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Hi Everyone, I’m new to this site so not quite sure how it all works or if this is even in the right place but here goes.
I live in a large property that used to be one of the training centers for Lucas Engineering. However it has since been converted back to a residential dwelling.
The house...
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sorry if this is a silly question but can you go straight into a commercial gas course with out doing domestic gas?
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Can anyone recommend a compact pump that could take the water from an unvented cylinders discharge pipe? I’ve got one that needs to go in a basement but there isn’t a great deal of room to locate it.
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Hello im a new member and hoping for some experienced advise
Im a plumber with 12 years experianced and have recently started working in a super luxury 35 story tower block in london all very expensive
Anyway a prv on the hot water exploded the other day inside a riser cupboard and flooded...
Out of curiosity, how are hot and cold water systems designed for places like a hotel or gym with multiple bathrooms? I always find these places have water gushing out of taps and you never have to wait for hot water.
My guess is hot and cold water tanks with pumps and secondary circulation...
I have been asked to fit an external tap at a mental health facility to enable the external paths to be hosed down. What form of back syphoning measure is sufficient for this installation?
Hi guys. I’m on a job at the moment where the building has 100 flats over 4 floors. The problem is there’s no mechanical supervisor on site or any drawing in regards to the waste pipe work. One of the issues seems to be, there’s only 5 vents going out to atmosphere. today we’ve been told to run...
Looking at replacing a stainless steel welded 90 metre water system in press fit. Its going to cost about £18k in Mapress but I have seen M-Press are alot cheaper on their fittings. Has anyone got any experience with M-press 89mm fittings. Just wondering if they are cheap for a reason.
We have a Grundfos for a domestic water booster application. Everything is set up for constant pressure, discharge pressure sensing and all appears okay, except we cant get the motor to run in "auto". We can run in manual at a constant speed, okay. But we try and go to control, the pump will...
Hi All, looking at getting a water boiler for our brewery and brewery taproom, we don't need central heating just need hot water for a small amount of cleaning in the brewery, bar and pizza kitchen.
Ive had a quote for supply and install (just push fit into water fittings, connect to gas) of...
I have a query regarding tightness testing to UP1a. Should the regulator be bypassed whilst testing an existing installation? Section 5.7.1 says by pass components but i am being told that does NOT include the regulator? Can anyone shed some clearer light on this please?
Ive been asked to replace some supports inside cold water storage tanks in a build building due to the existing ones being a Legionella risk. At the moment, hollow PVC-u pipe is used, does anyone know where to buy replacements or what is used for them? There is only 1 per tank and they are...
Can anyone explain this? I had a shower professionally istalled in my en-suite a few weeks ago, as art of a full refurb. We use the shower from time to time but not daily. I was sitting downstairs alone in the house when I heard a loud bang and went up to find the fixed glass of the shower...
Having a chat with colleagues on this one to decide on best route.
Existing 500L megaflo which does not provide sufficiant HW.
Cold water entering cools the hot way too quickly and consequently the 500L is good for about half that.
Coil is 54kw boiler is 80kw
Cylinder options…
The...
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I lease an industrial space in the United States, in which I will be doing manufacturing of ceramic, pottery type items. The space is zoned for manufacturing and the applicable plumbing code is: State of Illinois Plumbing Code, 2004 edition and subsequent amendments.
I am...
I have a WB 30i system boiler with a Honeywell programmable roomstat in the hallway and a cylinder stat.
With a new double glazed porch, cavity wall insulation and topped-up loft-felt the house must has a high efficiency rating. But….we now live in the ‘Sunroom’ off the hallway and this has DG...
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I'm a sparky. We are installing a couple of standard S plan control systems for a couple of new domestic sized system boilers in a residential care home. We also look after the fire alarm here.
The client has just had a new tanked gas supply installed on site to supply these boilers which...
Hello, running pipe isn’t a standard part of my day to day as a power generation engineer but occasionally install inch fuel pipe for fuel delivery systems. I am now about to take on a more in dept installation and was after some advice regarding the maths and industry methods of measuring the...
Hi all,
my employer took on a new build property which was built for them last year. There are 4x 480KW Ideal condensing boilers installed to serve a district heating network serving approx. 560 student apartments.
Due to a lack of decent control, these boilers are achieving a seasonal...
Hi all, hope everyone is keeping well.
I was wondering if anyone can help me work out the best boiler to cover this: -
1.) Modulation ratio of 9:1 or higher.
2.) BMS controlled modulation via 0-10v signal.
3.) BMS feedback re boiler modulation via 0-10v signal.
4.) A reliable boiler too...
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