Recent content by tomyd

Thanks so much for your response. It's confirming what I'd thought. I'll have a read of the regs to get a better understanding. One query though, is there a requirement for a balanced cold water feed after the combination valve? I'm a bit confused as this seems to be suggested on some...

That's correct, in through the combination valve, flowing left to right. The 22mm down pipe straight after the combination valve feeds the cylinder. The 22mm pipe on the far right goes to taps/showers upstairs and downstairs. The 15mm to the left of the expansion vessel goes straight to a...

Sorry for the lack of clarity, the mains water is in the right middle of the pictures, flowing from left to right near the black pressure release valve in the middle of the pictures. Hope that helps!

I should add that the rubber taste is only present when running a tap for the first 20 - 30 seconds, it then seems to be washed through when the fresh water from the mains pipe comes through. Thanks again!

Hi All, I had an unvented, indirect water system installed in the house during a renovation about 18 months ago. About 12 months ago I started noticing a rubber taste and smell in the cold water. This was coming out of all of the taps and showers in the house and has been getting...

Pictures of the pipework for unvented system