Recent content by teddysmith

Thanks for the reply. The room is on the top floor and the other side of the room is a double socket so could be feeding that. If I get continuity on the live's and neutral's can I assume its the ring? Can you explain what you mean by the first accessory off the spur? So from the FCU to a...

Hello I have a double socket with two cables going in, I am not 100% sure if it is a spur off a spur or I could have hit the ring If I'm lucky. I did not have a continuity tester with me to test. Anyway for the sake of this lets assume its a spur off a spur my worst case scenario. What I...

Thanks. So I'm looking for say a Tee with a 1/4" bsp female fitting? or make up a fitting just not sure the exact fittings to fit! :lol:

A quick question. Just trying to figure out the best way to fit an external pressure gauge to the flow just like below: I'm going to be cold flushing the central heating but no boiler is attached just yet so I want to keep an eye on the pressure. Many thanks.

Will be fitted by an RGI, why?

Thanks Dextrous. My RGI will be supplying the pump and it was just that its not bad value and hopefully be reliable. I suppose the electrical connection to the boiler will be the same i.e for the electrical safety cutouts etc... Any suggestions? Also found out the discharge pipe is 10mm...

Thanks. I havent asked yet, just wanted to find out the details. The Vailant condensate pump has its own discharge hose, any ideas what size this could be, the instruction manual doest say but it looks to be more flexible than your regular overflow pipe, i suspect it may be narrow too for the...

Hello, I am getting a boiler fitted and got some questions. 1. The condense connection is a bit difficult due to the position of the boiler, the only option seems to be a condense pump. I will run most of the condense inside the house, will this all have to be in 21.5mm overflow until I...

If I need single lengths I go down B&Q but these days just get a bundle as I'd use it up at some point. Toolstation seems to be slightly cheaper than SF. I suspect this may be the foreign stuff. Most all seem to do it at a similar price. What would I get for an old cylinder if i took off all...

I'm sure this pops up every now and again but we are at a point where its been fairly expensive! I remember when it was a £1 a metre. Just wondering where you guys are buying your copper and at what price? I got some to weigh in, old cylinder and some copper pipework so should fetch a good...

If you have a firm bit of plastic you can use this to replace the perished one by cutting out with a template. Easier to buy a new one though :lol:

There is a need for RGI and I respect the work they do and how they got there, thats why I dont touch gas. I do know my limits just dont like being tarnished with the same brush as some DIYers who dont have a clue.

So when you do sign off an install what does that include? Boiler, flue and gas line. Does that also include any other pipework up to the boiler? As far as Im aware there is no other ticket needed in a domestic property apart from Unvented Cylinders.

Yep nothing wrong with MDPE :wink: I could quite easily have piped up my central heating with barrier pipe however I feel a better job is done with copper. Just the way I roll.

For the record before everyone gets on their high horses I think I'm competent enough to know what my flow and returns are its not rocket science, that must have been an extreme case. Each quote I've had haven't said they wont do it I was merely asking why the quotes were so high, now I...