Recent content by slipperz

Many thanks :) How do these look ? http://www.screwfix.com/p/end-feed-air-vent-cap-15mm/52451

Many thanks for your reply. You are correct. I'm going to T off then vertical 2.3M across then down 2.3 M to the new rad. What about a bleed valve on the horizontal run or 15mm drain valve?

This must be a daft question, nobody know the answer to this please? Thanks Slipperz

Hi, I'm in the process of renovating the downstairs bathroom and I wish to add a radiator in there. The roof is a flat roof with nothing above. The floors are solid :( I can break into the two pipe system in a nearby room but this would involve running the pipes vertically up to the...

I guess this must have been wrong since the house was built / heating system installed!! Think I need a heating eng to have a look. I spoke to one and he said the return from the cylinder must be the last connection to the boiler. ie no tee off for central heating?? Slipperz

Cheers Nath I shut the valve and fired up HW again and the TEE that goes to the rad was getting red hot straight away.....Gate valve needs replacing? slipperz

I think I may have sussed out whats going on.... The pipe from the bottom of the cylinder goes through a 22mm gate valve then Tees off 15mm to the radiators!!!!!! So if I shut this valve in it should sort the problem out?? Slipperz

Overall pic of 3 port

Tee off from HW cylinder to rads

22mm Gate valve from bottom of cylinder

3 PORT VALVE

Ports B and AB both warm at the same rate. This time when HW was selected PORT A was cold and B getting hot although the radiators were getting hot!!! Now has the previous 3 port and now this 3 port been put in incorrectly??!! PORT B goes straight into the cylinder and PORT A goes...

[/url] Many thanks again for the reply, and those diagrams will come on handy! The wiring is a real snakes wedding and not as per most diagrams that I have seen online so far (only utilises 8 terminals instead of the 9) , although everything seems to tie in correctly, I will double check...