I have been unable in this area (W.London-S.Bucks) to get a plumber to undertake a drop down CH installation in my bangalwo, as the in concrete floor pipes are leaking BADLY.
They all seem to avoid doing this work.
The system is the original of a single pipe type, with a shut of valve only on one side of each rad.
It was powered from a conventional system in the utility room, which was done away with to enlarge the kitchen 6-7 yrs ago.
Since then the above system is powered by a Potterton Kingfisher M F 60 boiler, with an “OSO” Unvented Water heater, Indirect 250 & new header tank, all installed in the garage.
In the loft very accessible are the 22mm copper pipes one from the rising main in kitchen to the boiler in the garage, & the two hot water pipes going to the kitchen from the boiler/cylinder in the garage feeding the CH & taps.
Although am not a plumber, it seems it should be a simple process for the expert to feed manifolds from the above mentioned pipes, then distribute pipes to 6-7 room corners & drop the pipes for new dbl convector rads on each side of each wall.
Although I did a lot of diy plumbing in my time, am now old to undertake the manual work.
There is a young aprentice that would help on this.
Can you give us some tips on such an installation, i.e. on venting/bleeding/draining and other with such an unconventional system.
Thanking you, and a Healthy prosperous New Year, nick
They all seem to avoid doing this work.
The system is the original of a single pipe type, with a shut of valve only on one side of each rad.
It was powered from a conventional system in the utility room, which was done away with to enlarge the kitchen 6-7 yrs ago.
Since then the above system is powered by a Potterton Kingfisher M F 60 boiler, with an “OSO” Unvented Water heater, Indirect 250 & new header tank, all installed in the garage.
In the loft very accessible are the 22mm copper pipes one from the rising main in kitchen to the boiler in the garage, & the two hot water pipes going to the kitchen from the boiler/cylinder in the garage feeding the CH & taps.
Although am not a plumber, it seems it should be a simple process for the expert to feed manifolds from the above mentioned pipes, then distribute pipes to 6-7 room corners & drop the pipes for new dbl convector rads on each side of each wall.
Although I did a lot of diy plumbing in my time, am now old to undertake the manual work.
There is a young aprentice that would help on this.
Can you give us some tips on such an installation, i.e. on venting/bleeding/draining and other with such an unconventional system.
Thanking you, and a Healthy prosperous New Year, nick