Recent content by Rabmcgo

Yeah its oil fired. I was going to do a 22mm flow and return and tee off for the radiators in 15mm . Is it ok to tee off the 22mm in 15 mm for a feed and another off the 22mm for the vent ? I was concerned that with the pump turned on it might pump out the vent pipe

As the title says , was considering fitting a few radiator onto an old oil burner/boiler . The system wont be connected up to a copper cylinder as there is no need for hot water. What I really want to know is what is the best way to vent the system ?

Thanks guys for the feedback. I was going to fit a twin coil tank , one coil for the radiator circuit and one from the back of the wood burner for hot water .I was hoping to use the pipes running down to the back boiler for the wood burner , do you think this is possible ?. is the radiator that...

hi guys , I've just bought an old house and would like some advice on identifying the pipes up at the cylinder. there is currently no central heating in the house apart from an open fire with a back boiler that heats one radiator in a bedroom , it doesn't seem to heat the water ??. I've drawn a...

Thanks dcawkwell , how would I identifi which one to cap ? Theres 2 on the lefthand side and on the right hand side the drain is on the bottom with the other 22mm on top of the boiler.

Was planning to fit an open vented system and bought a second hand boiler which has 3 22mm connections , can anyone explain these as I think I only need 2 for the rad circuit. Thanks in advance

Thanks chris, ive contacted the local council who have a dedicated hmo section that are going to come around and asses what I need

Hi , ill try and keep this as simple as possible. Say for instance that you had a 4 story house with a basement. The basement has been divided from the house and is now a one bedroom flat with separate entrance. The rest of the house has 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms spread over 3 floors and a...