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    Gravity fed radiator..

    the term balance applies to a system of a number of rads. What you have is whats known in the trade as `heat leak` because the cylinder does not require all the heat from the boiler. its possible to update soild fuel boilers using moden controls and `normally open` zone valves
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    Megaflow

    no I`am sure its a cylinder??? thats what i learnt at unvented school anyway
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    uponor UFH , Any good?

    Anyone had any problems will the uponor underfloor heating packages?? wire schematics abit all over the place, installing on-sit ,design had no by-pass loop...rang uponor tech...no help what so ever think the guy on the other end of the phone was on work experience! anyone suggest a quality UFH...
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    CH programmer terminology

    hard to explian,easy to do. all comes down to how the the system is fed and operates.
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    Megaflow

    not a can it`s call a cylinder by the pro`s. by all means re-charge but after that call a qualified engineer.
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    sealing gas hob

    sealents ok, if a hob got that hot id cap it off!, use the clips on sealent (you can get heat resistant sealent)
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    new shower

    all i can tell you is how i would do it. tools down cup of tea and have think about the simple way of doing things. What size fitting is on the shower? say 15mm plastis pipe (most are) and what is coming out of the wall? 15mm copper pipe say. So cut off what ever fitting is on the copper pipe...
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    new shower

    you will have a push fit connection or a compression connection. A compression fitting will be identified by the fact that the shower just has a 15mm plastic spigot on it. So you`ll need to use a compression elbow or a coupling, the fitting needs to be tight on both sides, dont be scared to...
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    CH programmer terminology

    call a pro, that way you won`t set your house on fire
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    Megaflow

    this is not a job for the customer, anyone installing, servicing or maintening this sort or equipment by law should be BEPEC approved, and will have a I.D card to prove this. call a qualified egineer, this sort of un-vented unit can blow half your home away mate!
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    wiring schematic for underfloor heating system and cylinder?

    the sparky first fixed the 1.5mm twin and earth, without my knowledge. I will be sleaving anything used as a live to identify it. And no earth on the second wire just 2 lives and a neutral sounds ok? also do you know anything about night set-back on room stats? Dam pols! was on a re-ferb pollish...
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    Gas rate on my fire

    its fine, don`t worry,I would pass that on a L.L.G.S.C
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    mixer shower

    not realy if you have a combi your be ok, equal pressures ya see. you get what you pay for mate. I did come across a mixer shower installed on a combi system a few weeks ago that was having a problem with water hammer. PRV sorted it.
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    RoomThermostat Replacement Help

    off is just for cooling, say if you want to switch your live to a cooling device when the set temp is achieved. think of a cylinder stat when used with a `Y` plan(live to 2/grey) when stat temp achieved. S,Y.. W or what ever plan systems will not require live to cool just one common (live in)...
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    wiring schematic for underfloor heating system and cylinder?

    hello my first posting, was looling for info on electrical back feeding but ended up here, very informative. sorry for the length of this posting but the subject is hard to shorten. :roll: I work for a small plumbing and heating firm and iam the one that ends up doing most (all) of the...
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