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  1. Q

    Vented hot water cylinder

    Hi I've recently moved into a property with a vented hot water cylinder and my landlord is trying to make me use the system for two hours twice a day, on the basis that if such a cylinder is not used regularly in this way it is likely that the element will blow quicker. There is an electric...
  2. O

    expansion pipe on a open vented system

    Can you please tell me the possible problems caused by the vent pipe dipping into the F&E tank below the waterline.
  3. O

    expansion pipe on vented system

    Can you please tell me the possible problems caused by the vent pipe dipping into the F&E tank below the waterline.
  4. J

    Cylinder Advice - Vented or Unvented

    Just about to get a new boiler and cylinder installed.  The house is a four bedroom house with four adults living in it. We have two bathrooms, both with 3 bar power showers in (although never run at full blast!) We had two quotes for the boiler / cylinder replacement and both quotes...
  5. Spinball

    Worth changing from vented to unvented hot water system?

    Hello folks, I'm looking for some advice and hopefully you can help, please. Our house built in 1984 is pretty big with two ensuites and a family bathroom upstairs plus two toilets and an ensuite downstairs. We have two Worcester Bosche 30CDis installed 2013 in the boiler room. We used to have...
  6. M

    Flue and vented eaves...

    How far below does the flue have to go away from these eaves? Or is it actually best to run the flue past the eaves. Cheers
  7. B

    Vented CH system constant refilling for a year

    Hi all, I need some advice.....I have discovered a leak under the ground floor floorboards which to my knowledge has been going on for about a year, I understand that this means that the system would have been replenishing lost water with fresh regularly for some time, meaning that any...
  8. Inverness

    Semi gravity open vented heating system this system has no zone valves.

    Im replacing boiler for like to like but with a bypass valve and two motorised valves. Since the new boiler has a flow and return unlike the old boiler that had four tappings. Could I tee the vent Pipe into the cold feed pipe? where the vent pipe is ATM is before the flow goes into the coil to...
  9. G

    Vented CH system

    Hi, recently moved house and it has an open vented system with f/e tank in loft. Had an issue with the f/e tank overflowing with hot water and cold spots on rads. Drained system down and added sentinel X400, overflow seems to have stopped and radiators are becoming a bit better than they where...
  10. U

    Vented CH system

    Hi, recently moved house and it has an open vented system with f/e tank in loft. Had an issue with the f/e tank overflowing with hot water and cold spots on rads. Drained system down and added sentinel X400, overflow seems to have stopped and radiators are becoming a bit better than they where...
  11. G

    Vented system issues.

    Hi, recently moved house and it has an open vented system with f/e tank in loft. Had an issue with the f/e tank overflowing with hot water and cold spots on rads. Drained system down and added sentinel X400, overflow seems to have stopped and radiators are becoming a bit better than they where...
  12. R

    Vented system

    Hi fellow problem seekers. This is my first post. I have a conventional central heating and HW system. It was fitted when the house was built in 1982. We have the original Maxi Flame 2 boiler which has had a new diaphragm fitted 9in 1993! and a new pump in the airing cupboard around the same...
  13. SMB

    New CH & HW sealed vented system

    This is a brand new sealed vented system with two motorised valves, one for HW with tank thermostat and one for CH with wireless room thermostat. If the time clock is set for HW only and when the tank is hot the boiler stops firing. Should the boiler pump also stop after a little while? Don't...
  14. U

    Advice on unvented cylinder into open vented system.

    Hi guys I'm after some advice in regards to a cylinder I have been asked to install for a customer. I have been asked to install the below cylinder to an open vented system (gravity fed) Range Tribune HE Solar TT180PT4 180l Unvented Indirect Pre-Plumbed Solar Twin-Coil Twin-Zone...
  15. R

    Moving vented ho****er cylinder to loft, potential problems???

    Hi all, newbie here, after reading conflicting information on various forums I thought I would register and post my dilemma here. Thankyou all in advance for taking the time to read.......... I need to relocate HWC from kitchen as we need space in the room to put more kitchen units in. Really...
  16. V

    gravity hot water pump heating all vented bleeds weirdly!!!

    Hello All, I have a weird problem that has caught me off balance. About 2 years ago I power flushed an 8 rad system Customer call me a couple of weeks ago complaining that one tad is not warm I checked bottom of rad and found it warm so I opened bleed valve nothing came out. I suggested...
  17. S

    Isolate a vented hot water cylinder

    Hello guys, This is my first post so apologies in advance for any of my ignorance. I have got 2 vented 105 litres in-direct hot water cylinders installed, out of which I would like to isolate 1 to save cost in heating both. All I wanted to know if the steps below are right to isolate it. 1...
  18. C

    Vented system Air issue

    Hello Guys have a issue with a vented system that I recently did work on when I refilled the system I seem to have trapped in the system which wont budge any ideas? Also cleaned the f and e tank out as was very sludgy while in the loft I noticed that's where the cold feed tees into the...
  19. J

    How much will this job cost?

    We've got a leaking water tank upstairs, so how much will it be for a replacement? One plumber told us it would be around £250 for a new tank and around £400 to replace it, but another plumber quoted us £1000. Can anybody clarify? Cheers
  20. R

    System Upgrade - views/suggestions please

    Hello I'm looking for some ideas on how to upgrade the following set up and system. Private water supply (pumped and filtered plus small accumulator) LPG Mains electricity Boiler Ideal Mexico 28kw floor standing heat only on a Y plan. Open vented and pumped. Aga oven with second HW circuit...
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