Recent content by j-123

That's the bit I'm worried about. Engineered wood floors throughout so that would be a major pain. I think all the hot water pipes drop straight down from the loft. I need to check the heating pipes too. With the boiler on to heat the water the (uninsulated) pipes are hot at the underfloor...

Yes, it's not ideal is it?! Other taps aren't nearly as bad though. First step is to insulate the pipes to see what difference that makes and then I'll look at better control options as suggested. The insulation is going to be easy enough in the loft but not quite sure beyond that.

Thanks for your help. Another job for the list.

Thanks. I've disconnected the pump. Now on some of the furthest taps it does take quite a while for the water to come through at full temperature from cold (approaching 2 minutes). The pump is a Wilo SB30. I had a quick look - the pipe runs I can see in the loft are plastic with no insulation...

Thanks for the reply. I'll disconnect for now but will investigate control options. In the two days we've been in the house, the hot water does seem to lose temperature pretty quickly. With the boiler going off in the morning the water is lukewarm by late afternoon (with no hot water use during...

Hello, we've just moved into a new house. The hot water system has secondary circulation. The pump has been installed without any control so it is on 24/7. I've never had a house with this set up before and wouldn't have thought it necessary given the size of the house. At the moment the pump...