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  1. J

    Advice on drain layout - single storey French property

    Hi all, grateful for your expertise on the following. DIYer, not pro. Rural property in France Single storey. Septic tank. Late 80s construction with concrete slab subfloor. All of the waste pipes run in the concrete, and exit the property at the chamber as pictured, just outside the building...
  2. M

    Leaking single handle bathroom faucet

    Hi, I’m looking for guidance to access the cartridge of a leaking single handle bathroom faucet. It has no visible markings on it to determine manufacturer. I see how to remove the handle but question the 2 metal rings which are part of the faucet. Do these need to be removed to access the...
  3. O

    Single lever tap not turning to hot

    Hi I bought a basin tap single lever. It lifts up & to the right but won’t turn to the left for hot I haven installed it yet I’ve only put it on my worktop.
  4. P

    Unvented Cylinder Single coil heat pump vs twin coil solar

    Hi, I'm looking to purchase a 300L unvented indirect cylinder to work with a standard heat only boiler. I may have solar panels in the future, but likely the PV kind rather than the thermal kind, and won't be having heat pump in the future. So the cylinder would be connected to the boiler at...
  5. W

    Can I have single zone central heating when pipe installed for 2 zone?

    A bit of clarification - I have extended a 3 bedroom semi detached and at the time central heating pipes were going in I told the plumber could I have 2 zones - one for bedrooms upstairs and another for the living areas downstairs. Now the plastering has been finished and I am costing the combi...
    • waynetr
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    • central central heating central heating system engineer forum heating installed pipe pipework plumbing single zone zones
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
  6. T

    Belfast sink waste kit only has a single washer

    Hello, I'm installing my first Belfast/butler kitchen sink. It came with the waste and stainless steel drain. To my surprise the kit only has one washer in which the instructions clearly state that it should be placed underneath the sink. My question is, shouldn't there be a washer between the...
  7. K

    Converting single to two pipe system

    Hi All I have a single pipe central heating system which was extended 20 years ago when we had an extension. The heating upstairs has never been great particularly in the extended part with only a few of the original radiators getting very hot. We replaced the downstairs radiators with UFH...
  8. J

    Single pipe systems - can I reverse the flow

    I have a single pipe system retrofitted to a 1930's house. It is powered by a condensing gas boiler. As expected, the radiators get cooler the further they are from the boiler. It occurred to me that if I fitted a "crossover switch" between the punp and the radiators I could send the water...
  9. M

    Single outlet shower valve on two outlets???

    Ok so, I supplied a shower valve, overhead shower and riser to a customer that was having it installed by a plumber. Hands up I made a mistake when I ordered the valve and supplied a single outlet instead of twin. If the plumber had called me at time of install I could have swapped it for him...
  10. F

    Dripping single lever basin tap only when shower mixer is turned off

    Hi everyone, I recently had a Hansgrohe wall mounted single lever basin tap and a Hansgrohe thermostatic concealed bath/shower valve installed (full bathroom renovation). The basin tap started dripping a few days after installation. But it stops dripping only when shower is turned on. Any...
  11. Jonnyh88

    Heating engineer that understands single pipe systems, Birmingham UK

    I have inherited a single pipe central heating system in a large old victorian house, powered by a Worcster Greenstar 8000 and controlled by Honeywell Total Connect. The installer will not return my calls, and the system is not working efficiently. I need someone that can come and help sort it...
  12. M

    vitra single button cistern lid won't come off

    Just move to a new place, toilet flush not enough water. Try to take off the lid to see vit it won't come off. Toilet has the word Vitra on it. Already unscrewed the single button off but the lid seems stuck or glued. Not even move slightly. Anyone have idea want else I could do please? Thanks
  13. A

    Can u bung cold tank 2 create a vacuum on single pipe heating system

    Need to adjust some pipework for new radiator but both the branches for old radiator came off the same pipe. Will this create a vacuum for me to move the tees further apart then rejoin up?
  14. T

    Kitchen knock through losing one rad. Btu for new single?

    Hi all. I'm knocking through my kitchen and dining room and will lose them rad that is currently un domingo room due to repositioning kitchen. New rooms size will be L 7.2m W 3.2m H 2.35m New French doors going in to replace dining window (2100 x 1750mm) and bigger kitchen window of 1.95 x...
  15. J

    Single handle shower leaking from handle

    Have a one handle shower pouring water from handle, probably vintage 1964 or 1965. Tile enclosure, built up over what appears to be industrial-strength chicken wire covered in plaster. No way to turn water off, except at the main, so wondering what or even if there's a time-efficient way to...
  16. taffyinhighlands

    parallel hot water tanks - can switch to single as well as dual use?

    I've got a DHW system with 2 storage tanks run in parallel - everything is well set up for the 2 tank operation, but other than completely removing one tank, and draining it to avoid legionella risk, is there a way I can keep both hooked up but only run the single tank (system was installed for...
  17. H

    Convert Multi Zone to Single Zone

    I have a new build and has 2 separate zones. One thermostat in main bedroom, one in living room. Main bedroom thermostat controls all bedrooms and bathrooms, living room thermostat controls all downstairs and the upstairs landing. Rooms with thermostats have no TRVs as expected, and all other...
    • holdestmade
    • Thread
    • convert forum multi plumbing single zone
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
  18. H

    Multi Zone Convert to Single Zone

    I have a new build and has 2 separate zones. One thermostat in main bedroom, one in living room. Main bedroom thermostat controls all bedrooms and bathrooms, living room thermostat controls all downstairs and the upstairs landing. Rooms with thermostats have no TRVs as expected, and all other...
    • holdestmade
    • Thread
    • convert forum multi multizone plumbing single zone zones
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
  19. M

    Drayton Wiser Single Zone Wet UFH

    I can't see why this wouldn't work but thought best to ask encase anyone has tried it before or is using it and would care to comment. So the plan is to install wet UFH in a soon to be built kitchen extension. The ufh will be installed in the whole kitchen area which will be of block and beam...
    • milgo123
    • Thread
    • drayton forum plumbing single ufh wet wiser zone
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
  20. A

    Single Zone UFH Help in bathroom, so many questions

    Done a fair bit of reading and spoke to numerous plumbers/heating engineers and I get so many different answers to my question. By nature I'm a pretty inquisitive bloke and like to know how things work and if its the best way to do things. So my first question is does a single zone UFH setup...
    • AcidOverride
    • Thread
    • bathroom forum help plumbing questions single ufh ufh help zone
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
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