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  1. M

    UK I wish to add a second boiler to my existing meter. Location 20m away.

    I wish to add a second boiler to my existing meter. Location 20m away. Underground run. Can l use 32mm yellow pipe with copper tails at each end. Thank you in advance
  2. B

    second bathroom in attic query

    Hi everyone, I have a question about adding a second bathroom to a house. My parents house has one bathroom upstairs and the house is all mains fed the water tank was removed decades ago. They are converting the attic and will have a small bathroom with a toilet, basin and shower cubicle...
  3. T

    Second kitchen sink!

    Just finished installing a second kitchen sink/new worktop/cupboard doors and painting end panels etc. 30mm thick worktop, what a pain to fit, damn heavy!
  4. D

    Second opinion on toilet installation/leak

    New here so hopefully I'm posting in the right place. I've just started having a problem with a toilet we had professional installed and wanted to get a second opinion on whether it was installed correctly or not. So we had a toilet with an integrated sink and concealed cistern installed 6...
  5. FabianPruitt

    A second boiler in an existing setup

    Hi Due to the rising cost of fuel prices in the last month and the pending rises to come in the Autumn and new year, I won't be able to pay for both gas and electricity on my pension. So I will have to cancel my gas supply and freeze to death. That said, is it possible to insert a second boiler...
  6. D

    Would a second gas boiler be a good idea?

    Hi folks, I have newish gas boiler in 5-bed period red-brick house. The ENTIRE house has underfloor heating which works pretty well. However, my gas boiler provides heat for underfloor heating and also heat for hot water. Obviously these are at totally different temperatures. ALso, there are...
  7. D

    Attic - second boiler?

    Hi, I have 5 bed period house. The heating is from newish boiler that feeds underfloor system throughout. This has worked well for 20 years. OUr spacious converted attic is well insulated but does not (and will not?) use underfloor heating. The attic is now used as a bedroom and is cold...
  8. M

    Trial removal of second CH pump

    Been renovating my house and in the process improved insulation and removed quite a few rads. I've also installed more than half downstairs floor with underfloor heating which has it's own manifold with attached pump (UPS2) as supplied by the underfloor heating supplier. Boiler is sited...
  9. G

    URGENT What is criteria for on site assessment and portfolio. Can first and second fix be at same location

    Level 2 plumbing apprenticeship prove of work for portfolio. Can first and second fix be at same location . Can prove of work be carried out at apprentices home address.
  10. D

    Installing a second toilet downstairs

    Hello looking for advice to see if this can be done I own a 2 story older house the wife and I are getting up in age and doing the steps several times a day to use the bathroom is getting tougher my question is I have a first floor was room with is directly under my 2nd floor bathroom I want to...
  11. I

    Second Fix Price work

    Second Fix Price Work I've been given the opportunity of second fix price work from an old employer 3 and 4 bed houses with heat pump cylinder, rads, main bathroom, ensuite, manifold and kitchen sink, Question is how long would that physically take some to do never done price before was...
  12. S

    Second shower has much lower pressure

    We’ve just bought a new house (new build). The main bathroom shower above the bath is extremely powerful however the rainfall AND handheld shower in the en suite are significantly lower. They’re both mains fed showers from a new 35kw combi. I can’t work out why one shower would be so poor when...
  13. D

    Water pump start-stop every second

    Hi guys, I have installed a Nordstrand 90W water pump with flow switch, which you can find on eBay and Amazon. It worked brilliantly when I first installed it, and it still provides excellent flow rate through the taps. But it has started doing this weird thing: when I turn the tap off, the...
  14. G

    Second opinion on plumbing methodology to fix our boiler

    Hello everyone, I hope you can help..I'm a total dunce when it comes to all things plumbing, apologies if posted in the incorrect forum too! Sorry this post is going to be quite long/descriptive but I was just hoping to get a second opinion on the methodology the plumber used to fix our boiler...
  15. D

    Adding a second Expansion Vessel?

    I was at a job looking at an unrelated issue when the lady mentioned her blow off keeps running outside. Apparently the last plumber replaced expansion vessel(and checked the precharge was 3bar) on the cold feed into the cylinder, 3bar pressure reducing valve and 6bar blow off in the hope to...
  16. A

    Can a gas boiler flu run externally from ground to second floor?

    does anyone know of a system that will allow a gas boiler (any) with a flu length to reach the ridge line (second story from ground) on the outside of the house, so about 7 or 8m? The boiler can be mounted on the external wall so there is only one bend. We have an annoying neighbour and so...
  17. J

    second hand gas flue analyser?

    hi i have just completed my acs qualification and im looking at purchasing a gas flue analyser. as money is tight at the moment i was looking into second hand appliances. the question is if the analyser is still calibrated until december 2019 but has no certificate or a certificate in another...
  18. ShaunCorbs

    need a second pair of eyes

    am i missing something £154.99 for 8 butterfly lever valves JOBLOT BUTTERFLY LEVER HANDLE BALL VALVES COMPRESSION FULL BORE -SEE DESCRIPTION | eBay
  19. J

    junior 24i boilder 4 flashes a second

    junior 24i boilder. It produces a fault only when running hot water through a tap. The heating works fine every time. The hot water issue is intermittent and producess 4 flashes a seconds fault code. I replaced the PCB as the pump relay fried last year. The hot water fault was happening before...
  20. megsican26

    USA Adding a second bathroom

    Hey guys! It’s Megs!! I know it’s been a while, and our septic thread got closed :( .... I was wondering how difficult it would be to add a second bathroom.. I now have a family of 5 and we have 1 bathroom. I’m about to go insane lol! Anyway. I miss you all. Oz, Croppie, if you’re still around...

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