Hi all,
As the title suggests I would like to convert my old out of date one pipe central heating into a more efficient and upto date two pipe system.
At present we have had an A rated 24kw condensing central heating only bolier installed duedue to the old boiler breaking during a big flood. Ideally I would go combi but that's extra expense I could do with keeping to an absolute minimum.
If I was to slowly do this myself over summer (just laying pipes for now) is there any good guidelines I could see anywhere with regards to pipe sizes to use etc.. Best practises for longest pipe lengths from main pipe to radiators etc..
Any advice on pitfalls when doing this kind of work and what to avoid would be mega helpful.
A couple of questions I already have would be ....
- could I just run a second pipe around the house next to the existing one?
- does the main flow and return just run under the floors on the fist floor with all radiators t-ing down to the ground and up on the first, or would you run the pipe throigh the downstairs then up to the upstairs meaning all pipes from main pipes to radiators would be kept to an absolute minimum length?
- is there anything wrong with using compression fittings over proper soldring? I'm comfortable with compression but not soldering.
Many many thanks.
Gav
As the title suggests I would like to convert my old out of date one pipe central heating into a more efficient and upto date two pipe system.
At present we have had an A rated 24kw condensing central heating only bolier installed duedue to the old boiler breaking during a big flood. Ideally I would go combi but that's extra expense I could do with keeping to an absolute minimum.
If I was to slowly do this myself over summer (just laying pipes for now) is there any good guidelines I could see anywhere with regards to pipe sizes to use etc.. Best practises for longest pipe lengths from main pipe to radiators etc..
Any advice on pitfalls when doing this kind of work and what to avoid would be mega helpful.
A couple of questions I already have would be ....
- could I just run a second pipe around the house next to the existing one?
- does the main flow and return just run under the floors on the fist floor with all radiators t-ing down to the ground and up on the first, or would you run the pipe throigh the downstairs then up to the upstairs meaning all pipes from main pipes to radiators would be kept to an absolute minimum length?
- is there anything wrong with using compression fittings over proper soldring? I'm comfortable with compression but not soldering.
Many many thanks.
Gav