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As I understand it, the main failing is that there is little to persuade the water to go through the rad - much easier for it to keep going through the pipe. It's only the natural desire of hot water to rise that persuades it to go into the rad. I'm told it is OK where the tails to the feed...

My problem isn't to do with TRv's. All the rads on the single pipe part of the system just never get vary got. I suppose it's not surprising as it's only convection that gets the water into them!

Sorry! Think we'll probably go for it if it is not too much upheaval.

Don't suppose there were any building regs when it was put in - probably 50 years ago!!

We are getting quotes! Will ask why not combi, but suspect it's to do with it being a large, old house with very long pipe runs, 2 power showers, etc.

Plumber says we can't use a combi boiler, but is recommending a Vaillant ecomax condensing system boiler.

Half of our house is very old and the CH in it appears to be a single pipe system. As a result, the rads in that part never get very hot - especially upstairs. We are getting a new boiler soon and the plumber (a trustworthy guy we've known for years) suggests it might be worth putting this...

My old gas boiler is coming to the end of its life so will need replacing soon with a whizzy super-efficient new one. Currently, the boiler just does the heating and the water is on off-peak electricity. The question is, do we convert the water over to gas heating when we change the...