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  1. S

    VENTED central heating system - water circulating through header tank

    Two years ago, I requested a fully qualified plumber to change the location of the hot water cylinder in a vented central heating system. I wanted to move it from the first floor to the loft, which he did. During the last two years, I have often noticed when I have been up in the loft that the...
    • Saturn
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    • central central heating circulating header header tank heating heating system hot water system tank through vented water
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  2. S

    Header tank/Hot water cylinder

    Good morning, was hoping someone could tell me the minimum height the header tank needs to be above the hot water (indirect) cylinder. Many thanks in anticipation. Sam
  3. P

    Size of metal header tank for multifuel stove

    I'm planning on replacing a living room back boiler (in a fire place) with a 22kw multifuel stove. The stove will complement an existing oil boiler and feed the radiators serviced by that oil boiler and also occasional heating the living room without turning on the central heating. Back boiler...
  4. C

    Hot water in the loft header tank

    1st post. I have a gas C/H with a gravity feed to the hot water secondary circuit. Several times a day I hear bubbling/gurguling sounds (that may coincide with the room thermostat demanding heat). Checking the C/H header tank in the loft, I can feel that the tank is hot. There is a pressure...
  5. N

    Hot water running from CH header tank overflow

    Hot water is trickling from the header tank overflow pipe only when the CH is running. It is a dual system (CH or hot water with motorised valves) and no drip occurs when only heating the hot water. No drips either when boiler is off so the ball valve is OK. Now my small 2 up 2 down house only...
  6. J

    gate valve and vent on header tank outlet to speed future work

    Hi, about to replace some radiators, so need to drain system. While i'm doing it I'm thinking about doing a mod to make future drain downs quicker: Idea is adding a gatevalve on header tank outlet, and just below the gatevalve add a tee to a pipe that goes up to above tank level with another...
  7. Inverness

    advise on flow and return points unvented cylinder compared to the height of the header tank

    Hi guys, before I go ahead and install a indirect cylinder. The problem is in the loft where the flow and return points on the cylinder are similar height less than 0.1 bar to the header tank. I'm worried about there might not be enough head from the top of header tank to the flow going into...
    • Inverness
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    • advise cylinder flow flow and return head header header tank height points return tank unvented unvented cylinder
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. N

    Central heating header tank seems to be overflowing...

    Can anyone advise... I believe it is the central heating (for radiators) header tank that is overflowing from time to time - ie once or twice a day for a few minutes (it appeared to start again today shortly after the central heating came on - and then the pouring/dripping stopped after a few...
  9. D

    Hot water 'back flowing' to header tank

    Hi all, Sure this has been answered many times but can't quite see previous post which covers this. I'm not a plumber which will likely become obvious! :D So, currently suffering from constant run-off from F&E overflow into garden - moderate flow, like a tap is on! The F&E tank is filling up...
  10. M

    Help with bacteria in header tank....biocide??

    I have an open vented CH system and it has been on my to do list to drain down and add cleaner. I have used Fernox products in the past but recently bought Corgi branded cleaner, inhibitor and boiler silencer at a good price from Toolstation. Prior to draining down I went into the loft to clean...
  11. J

    Low mains pressure, need ground level header tank?

    Hi, I get my water from the nearest farm. So pressure is very low, have recently had a loft conversation, which means I have no room for a header tank. Can I install a header tank in my brick shed, near the mains meter with a pump to get the required pressure to the first floor? Do I have to...
  12. J

    Cleaning loft header tank

    Hi, I've got a small (30 litre I think) plastic header tank in the loft, and its full of brown sludge. It just has a cold water feed into it, an overflow pipe, and one pipe at the bottom, which joins onto the main central heating pipe. There is a heat only boiler, and a megaflo hot water tank...
  13. T

    Header tank for solid fuel open vented central heating

    Hi there, Looking for a simple solution for a header tank for a solid fuel stove, open vented, pumped central heating system. Would like tank to be opaque, so level of coolant can be checked, obviously good for high temps (100deg plus?) roughly 2l capacity, and to have an overflow connection...
  14. N

    Problems draining old Worcester Bosch highflow 3.5 combi boiler with header tank

    Hi all. First post from a first time home owner, and very amateur DIY'er. I've inherited an old Worcester Bosch highflow 3.5 combi boiler when i bought this house. I'm needing to drain the system to give it a general clean, and to practice for fitting a new towel rail, and unblocking (or...
    • Niko
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    • boiler bosch combi combi boiler draining header header tank highflow oil old problems tank worcester worcester bosch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  15. L

    dripping overflow on header tank

    Hi, When my central heating has been on for a bit the central heating header tank overflow is dripping about one drip every second or two. Not such a problem at the moment but it wasn't doing this a month ago so I guess something has gone wrong. I have an old Vulcan Gas boiler. The water pump...
  16. G

    Pump help please. Header tank supply.

    [/URL][/IMG] This is what I want to do. Hopefully the picture is self explanatory. I would like a good pump with good pressure to supply my pressure washer and tap. The reason I need this is the mains supply is good enough for the pressure washer. A friend has this pump for sale Showermate...
  17. J

    Loft Conversion-Boiler/Unvented

    HI all, I am currently in the process of having a loft conversion done, of which I need to upgrade/change the heating and hot water system as the house will be a 5bedroom with 1bathroom and 2 showerooms once complete. I currently have a Worcester Bosch condensor boiler which is 24kw, which has...
  18. R

    Central heating header tank expansion overflow

    Evening all Had a call out today from a care home, hot water coming out of overflow. It was from the f&e header central heating. I removed the lid and found the level was high and Expansion was overflowing into the tank. The heating was on the rads were working fine and hot water was also...
    • robo1889
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    • central central heating expansion header header tank heating level overflow tank valve water
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  19. A

    Boiler venting into header tank?

    I have a 27 year old Baxi Solo and open vent which keeps venting hot water into the header tank. I have replaced the pump. The zone valves are working fine. I also have a bypass valve fitted. I have power flushed the system and also flushed with mains water. The system has always had inhibitor...
  20. G

    Hot water feeding into header tank

    Hello, I have a standard gravity fed heating system in a four bedroom house. A couple of big rads in the extension which are downstairs in what is effectively a spur take quite a while to heat up. They do heat up fully but it takes a while compared to the others. I turn the pump up to position 3...
    • gezmonder
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    • feeding header header tank hot hot water overflow pipework system tank water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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