heating
A central heating system provides warmth to the number of spaces within a building and optionally also able to heat domestic hot water from one main source of heat. It is a component of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, which can both cool and warm interior spaces.
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Hot Water Coming On With Heating
Hi, We've just moved in to a property that has an Ideal Mexico 2 Boiler downstairs, a water tank in a cupbaord upstairs and in the loft 2 water tanks, a large one and a smaller one. When we moved in they had both the heating and water on constantly and the thermostat turned down for the... -
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Have added an underfloor zone to existing heating have issue with temperatures
So I have just added an underfloor zone to a house extension. Boiler is Worcester Greenstar 30Cdi. has a Comfort II RF stat fitted that controls the radiator zone. I have added a zone valve to my new zone and used the 230V side of the control board to fire the boiler. the boiler fires fine but...- Timlazisa
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- added central heating system existing forum heating issue plumbing temperatures underfloor zone
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- Forum: Plumbing Zone
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F and e heating question
Hi In open vent heating (f and e) should the feed be tied into the return or flow?also is there a 6 inch rule for distance between vent and feed??and why is this -
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Smart Heating Controls
Hi. I'm currently renovating a house I've just bought and have just had a Vailant EcoTEC Plus 832 boiler installed and am now looking at options for a smart controller and TRV's for each radiator. All my electrics will be using Lightwaverf products controlled using an amazon echo, but my... -
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Advice on hybrid configuration - vented heating with unvented hot water
Hello everyone, Please can I have your advice on this hybrid configuration that involves vented heating & unvented hot water ? I currently have a regular boiler (Worcester Greenstar 24 RI) running in a vented system, with cold water storage tank in the loft and also an heating F&E tank in the...- JohnB-2233
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- advice america central heating system heating hot hot water hybrid unvented usa vented water
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- Forum: USA
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New heating system - depressurisation
General question to canvas some professional views please: Is it normal for a properly operating sealed system to lose pressure and need topping-up periodically? The background is that last year our house had a major renovation, including absolutely all of the plumbing (water, heating and... -
Advice on old plumbing and heating system removal
Hello, I have a commercial unit that hasn't been used for nearly 20 years. There is an old heating system and boiler in a room that powered the whole building. The system is large with a number of pipes going through out the building. I have no idea where to start with the removal of it... -
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UFH slight weep from the manifold....simple nip up or a heating engineer?
Hi all. Got a Polypipe UFH manifold (8 years old) and having turned off the UFH a few weeks ago I decided to turn it back on again as the mornings and evenings are just too cold again. Noticed a slight weep in the flow part of the manifold (see pictures - second one is a close up of the joint)... -
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My central heating sounds like it is on when it isn’t
I have a conventional heating system. Had boiler replaced last August and since then my heating has made a humming noise - even when it is off. Had British Gas come go look at it but couldn’t hear it. I asked if it may be something to do with tanks in loft, but he said no and wouldn’t even go... -
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Upstairs heating
Ok I have a dual oil and back boiler system. Ever since I moved into this house of horrors I’ve had no heating upstairs. Downstairs rads ok but nothing upstairs . No air in system and all valves open. Can’t figure out why no pressure upstairs. Had the whole system professionally flushed as well... -
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Central heating pipework
Just moved in, and lifted the floor to repair a damaged radiator pipe. The system was originally a gravity fed/ immersion tank as the pipework goes to that corner of the room an back again. There is an extra pipe which goes between the flow and return side of the pipework. The boiler is... -
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Draining radiators on a communal heating system
Hi all, I have a small plumbing job to do for which I need to drain the radiators in my property. There are only two radiators, that are fed by a communal boiler, and pass through an immersion heater. I have already identified the isolation valves for the primary flow and the return to my...- PhillipDavies
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- america central heating system communal draining heating heating system immersion heater radiators system usa
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- Forum: USA
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Central heating switches on when i turn the hot water on
I have a Horstmann 425 Tiara with which can be programmed twice a day. When i set the hot water to come on but with the central heating turned off the cental heating still comes on at the time the hot water comes on Is there a way of overriding this or is it -
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Vokera 1789 heating valve
Hi all, I have had a prv valve replaced recently, and have just noticed a small drip coming from the pipework under the combi boiler. I've found out the part is a vokera 1789 heating valve. The leak is by the square part of the valve. I'm not great at plumbing so I'm just wondering if the square... -
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Hello Lads, got a central heating problem
Got a 10 year old heating system and one rad needs venting every month or so. The primary F & R come straight to the cylinder which is fairly central in the house. (house is a bungalow). 28mm x 15mm manifold system feeds rads radiating from cylinder. The rad is not last in the run. It is an open... -
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Air in heating g system - Already had two plumbers fail to diagnose.
Hi all, Hoping you can help me out. We had building work last summer and added a few radiators on both ground first floor. We also replaced our vented hot water system with an unvented hot water system but the heating remains open with a small F&E tank in the loft. Since the works, when the... -
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Domestic Heating Oil Tank Float Gauge
Hi, Have had 2 break where dial just doesnt work. Seem pretty cheap light plastic devices. Any one know of more durable, robust ones which are also very accurate. Maybe wrong but always believed heavy duty brass dials etc lasted far longer and more accurate although more expensive. Only manual... -
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10mm Heating pipes - lagged in loft?
Hello, 10mm copper heating pipes in loft were lagged with felt. Have extended the pipes with plastic. I I an assuming that plastic 10mm pipe in loft space should be lagged as it can still freeze. Do I just use felt wrap? What do you guys do with plastic 10mm heating pipes in loftspace? Thanks... -
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Best way of wiring underfloor heating?
Good afternoon. We have just finished our single storey extension and due to costs, I have done quite a lot of the work myself (GRP roof, kitchen fitting, joinery etc) I also laid all of our underfloor heating pipes and connected to the UFH manifold having spent hours researching both online...- sbracken88
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- america central heating system heating ufh help underfloor underfloor heating usa wiring
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- Forum: USA
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Rads not heating
Hello guys, I looked at heating system yesterday. A large 2 story house with 2 story extension at back. The rads to extension never worked. Its a 90,000 btu oil fired boiler. Pipes from boiler are 22mm (should be 28mm) coming from shad near house. From what I can see I think flow and return...
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