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    Electric un-vented pressure vessel question!!

    Hi to all, i have an un-vented hot water only pressure vessel in my flat (no boiler) and there is no pressure in the expansion vessel. It has not been serviced in the 6 years i have lived here. There is no problems with it or relief valves dis-charging etc, but should there not be a certain...
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    compression joint question for copper pipe.

    Oh right! Haven't used a spring in years. I got the benders too but there in storage! :( Should have annealed it then! Cheers matey!!
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    compression joint question for copper pipe.

    Also, the copper pipe i used couldn't be bent using a spring (internal). Tried to pull a 90 degree bend but it snapped at about 85 degrees. Is it that thin walled stuff that can't be bent?
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    compression joint question for copper pipe.

    I can hear the joint squeak a little, there's no water coming out mind on any of the joints. It's not easy to turn by hand mind.
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    compression joint question for copper pipe.

    Hi, I have a new 15mm equal t compression joint that despite tightening (plenty) i can still turn the whole thing by hand a little. Is that normal? The nuts are tight and cant be moved by hand at all, i used brass olives and cleaned the pipe. Thanks.
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    Flow rate of bath taps

    You're right i have been a victim!! Thanks so much for the info that's really helpful, handy to have to! One question though - 3/4" and 22mm are surely different sizes, so why do their spec sheets say 22mm on some and 3/4" on others? Or is this just screw-you-fix's way of confusing people? I...
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    Flow rate of bath taps

    AAAAAARRRGGH!! Brilliant, that explains that, thankyou so very much, shame they didn't make it a bit clearer for a dunce like me. o_O Cheers buddy!
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    Flow rate of bath taps

    Hello to all and a happy new year! I have a bath with two quarter turn taps which have a flow rate of approximately 24 litres per minute on each tap as i have an un-vented system. The taps are being replaced as the chrome has blistered to hell. I have ordered a pair of Bristan quest quarter...
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