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expansion

Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature, usually not including phase transitions.Temperature is a monotonic function of the average molecular kinetic energy of a substance. When a substance is heated, molecules begin to vibrate and move more, usually creating more distance between themselves. Substances which contract with increasing temperature are unusual, and only occur within limited temperature ranges (see examples below). The relative expansion (also called strain) divided by the change in temperature is called the material's coefficient of linear thermal expansion and generally varies with temperature. As energy in particles increases, they start moving faster and faster weakening the intermolecular forces between them, therefore expanding the substance.

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  1. J

    Advice combi boiler plumber says can't fix expansion vessel/access it?

    Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could advise if I should get a different plumber for a 2nd opinion. Basically, my combi boiler is in my attic. It is overpressurised at the moment and the overflow pipe always drips. I had a plumber round, he seemed good and honest and knew the neighbour so...
  2. R

    Hot Water Tank Expansion Vessel Question

    Am I correct in saying that the capacity of an expansion vessel as written on the appliance data label is the capacity of the water compartment alone and excludes the air compartment capacity? Thanks
  3. C

    Expansion vessel for potable water for a combi boiler

    Hi,a customer of mine has a combi boiler and they don't have an expansion vessel for the potable hot water supply. I know there's an expansion vessel for the closed-loop central heating circuit but I doubt the combi boiler has one for the potable water. I was thinking to put one in the airing...
    • CLC plumbing
    • Thread
    • combi boiler expansion hot water hot water supply potable
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  4. N

    Ferolli expansion vessel

    I need a new expansion vessel, problem is I've got a optima 901 and the flue goes up about a foot and then into the back wall and the vessel is at the back, it's one of the round ones, I've got to get a engineer into do it, I'm assuming that they take the flue out and lift it from the back...
    • NEILC25
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    • expansion expansion vessel ferolli vessel
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  5. C

    Expansion Vessel Pressure

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  6. K

    No water sound when turning filler tap by expansion vessel.

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  7. M

    Sizing expansion vessels

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  8. H

    Pressure loss in Heating System post fitting new Expansion Tank

    Hi, hope someone can help me with a heating pressure loss problem. My valiant boiler has been loosing pressure over the last few months, resulting in me having to top up the water every week or so. Managed to get a boiler engineer to visit who diagnosed a faulty expansion tank. (Water evident at...
  9. M

    New expansion vessel on water system - is pressure too high?

    Hello all, I'm currently in Ireland and in a small cottage where the plumbing system has me scratching my head a bit. When the place was done up the builders decided that the tank in the loft was no longer needed and put a tank out back in a small extension where ALL (well, except for the cold...
    • Mick Canavan
    • Thread
    • expansion expansion vessel high pressure system vessel water
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Plumbing Forum
  10. S

    Vaillant Ecotec Plus 832 Expansion Vessel

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    • ecotec ecotec plus expansion expansion vessel plus vaillant vessel
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    • Forum: Gas Engineers Forum
  11. W

    Maxi Pod expansion tank

    I have a Maxi Pod installed and the overflow of the expansion tank keeps overflowing. i think it maybe because my expansion tank is to small. It is only a 7 gallon tank and I believe Maxi Pod recommend a 20 gallon expansion tank. Question: why do Maxi Pod recommend such a large tank?
  12. M

    Unvented cylinder problems - over pressure or faulty expansion tank?

    Hi, New to this forum and also complete novice who knows pretty much nothing about plumbing. However I have done quite some google searching trying to find some answers. I live in a 1st floor flat which uses an electric duel element direct unvented water heater cylinder (150 litres). Recently I...
  13. D

    Leaky Gledhill expansion relief valve

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  14. S

    Hi all our boiler has just had a new expansion vessel fitted but pressure is still going to 2.9 bars when using central heating . Is this normal? Than

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    • boiler central central heating expansion expansion vessel fitted going heating normal pressure still using vessel
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  15. C

    What expansion vessel should i order for Boiler

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    • CWilson
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    • boiler expansion expansion vessel order should vessel
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  16. M

    System boiler kw sizing and expansion vessel

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    • meakinsl
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    • boiler expansion expansion vessel sizing system system boiler vessel
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    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  17. J

    Expansion like vessel

    Currently installing air to water and underfloor.theres this expansion like vessel with two 3/4 iron male threads on top and bottom of it with no bladder on between.its goes before the primary flow hits the cylinder and underfloor manifold.anyone know of its function??we don't do alot of air to...
  18. D

    Unvented system and expansion tank pressurisation

    I've recently had a prv changed by a British Gas engineer under the homecare contract that I've taken out. The valve had failed and water was pouring out from the overflow pipe. The valve was replaced without too much issue. However, the red expansion tank above the boiler was NOT re-pressurised...
  19. I

    Over-pressure on CH, but expansion tanks fine and related to unvented tank

    Not looking to fix this myself but could do with some insight as to what’s wrong…due to sell the house on a few weeks and not comfortable doing that without this being fixed. CH pressure getting up to 4-5 bar and pressure relaxing through the 3 bar pressure relief valve. Connected to unvented...
    • Iain24
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    • expansion related tank tanks unvented
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Wagon :)
  20. J

    Hot water expansion

    Hi Just wondering in a vented hot water cylinder,when hot Does the water expand back up the cold feed into tank or via the vent pipe

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