loft
A loft is a building's upper storey or elevated area in a room directly under the roof (American usage), or just an attic: a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder (primarily British usage). A loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use (a converted loft) from some other use, often light industrial. Adding to the confusion, some converted lofts include upper open loft areas.
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Additional electrical socket for boiler in loft
Can anyone tell me if its actually a reg or just good practice that a switched socket outlet (as well as a switched spur) MUST be fitted next to boilers in lofts so when service engineer visits there is somewhere to plug in equipment should he need it ? I have always done it but wasnt sure if...- eagleeye
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- additional boiler electrical loft socket
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- Forum: Central Heating Forum
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Running pipes above boiler - air trap?
Hi We installed a combi boiler in an upper flat by taking the pipes up (above the boiler) and into the loft, and then dropped them back down to the radiators in 3 different rooms (as opposed to the normal method of running the pipes under the floor beneath the boiler which was not possible in... -
Mains Inlet through loft
Was asked to look at a Mains inlet today that the property owner wants moving. It currently comes into the hall in black HDPE , through a concrete slab and about 6 inches up the wall in copper, then poly up the wall and through the unheated loft space. It's not pretty, but at least whoever... -
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shower in loft is cold unless I turn on sink cold tap.
Hello, I've got a thermostatic shower valve feeding a shower head in the ceiling of my bathroom. The bathroom is in my loft, so 3rd floor. I have a system boiler setup on the ground floor. The shower was running stone-cold whatever the settings so I fitted a new cartridge but even now at it's...- benathycromalin
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- bathstore cold cold shower loft shower shower valve sink tap turn on unless
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- Forum: Bathrooms, Showers and Wetrooms
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AAV In Loft Leaking...
I have an AAV connected to my stack in the loft and it has 'ventapipe 50' markings on the top. I noticed some water on the top of the pipe where the seal is on the pipe and wondered how it was getting there. I have then looked up into the AAV and there is quite a bit of condensation (well i... -
Persistent air issue in pipework through loft
Evening chaps, I'm having a bit of a mare with a pumped shower I fitted a few months back. The customer had an existing gravity shower fitted & wanted a pump fitting. I put an RP75PT in the loft on the original pipework, a Surry flange on the cylinder and AAVs on the positive side of the pump...- Sid Viscous
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- air issue loft pipework through
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- Forum: Bathrooms, Showers and Wetrooms
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URGENT Mira Platinum shower
I have a 7 year old Mira Platinum shower, but the wireless controller has stopped talking to the box in the loft. Any advice on how to fix it? Thanks Al.- al5473
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- controller loft mira platinum shower urgent wireless
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Drilling joists to get into loft
Good afternoon, im putting in a concealed shower unit into a cavity wall. It’s going to need 2 x 25mm holes for hot and cold supply and a 20mm hole for the shower head feed. every joistdrilling and notching advice I can see on the net is about drilling horizontally. But whatif you need to...- turtlesnuts
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- america drilling joists loft usa
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- Forum: USA
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Booster pump to loft cold water tank
I live in a flat with very low mains water pressure, worst since lockdown for some reason though was told the water board had lowered rather then have a hose pipe ban. The problem is a slow filling tank after a power shower. I have put a regulator on the shower head to slow flow. Is it possible...- Rockford
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- booster cold cold water cold water tank loft pump tank water water tank
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Require lid and insulation jacket for a cold water storage tank in loft
I have two 114 litre / 25 gallon cold water storage (header) tanks connected in series in my loft. They feed the cold water taps on my baths (including the showers) and the hot water cylinder. They are open top, rectangular tanks, but have insulation jackets with integral lids - that is, the lid... -
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Fitting sink in loft with low water pressure system.
Hi, I’m making a “man cave” in my loft and I’d like to fit a sink for making drinks and washing up etc. It’s a low pressure system with a header tank up high in the gable end and 2 water tanks on the deck. I know one feeds the hot water cylinder below and one feeds the cold water below. I... -
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Can a combi in a cellar supply a radiator in the loft?
If you have a Vaillant ecotec 28 in the cellar - supplying 7 radiators - 3 on ground and 4 in first floor - could that also supply a radiator in the attic?- Justice League
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- america combi loft radiator supply usa
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cold water storage tank in the loft has started to overflow.
The cold water storage tank in the loft has started to overflow. First post ever and not sure of my way around, I’ve listed my problem the way it happened My central heating system is a gas back boiler, been running fine for years. I usually use an electric immersion tank through the night on... -
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Old Baxi Bermuda Back Boiler with Elson? Square tank in the Loft
I have one of these in my loft but no manual so I can understand how it operates (eg is the water temp thermostatically controlled?) etc. Can anyone point me to a link where I can download a manual? Thanks- Dref
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- back boiler baxi bermuda boiler elson loft old square tank
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One isolating valve on both loft tanks inputs?
Hi, just after the mains stopcock under my kitchen sink I have a tee, one pipe to drinkable water+washing machine and the other to the loft cisterns (talking about an open vented pumped S-plan system, standard here in UK). I was wondering whether it is safe to add an isolating valve on the...- phloaw
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- cisterns isolating loft regulations safety tanks valve
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Rubber bungs for loft tanks
Sounds like a good alternative to draining the tank while I replace teh gate but when I do the calcs there's only about half a pound of water pressure keeping the thing in. I don't know whether I am happy with that when there's 50 gallons of water in it ready to escape. I would be happier if... -
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No water pressure and loud gurgling and tapping from loft
Hi I have for a while had bad hot and cold water pressure. At a certain time in the morning the boiler comes on and you can hear bubling coming from the radiators and much louder from the tank in the attic and like a taping noise the gradually slows down after 20 seconds, it does this circle I...- Russ barton
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- america gurgling loft no water pressure tapping usa water water pressure
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Bad water pressure and lots gurgling and tapping coming from the loft
Hi I have for a while had bad hot and cold water pressure. At a certain time in the morning the boiler comes on and you can hear bubling coming from the radiators and much louder from the tank in the attic and like a taping noise the gradually slows down after 20 seconds, it does this circle I...- Russ barton
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- coming gurgling loft pressure tapping water water pressure
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Aqualisa processor problem
Electrician has stood on my aqualisa shower processor box/pump unit and now the water does not get hot enough for a shower even though the indicator light stays on to say it has reached temp....any ideas ? -
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Do I need to keep the overflow tanks in my loft if I get a combi boiler?
In my loft I have 3 water tanks. A bigger black one, that I believe is the cold water overflow. A smaller black one, that I believe is the hot water flow, and a big brass tank that stores the hot water I heat. I'm thinking about getting a combi boiler, and I would like to know that if I do get a...
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