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What I currently have: Coach house in Ireland built prior to 1800 with a stone shed with flat slightly single pitched corrugated roof and a large round top/barrel roof corrugated hay barn. What I will be doing: I will be converting the corrugated haybarn 160M² into a custom garage for my...

Thanks OBND. Your help has been invaluable. And I'm still alive to say so!! I guess now I'll finish the other projects I was working on and scroll around the other sections here. Thanks again!!

There is a grate above the ash pan. Can I add in a loading valve?

Still have to go get coal. This morning I bled all the rads again and the attic rad purged all the air and then a stream of water followed. We'll see what happens when I get it up to temp with the coal.

So I spent all day one multiple related projects. I lowered the attic rad by four inches. I can't raise the F&E tank. I modified the expansion pipes into the F&E tank to sit a few inches above the water line. I also added an inline shutoff valve to the F&E tank cold water supply line. I...

Hmmmm, As I said, I diverted the steam from the expansion pipe outside the house until I could get the steam backflow under control. Now I don't have the steam problem but could the fact that the expansion vent is now 8ft lower than the tank be causing the airlock to the attic rad?? Just taking...

The second coil is indeed plumbed to nowhere. Not sure what they were thinking!! Especially since it is directly over the toilet! But, since I've gotten the new pump in and the rads bled and balanced there is no more steam flowing into the F&E tank. I don't see where the DHW and heating...

I'm not so sure the Irish know what Irish building regs are. Not to be disrespectful but in America all trades have to be licensed and insured. Handymen are the scary ones. And you can search a tradesman's license to see if it's current, suspended or revoked. As well as to see if they have any...

The TRV is new. Pin moves fine. I didn't put a lock shield valve on that rad but I have some new ones so I'll add one in. I haven't had any steam issues since I replaced the pump and bled/balanced the rads. Re Headloss - I just traced the F&E lines. The Feed is 1" (Irish) copper line...

Sorry I misspoke. I installed the attic radiator with a Regis TRV Thermostatic Radiator Valve. The instructions recommend it be installed horizontally but I normally see them all installed vertically. Could this be a problem? Currently everything is working fine except still no attic rad heat...

So what I did today was a take on your advice (oldbuffer). I blew air back through the return line after draining the system. Then I picked up a new circulator pump. It's an IBO Poland brand OHI 25-60/130. I can always upgrade if I need a better pump. I had to modify the lines because the old...

New here, first post. Basic issue = rads only heat when I am actively draining the rad return line to the outside of the house. First, the lay of the land... 1800 or earlier stone built coach house. Three floors, Ground Floor, 1st Floor, Finished Attic. Open vented/Indirect system. Wood-fired...