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  1. K

    converting an open vented system to a pressurised system.

    I installed a central heating system some years ago for a client which has never worked very well and having tried all the usual methods to get decent circulation I realised that, because it is small cottage with no attic space there is not much head. If I pressurise the system that is...
  2. K

    Soil stack vent terminal

    air admittance valves are great and do not let out any smells I have installed lots of them.....can be in roof space
  3. K

    Sorting out an airlock

    one approach I have used is to put a hose pipe from the mains onto a low drain cock (vented system only) directing the flow by shutting off parts of the system that work ok and pushing the air out through the expansion/feed pipe........you need an assistant in the attic to prevent flooding!
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