Recent content by probablyshouldhavejustcal

that would do the trick - as long as I dont need to hold the inside with a spanner whilst tightening the outside??? thanks all

Also - is there any way of doing a no stop essex through the top hole as well as having an air vent in the same hole? - so it will be an s-flange but really long... if you get me.

haha cheers i will be careful - am just wondering how i will get the tank connector on to the hwc without being able to get inside the tank? my arm wont fit in the immersion hole... :?

Hello again, Would a no stop essex flange stop the pump from pulling air in from the air vent?? - im going to increase size of cw feed but im worried air may still get sucked in as the air vent is only about 1 m high... Thanks for the advice so far! :)

ok no response so am assuming its ok to leave the central heating coil in my hwc open. please let me know if there is a problem with this as am currently doing it. ook so next thing i am planning is to increase size of feed to hwc from cw... if maximum size on the hwc is 28mm then is it...

Forgot to mention - Went to plumbing shop- altogether will cost around £60 for thermostat and gate valve :!: so decided to just disconnect central heating for now and use immersion - ill get central heating controls when i can afford. It should be ok just leaving central heating circuit in...

I agree - i'm terrible at plumbing but are you saying that it won't work? Also - no one has properly answered my question :( Another problem im faced with is how the hell do bend 28mm pipes to ??? can it be done with one of those spring thingy majiggys?

Hi Tony, thanks for response - what do u mean a combined feed and vent pipe? I have a salamander s flange already installed. Also your right - i dont have any controls for cylinder temp... ill nip down to screwfix and see what i can get! I will post pics soon but at the mo i dont have...

Is that foam insulation on my new hwc fiberglass? i was filing it down and all...

Hello, Firstly - thanks to all you experienced plumbers who post on here, u have taught me a great deal. I decided to install a new system so that i could have a power shower... quite a lot more complicated than i first thought hahaha - i was planning on sticking my new salamander 3 bar...