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Please could someone help me? I have had a heated towel rail fitted in my bathroom for 15 months. It is a flat within a 1930's block so the towel rail has been fitted within the set up of the building and is part of the hot water system - in other words, hot water flows through it...

i got an ideal isar HE when the heating is on it knocks the hot water off so i cant get hot water. it comes up with error code L9. ive fitted a new activator head and a new divertor cartridge and ive still got the same problem any idears? thanks :)

What is the ideal location for an expansion tank in a sealed system and is it best off the flow or return to boiler.:confused:

Unvented hot water cylinder discharge water as soon as the system get up to temp'. New expansion vessel and new pressure relife valve fitted! (both at the right size for the system and cylinder) No stop tap or any valves situated between the expanssion vessel and pressure relife valve. The hole...

Hi , can anyone help please . I need to design & price for installation of the Cold mains & D/H/W for a proposed new house . The customer wants secondary circulation on the Hot side . Because of the high demand for hot water I am going to suggest an unvented cylinder heated by an oil boiler ...

Hello all just doing my nvq level 3 at collage and we was on the topic of reverse circulation and im trying to under stand what the best way to avoid this. Do you take the hot water return as close to the boiler as possable any advice would be greatfull.

Hi all, Wonder if anyone can help any advice welcomed. Problem with a Valliant Turbomax 828e, whilst the boiler is supplying hot water (also usually the heating is on when it happens, also i think it happens when another tap is turned on) symptoms 1. The hot water tuns cold. 2...

Hi, I've just brought a second hand Sunspeed 2 Solar cylinder by Gledhill. 1050 x 450 - 144 litre. i cant manage to locate any manufacturers installation instructions or diagrams relating to the connection bosses. As I understand it there are 2 x 15mm solar connections at the bottom of the...

Hi. Ideal 'Icos HE15', I was told by a plumber of many years experience, that my boiler would not work in condensing mode unless the the rotary heat setting control was left fully clockwise (max or 5?). I have recently been told that condensing mode is operating also at any lower setting. Would...

Hi All, I am not highly experienced in Plumbing having just passed my level 2 but will be taking relevant NVQ’s etc.. (Wanted to make it clear I do not know it all!) What I describe is more for an experienced Plumber but it’s a friend of a friend I am helping so it is more for experience...

hi, i looked at a twin vented cylinder fully pumped setup yesterday which has had some problems which need rectifying. Its uses a Y plan setup. First of all, is that when just 'hotwater' is on, the heating starts to warm up. So im fairly sure this just needs a swept tee where the heating joins...

Does it matter weather i connect the unit to rad pipes or is it better connecting to the pump on the boiler

We're upgrading our heating system and are a bit confused over which system to go for. The system will be locatad in a utility room at the side of the house and there will be a max 10m pipe run to taps in kitchen/bathroom. We've been quoted for both a high flow combi and an unvented system...

hi guys i work in a building with 3 floors, ground first = cylinder second = cwsc the cylinder feeds a sink and a bath on the first floor and a sink and bath on second floor, the problem is every month or a couple of months the cwsc fills up and floods 3 floors in a residential home, dozens...

1) Seen in a public toilet in Dinan, I just could not believe it at first 2) Temporary electrical supply, the lead going off to the right crosses a public highway, and plugs into a meter box hanging off an electric pole, and the MCB in the meter box does not work 3) The distribution board...

Hi peeps. Had to change a stopcock today. Whilst searching for one at my local supplier i noticed they sell 'Pushfit' types. Are these any good and are there any pro's to using them? Also the same question for 'copper push fit' The one thing i can see being a issue with copper push fit...

Hello all, I'm replacing an indirect hot water cylinder which only has about a metre head, it's in a flat. The hot water draw off in the old cylinder is positioned about 10 inches below the top of the cylinder which goes to a pump because of the low pressure and the pipe out of the top of the...

I need to change taps in a commercial premises. The hot feeds on the monoblocs are connected to electric "HeatRea" water heaters. Therefore there a two feeds into the the base of the tap from the heater for the hot, making three in total; including the standard cold feed. I have yet to take the...

Hi, Ive just joined today and would like some advice or comment on the following. I’ve a long term barn renovation project in Normandy and would like to ask for comment on my proposed central heating system. The boiler will be a woodburning stove (Villager AHI) with a quoted 14kw boiler...