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    How do I detect leak in heating pipes under a concrete floor

    Thanks to all for the replies and suggestions. Will take a peak under the laminate floors today and see if there is anything obvious. If not, I'll discuss with Chris whether we try isolating and pressurising parts of the system, or if we just call LeakBusters. Thanks again. Ian
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    How do I detect leak in heating pipes under a concrete floor

    more answers...... The boiler is in the kitchen and all radiators are on the ground floor (as it's a bungalow). All pipework for radiators are under the concrete and there is no way to see if there are sections that we could isolate. Not too keen on the idea of stain in the water untill I...
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    How do I detect leak in heating pipes under a concrete floor

    Thanks for the replies so far.... Some answers to the questions posed: The hot tank and coil were replaced as part of the job. The pressure goes down to 0 after about 10-12 hours even if the HW is switched off. Have also checked condensate drain and pressure release pipe (whatever its...
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    How do I detect leak in heating pipes under a concrete floor

    Sorry....but this is yet another question about loss of pressure in system. I had my central heating boiler replaced in May with a worcester bosch boiler and currently having to top up the pressure twice per day. I top up to 2 bar and within about 8 hours it is back to 0. This drop from...
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    Tiling on a sandy wall

    Novicetiler, thanks for the reply. Chipping out all the sandy cement seems a bit much, but if thats the only way to do the job I suppose I will need to do it. BTW: The sandy cement screed on the walls is about 2cm thick, and I have to tile approx 9sq metres - so chipping it all off is not...
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    Tiling on a sandy wall

    Hi, my wall tiles in the kitchen were starting to come off and large chunks of them sounded hollow. We decided to retile the kitchen and they just fell off the wall with the plaster attached. The cement on the walls was so sandy that the plaster was not sticking to it. All tiles have now...
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