New central heating in old house .

[Eddy123]

Hi all

I am needing a little help, fitting new pipe work (JG Speedfit) and radiators in an old house with no central heating and am planning out where the pipes are going( flow and return).

So far I have decided to run the pipe from kitchen where the boiler will be situated straight upstairs to feed the upstairs radiators and drop the pipe down the hollow walls and out at the back of each of the downstairs rads, so each flow and return will drop down to each individual rad and then return straight back up to the pipe work above.

Just wondering if this is ok and will draining the system be a problem as there will be no pipe run below the downstairs radiators?

Boiler will be Worcester Greenstar junior condensing boiler .

Thanks Eddy

 

[Terry lambert]

No reason you can't do drop feeds.

Put drain cocks on each rad or use rad tails with integral drain cocks

 

[Eddy123]

No reason you can't do drop feeds.

Put drain cocks on each rad or use rad tails with integral drain cocks

Thanks for the reply

Where do I put drain cocks? , this is the type of thing am thinking of with no pipes below the rads, would I need a hose or something to drain it?

http://www.bakerandsoars.com/store/...GRS_Face_Fix_Radiator_Pipe_Guide_and_Seal.jpg

 

[Eddy123]

No reason you can't do drop feeds.

Put drain cocks on each rad or use rad tails with integral drain cocks

Got it now I think , angled lockshield with drain off valve and run hose to outside , one of these http://www.mrcentralheating.co.uk/e...gclid=CO_Nobyog8UCFTQatAodSl4AdA#.VTQelmctHIU