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How do I know if an existing Indirect HW Cylinder is heated up through the coil by gravity or a pump?

I'm thinking of running some heating pipes in my extension in 15mm Speedfit, is this a good idea? What are the pros and cons. Need to run through joists so seems the obvious answer, otherwise I'd need joints in the copper between almost every joint. What would they have done pre-plastic...

Got very low hot water pressure at all the taps on the following Oil Fired boiler: Worcester Heatslave CF 20/25 Any ideas Thanks in advance

Is there any reason why I can't run a macerator WC directly into the waste pipe of a sink that flows into an open hopper, then into the mains sewer?

I drained my system to change a TRV, since filling it back up i can't get the boiler to fire up. There is no model on the boiler itself and we have no manual withit. It is at least 15 years old but has run unproblematically for years. The system has plenty of water in it, ie (1.25 bars), I...

Why when Iiundo the drain off on my hot water cylinder am I not getting anything out when its full?

Hi need to cut into the the HW pipe work and I have a pressurised hot water cylinder, whats the best way of going about this?

Is it possible to get a pump that can be situated underneath the bath which can then be used to increase the pressure to a mixer shower, if so any ideas of manufacturers?

What makes an electric shower work well, flow rate, pressure or KWh?

Hi, putting in a Stuart Turner ShowerMate Pump, got myself a tank flange which is 1" BSP but the top of cylinder must be 3/4". Went to plumbers merchants but told that there is no reducer for this. Any ideas, bar changing the cylinder

If I,ve got a F&E Cistern and I want to put a new rad in on the first floor, am I right in saying that I can just bung the F&E and close off the vent, which will allow me to cut into the pipes under the floor boards, or do I need to drain down the system downstairs first? Thanks in advance

Hi guys and girls Got a few questions regarding shower pumps. Need to fit a shower pump to accomodate a new shower going in. Have a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard, so obviously need a pump to get an adequate pressure. Now I was going to install the pump next to the cylinder...

I have a radiator making a dripping sound in the morning ( not leaking)when the heating comes on, is this just the expansion in the radiator or something else? And if so how could I stop it from doing it

Why is it that the water coming out of my thermostatic mixer shower pulsates. I have a pressurised water cylinder on the same level.

Is it ok to tile travetine on to a ply wall? And if so with what sort of adhesive

I was asked to glue a solid wooden floor down in a friends house whilst they were on holiday, anyhow I lifted there old floor up to find that there concrete floor is seriously damp. To damp even for a liquid dpm. They have just come back off holiday and obviously aren't happy about not...

Anybody got any good ideas bar an angle grinder for cutting a cast iron soil stack, access is naturally difficult as in a corner and it is internal, hence the reason for not wanting to use an angle grinder. Or, does anybody no of any repair solutions for a cracked cast iron soil stack, the...

Whats the best tool to measure dampness in my concrete floor, I want to lay solid wood on top

Self levelling over ceramic tiles, is it ok and which to use, water, acrylic, latex?

Santon 10 Litre water heaters, On the expansion vessels can you connect them onto the water supply directly via a flexi or should there be some sort of valve on top? The reason I ask is that I got asked to fit one the other day and the guy said he's got an expansion vessel hanging around...