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    Frozen pipe in ground

    I have a pipe which comes into the house under the front path (about 8m in length). The pipe comes through the cellar wall and is loose against the wall (black plastic pipe). It is not frozen inside the house as we have heating in the cellar (converted to kitchen and store cupboard) and...
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    Ground floor radiators not getting hot

    Hello ... I need some urgent help I have got a 5-bed semi divided into 2 parts - one for myself (2 bed) and second for tenants (3 beds). Got 2 boilers - one combi for tenants section and second system boiler for mine. Combi is working fine and so is the heating/how water in tenants section...
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    ground florr rads only heat sometimes

    please help, a family member has a 3 storey house with 15 rads in total the top floor and the 2nd heat no probs but the ground floor 5 rads only heat sometimes, we have tried bleeding them( no air) and turning some off to see if that helps but no joy, this prob has only started over the last...
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    cold radiators on ground floor/noise in open-vent/hot pipe work

    Hi all, I have a conventional close-coupled open-vented heating system comprising of wall mounted boiler in kitchen a Potterton profile 80, Thermostat in the hall, Airing cupboard on landing with the following: Hot water tank Honeywell 3 port valve V4073A Potterton EP2000 programmer...
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    ground breaker boxes

    what is the advantage to use a ground breaker box as opposed to a conventional stop tap below ground, apart from it may be easier to turn the water on and off and may eliminate the need for another stop tap
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    Ground source heat pumps

    I'm having a dispute with my not so better, better half. I'm looking for a good explanation on how this technology works and just how efficient it is. The trouble is the results I've got on google are not too informative, the argument is typical "it can't work" Of course, I keep saying...
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    advice needed unvented cylinder below ground level?

    Hi, Can anyone offer any advice: I am about to instal an unvented cylinder in a basement below ground level. I need to terminate my discharge pipe but there is no low level drainage, is it ok to discharge into a discharge tank?? or can I take it up above ground level with a secondary blow off...
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    New System - Underfloor Heating on Ground Floor and Rads on First

    Hi need a bit of advice, i have just renovated a house and had a brand new system installed, ground floor is 7 port, 3 zone underfloor heating (pipes in screed) and first floor radiators, Boiler is a Ferroli Optimax 30, and tank is unvented Santon 210, first floor, ground floor heating and water...
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    Above ground drainage

    Where would be the best place to purchase above ground drainage in the southampton area. Prices seem to vary so much. For example, a 92.5 degree 110mm branch can be from as little as £3 (in preston) up to £16 down here! Look forward to replies Martin
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    underfloor heating ground floor , rads on first floor.

    something i dont fully understand , if uf heating runs half or so as cold as rads how do i keep it all in one system? what i mean is how do i keep the rads on the first floor running hot and the uf heating on the ground floor running cool? sorry if this is obvious , ive never put in uf heating...
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    CH pipes under ground

    im looking to replace an oil fired boiler, i will be installing an external boiler, in an ideal world i wld like to place the boiler about 5m away from the house, can i run the pipes under ground etc , i have looked it up and it looks like it can be done, but im after regulations etc cheers...
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    connecting 40mm waste to a big hole in the ground????

    hi all. got a job where an outside toilet is to be taken out. simple enough, but in its place the customer wants an old belfast sink putting in. problem is that i cant take the waste out the wall or sides as there is no drains available, the only place it could go is down the hole thats left...
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