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Hi, im not doing any work here, just looking at feasibility. How many kW can I get from a 1" tapping at 70mbar for natural gas. The supply is more than big enough, and again at 3/4" or can anyone point me to how to work it out Thanks

im not doing anything, just curious. how would you take a supply from an existing tapping where the building flexes by, say, half an inch? can you use an annoconda like at a meter, or one of the EPDM bellows? Do regs allow this, or does it all have to be rigid pipe?

does anyone have any experience with them? im looking to have a replacement installed. its replacing two 300l direct electric calorifiers that lack in capacity, id like to have a single calorifier, gas fired, about 800l stored, room sealed, pumped return with a half decent recovery time...

Hi, I have two 300l direct calorifiers installed together as a pair for domestic hot water. One is a heatrae sadiaa, the other isnt. Im getting water issuing from the drain outside, so I reduced the length of the pipe from the T&PR valve, and it was dry on both, and then the one on the first...

is it within regs to install gas as a ring? Im just looking at an existing installation, not installing or altering or anything, just curious. basically, its a figure 8 with the supply fed in at one corner, 35mbar 2"

I must be having a thick spell. I cant get my head around some pipe size calculations. I have a studio, 50mm insulation timber framed building that I am going to extend my existing boiler to cover on a separate zone. The pipe run to the furthest radiator is about 14m For reasons of space...

Browsing the internet, i came across this current discussion http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1103533 what do we think?

Hi, I have a raft built house, 1950s brick construction on clay soil, floorboards and about 12" void between the floorboards and concrete raft. The damp course is 2 courses above ground level at least all the way round, airbricks are fitted all the way round too. I have problems with...

Hi, does anyone know the requirements or know a link to the requirements that the main stop tap needs to meet, non-return valves etc? I have had a look but cant find anything official thanks :)

Hi, i have a Bosch washer dryer, when its drying, it recently has started to steam excessively through the soap drawer to the point that the floor in front is wet, any ideas what i should check? thanks :)

I seem to have suddenly started using vast amounts of electricity as per readings taken over the last few days. Today, i turned the main switch off and the Ampy Metering 5235A continued to flash 5 times a minute, my clamp on ammeter showing 0 amps the base load for the house is around 1.5a...

My parents currently have about a dozen of those glass bulkheads on the outside of their house, with either 60 or 100w gls lamps in, along with some 150w floodlights, on a PIR. as they are getting on a bit, and the house is in the countryside, im worried about them falling on their way to the...

Hi, I need to replace a mcb in a Loadmaster d/b It seems that 3p breakers smaller than 40a arent available anymore. Does anyone know if replacement breakers were made that will fit in this board? Thanks

Hi, Im decorating my bedroom for the second time since i moved in. Some parts of the wall have blistered, i think this was damp as the house was left empty for a few years beforehand. I have scraped this off no problem but now on the other walls, where im filling using a lightweight...

Hi, I have got a Saunier Duval F30E boiler and it has sprung a leak on a plastic part between the heat exchanger and the DHW outlet. I cant see what part it is in the instructions but think it might be the three way valve. Is anyone able to identify the part for me? Thanks

Hi, Today my WVT1260GB has developed a fault in the drying cycle. The clothes are not drying or even warming. The machine doesnt seem to be making as much noise as i remember, a fan not on maybe? There are no error messages on the display Any ideas? thanks

Hi, I am trying to buy MH lamps for some fittings at work. I have obviously confused the local supplier because we currently have high bay fittings with tubular enclosed rated lamps fitted without safety glasses. The lamp is an Edison EDHPIT400, so basically, I need an open rated version...

Hi, What do you reckon the best way to joint cables in dado trunking is? For singles and T+E. Crimps? Thanks

Hi, Im having a new alarm fitted and Im slightly confused about the difference between a BT Redcare Secure Titan 2 and a BT Agile. Anyone fitted one or know? Thanks

Hi, I have a myriad of copper pipework 54mm and down. I wanted to put traffolyte labels on them so I know what they do before I shut half the place down! What do the pros do when fixing rigid labels onto pipework? Is there a bracket or something that you buy? Thanks