Search results

  1. B

    Installing gas boiler in garage

    I allways fit the pipe stat on the flow any way as the frost stat should of fired up the boiler @ +5 then the pipestat overrides it at +10 & the boiler warms its self on the system bypass. Its only to protect the boiler not the house, on conventional condensing i get it to only override the dhw...
  2. B

    blocked drain?

    if the manhole cover is broken is comman for a small bit to be missing. if so it may be whats causing ya blockage & there a pig to get out.
  3. B

    Room Thermostat

    did u fit the boiler or did u pay to have it done?
  4. B

    Improving boiler efficiency

    If u can cope with the slow warm up of the rads leave it on a slow speed. The load to the rads is a lot greater than that to to cylinder. But if its a oldish cyl with standard recovery there should be a ballance valve on the pipe work to slow the flow to help stop cycling of the boiler, & will...
  5. B

    Condensing Standard Boiler to Combination Boier- Worth Doing

    might be wrong to read between the lines but i smell BS abot b4 feb. Sounds more like ive no work so i wana rip u in Jan. We dont have a good reputation in this trade, CANT see why.
  6. B

    Room Thermostat

    I think whoever fitted ya new boiler should of had the wiring sorted out, depending on what boiler it is the old wiring may not be correct. If u have zone valves the micro switchs on some boilers have to be the roomstat link.
  7. B

    Condensing Standard Boiler to Combination Boier- Worth Doing

    If he's registered & approved by worchester bosch u can apply for an extended free warranty thats a bonus. Cant see why he cant decide about the gas pipe though, sounds iffy. If u only have a 40,000btu boiler now i wonder waht size combi he gona fit. whats up with the glowworm that require...
  8. B

    Ideal w2000

    bleed with pump off then turn off the rads that working to force air out of pipework thats air locked.
  9. B

    Room Thermostat

    is ya boiler a combi or do u have a cylinder . they might of got ya cylinder stat & roomstat wires mixed up if u have a cylinder, That would give u heating untill the cylinder got hot but not heat the hotwater when the house was up to temp,
  10. B

    Shower take off from Heatrae Sadia Megalife 210

    secondary circ's dont require large flowrates so 1/2" is adequate Id branch off the vent as long as the pipe work is falling & pump is on floor it'l be fine. 28mm cold feed to cylinder would be a good idea though. Whats ya pump make & bar rating. If u want 3 showers then u really need a Stuart...
  11. B

    Additional rads

    ya combis gona be at least 24kw so the rads r no problem. Id add the extra & only check the boiler if its struggling as i find most small systems rarely range rated as lots of installers seem to do the bare minimum & leg it, probably still set as it came out the factory.
  12. B

    Room Thermostat

    If ya roomstat is old then its probaley mechanical so will work on 2 core may have a N but not essential. If it will wire for temp rise or temp fall then it can be wired wrong. what it opertaes depends on the system u have, whats the fault?
  13. B

    Will pipes be behind skirting or under floor?

    10mm pipes r micro bore /15mm mini bore. are they copper or plastic. teeing off the 10mm is not a good idea as u wont get a sufficent flow for both rads . will need to tee into 15mm at the least. could be a long way back though. can u feel a warm section of floor when the heatings been on a...
  14. B

    PLEASE Help Me !!!!!!

    The bath shower mixer is likley but a photo is helpfull, It should'nt have a cold watermain feed as its a mixer, is it one with two headds for the bath & a large knob for the shower temp. If u have an electric shower why do u need the bath shower mixer.
  15. B

    Help it's cold!

    Is snow getting into the flue as this will stop it working. seen it before
  16. B

    Saniflo - connection of 22mm to existing soil stack

    a 110mm -50mm reducer siliconed into a blowlamp dry cast branch that are always les than 85 degrees should be ok. Depending on the pipework design u may need to up the pipe to 35mm with fall for part of the run then bush it down to the 50mm reducer. ( will always recomend solvent fittings with...
  17. B

    Please HELP!! - cold House but red hot pump??

    If the pumps hot its trying to work but is stuck in side so turn off at clock before it burns out. as already stated unscrew the center nut to free the impellor insidethen switch back on to try.
  18. B

    PLEASE Help Me !!!!!!

    If u have very hot hot water & want to control its temperature before outlets .its like a large T with an adj/ knob on the top to adjust temp. Fitted mainly in nursing homes , hospitals & schools to prevent scalding. Have fitted in domestic houses when AGAs over heat water during the day so not...
  19. B

    Saniflo - connection of 22mm to existing soil stack

    It can be siliconed into the branch thats obsolete
  20. B

    x200

    X200 is a mild descaler that will carry on working without u knowing. I would recomend on an average system 7/9 rads let time run its course. It may of reduced the scale in the heatexcahanger to sound ok but there will still bemore to remove for better results. if the system is noisy it may be...
Back
Top