Hi all. I'm about to embark on a complete replumb of my house, hot & cold supplies and central heating. The house is a bungalow, so the easiest place to route everything is in the loft, then drop down the radiator feeds, hot & cold water etc in conduits into the various rooms. I'm planning on using the plastic SpeedFit system for most of it.
For the central heating I understand that I will have to put in some automatic venting to make sure air doesn't get trapped in the pipes in the loft and block the flow. I'm assuming I will need to make some sort of artificial highest point in the pipework and vent it there.
For the hot water, I've got the same issue, because this would need to loop up from the cylinder, through the roof and back down to the taps etc. I don't know whether this might cause any similar problems with air blockages. I assume it won't providing the header tank is well above the height of any pipes looping through the loft. Anyone got any thoughts on this?
For the central heating I understand that I will have to put in some automatic venting to make sure air doesn't get trapped in the pipes in the loft and block the flow. I'm assuming I will need to make some sort of artificial highest point in the pipework and vent it there.
For the hot water, I've got the same issue, because this would need to loop up from the cylinder, through the roof and back down to the taps etc. I don't know whether this might cause any similar problems with air blockages. I assume it won't providing the header tank is well above the height of any pipes looping through the loft. Anyone got any thoughts on this?