Recent content by thedj

I am aware of part p... it is a money making govenment scam and a pain in the ass. It is the main reason I gave up doing jobs on the side for extra cash / mates etc. As to self cert requires a course that costs 800 plus. Per year. So ain't worth it. However as pointed before, a kitchen fitter...

Gravity fed... hot water Ie tanks in loft to supply cold water to the heating tank or cylinder.... pump moves the water from boiler through the rads and through the heating coil in the heating tank or cylinder.

Hi I have looked on youtube and seen the mythbusters vid and one where it is on a crane rig. the fact that it is staged implies that they are doing things that are not recommended. any sealed cylinder will explode under the wrong pressure.. now most hot water cylinders are tested...

Hi y'all, cheers for your replyes Cylinder has about 1/4 inch of foam so is as good as nothing. (survey said needed replacing). And also, the coil is blocked/inefficient. Mains preasure is fairly stable but id put a preasure valve on the supply to about 3bar. Heating is pumped. Two...

Hi there, I have looked around for a definitive answer to this question with no joy so here goes I have a 1989 house with predominantly new heating. Ie new rads, new plastic pipe to them (they replaced the old micro boar with 15mm plastic). Also a brand new boiler. Echo tech from valient...