Recent content by firebladerrw

A supplementary question: Should I apply a small amount of low modulus clear silicon in the butt joint? I've seen conflicting advice, advising a completely dry joint or using some silicon near the top of the joint. Thoughts?

Cheers, reason I ask, Apollo worktops instructions use glue, which confused me. I just wanted it confirmed Ta

Folk, very quick question: To glue a 90 degree butt joint on solid wood worktops (using biscuits), or avoid glue and use a dry joint? Thanks

Thank you - well if there's anyone in West of Scotland wants a small job, let me know! Parts and fittings supplied :-)

Thanks, and yes that looks like the problem. Without ripping walls and ceilings apart to move the F&E pipes, I think a sealed system looks like the best and possibly the simplest answer?

Apologies, when I started emptying the loft and airing cupboards, I mistook other pipes for the F&E pipes. The feed pipe vanishes into the floor in the airing cupboard, and the expansion pipe looks like it goes into a pipe chase that runs through my bathroom. Sorry for misleading in earlier...

Has a combined feed/vent or feed only alteration (with air separator) been suggested. No I haven't considered that.... seeing the photo of the expansion tank,it looks like a short open vent pipe liable to sucking & spitting water. The vent goes quite high into the loft, but yes it does sucked...

Sorry, yes both pipes run beside each other into my airing cupboard and connect quite close into the system. To be honest, I've had this air problem for years in towel rads, however I recently fitted a new towel radiator in my utility room, which seems to collect much more air. It's the furthest...

Thanks mate, done all that. Pump is on minimum and pipes are clear.

On start up from cold, the pump sucks around 3" from a bottle half filled with water from the overflow, then after a few minutes, some water squirts back in. (See my other post on this). This is the probable cause of air being sucked in and down the vent pipe.

Mines is a strange one, it's really only a towel radiator in a utility room, and same in the en-suite. I've posted details in another thread, but couldn't find anything conclusive.

Tried mate, but couldn't establish where air was getting in. Posted previously on this.

Picture of f&e tank in loft, intention is to use 22mm copper for pressure relief line using same cut out in soffit. The pump is around 3M below the f&e tank.

Thanks mate, I'm going to get the Altecnic 18 litre kit, which has the expansion vessel, pressure gauge, pressure relief valve and filling loop with n/r valve. My loft is easy access, so going to keep it all up there. My GS mate reckons using the existing f&E tank feed pipe will be fine, and...

Thanks for that, sounds encouraging!