Recent content by richard gordon

Thanks polesapart, what determines the direction of flow, is t based on the radiator position in relation to the pump or are there other factors that need to be considered. I've updated the sketch to show the current position of the valves which are the original wheel valves with traditional...

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Dan, Thanks, not sure the calculations are for anyone but an experienced heating engineer, hopefully I'll find one for the next stage.

ianmcd, I had a bit of a row with the engineer regarding the placement of the valves as he said it didn't matter. My feeling is that the gate valve should be fitted on the flow side nearest the direction it is coming from, i.e nearest the pump, is that right or is there some other way of...

Thanks Old Buffer, that does work so clearly it seems to be a balancing issue, will do a bit of incremental valve opening on the others until I get the right distribution as I'm not sure how else to do it. Also thanks to Steelmasons for getting back on this. The boiler was new a couple of years...

I am trying to discover whether I need to upgrade my central heating pump. I had an existing heating system updated and re piped by a heating engineer but all did not go according to plan and he left the job having not fully completed the task, he suggested that one of the problems he couldn't...