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    If your shower is portrait and mains water supply then a Triton T80Z Fastfit which has multiple choices for cable & water entry might...
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread Changing the AAV.
    As one lager seller famously says, probably, its a true H. But I've seen cases where that very accepted close coupled setup still gave...
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    The big clue was in your post #20 "It just seems to ooze from underneath when it's actually firing, which is a puzzle. There's no leak...
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    Update.........yippee, I've found the leak! It was coming from a small corroded crack in the corrugated pipe at the elbow joint of the...
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread Changing the AAV.
    That looks pretty like it to me, with Vent & Fill no more than 150mm apart.
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    A relation has one and says it "only" requires remaking the air bubble every 18 months or more but he does a full cylinder drain down...
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    OSO make a cylinder with a air bubble (no external expansion vessel) but does not have a floating baffle.
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread CH conundrum..
    Did changing the setting not do anything??
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread CH conundrum..
    Yes, try it on that, I is the lowest speed/head, if Rads not heating up fully, try it on II, if nothing changes install a new pump.
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread Changing the AAV.
    ??? something like one of these. Is the pump downstream of the deaerator?
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread CH conundrum..
    Yes, I suppose, no harm in spending a few quid now after 20 years or so, would suggest a DAB Evosta 3 (not the Evosta 2) or, like my...
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread CH conundrum..
    You said you pump is the Alpha + so probably a fairly old pump with no LED display etc, if its set to either II or III on the fixed...
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread Prv raise.
    I suppose, ideally, yes, especially with a preheat combi but suggest you keep a eye on it for a day or two, I think the boiler heat...
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread Prv raise.
    The PRV acts like a non return valve so the expanded water rises the pressure, some/most combi manufacturers now specify a small...
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    Johntheo5 replied to the thread CH conundrum..
    How old is the Alpha, if fairly modern it will display the power, watts, as W or/and some display the flowrate in m3/hr, so check for...
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