 bars). TRVs normally blow at 7 bars, but the key thing is it's the temperature that sets them off. If the unit is pressurised to 7 bars but the temperature isn't high enough to open the TRV then it wont vent. a temperature of 90 degrees in the case of a cylinder I'm installing just now will mean a pressure of 7 bars in the unit apparently, which is why this is marked on the TRV.
 
yes of course you are correct i'll have to dig my books out and swot up on unvented:dizzy2:
 
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It's easily forgotten, I'm only a bit less rusty as I'm in the middle of installing one today. When I opened the box yesterday I had to quickly remind myself of everything!!
 
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think i got confused with the working pressure of the hot water which can of course be 3bar ish depending on incoming water pressure.
 
Yeah easily. I haven't done the calculations but I would imagine a 3 bar cylinder will operate at around 3.5 bar at 65 degrees. Too lazy to work it out though!
 
unvented prv normally at 6bar, tprv normally at 7bar and 90 to 95 degrees.

the building regs requires that the tprv is fitted by the manufacture if i remember correctly (as of 2010) to ensure its fitted and fitted correctly. So its not going to be down to the installer to decide if its fitted or not. If the regs change and the manufacture do not fit it and its instructions do not ask for one then thats what you fit. Im guessing this will be a while off yet so no need to question it yet.

As reguards needing a ticket id say without the factory fitted tprv its even more important to be qualified.
 
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A bit of clarification

[DLMURL="http://www.hpmmag.com/heatingitem.asp?articleID=1187&utm_campaign=Plumbzine%20Issue%20147&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email"]Heating & Plumbing Monthly Heating: HWA issues statement on safety devices for unvented systems…[/DLMURL]
 
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