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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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  1. R

    Hive multi-zone wireless heating

    I want to buy a Hive wireless multi-zone system I have a dual-zone wireless system. A combi boiler plus a hot water cylinder. What do I need to buy from Hive? What's the cost to install? Ray
    • Raymondo
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    • central heating system forum heating hive plumbing wireless zone
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    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
  2. D

    Heating only works when hot water is on

    Hi My heating only works if my hot water is on at the same time! Last year they worked separately perfectly fine! Any idea why this could be? Thanks
  3. D

    Balancing heating system, does it cost more?

    New to the site and looking for help. Recently, I decided to balance my heating system as some radiators where barely getting warm compared to others and after checking they didn't need bleeding, this seemed like the next step. I have balanced the system and all the radiators get hot at...
  4. A

    Underfloor heating - zone not heating properly

    We moved into our flat over the summer and haven’t really used the heating much and no guides or anything we left so really don’t understand how it works! It is a wet underfloor system, with 5 zones controlled via a Loxone app (smart home system). Currently the room furthest away from the...
    • Annabp
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    • central heating system forum heating not heating plumbing properly underfloor underfloor heating zone
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
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    Underfloor heating manifold

    Hi all. We have underfloor heating on a couple of levels in our house. One floor was not heating and I asked advice from a plumber we have used before. I sent him pictures of the manifold in question. While this was going on I switched off fuses and replaced batteries etc. The heating has kicked...
  6. V

    Two pumps on heating system. Imbalance?

    Hello, I wonder is I could ask for some advice please. I have just replaced and only gravity fed boiler with a new Baxi heat only boiler. The system is two pipe and has 17 rads in a long old house. The system is 22mm copper except the last 5 rads which are 15mm. (I know this should be no more...
  7. C

    Struggling to repressurise my boiler and heating system

    Hi folks - new here and looking for a bit of advice. I've got a British Gas 532/i boiler which is struggling for pressure - around 0.5 bar. Heating works fine through most of the house just struggles to get to the very top rooms. I don't think any bleeding is necessary, and I cannot find a...
  8. C

    I'm struggling to repressurise my heating system.

    Hi folks - I'm struggling to get pressure back into my heating system after the summer - no bleeding required - but cannot for the life of me seem to find where I'm supposed to fill the thing from. Pressure is currently at 0.5 bar and I get good heating through most of the house, except the...
  9. M

    How to get underfloor heating flowing

    I am seriously stuck with an underfloor heating system which isn’t getting warm enough. I have previously had it working perfect in January however is been off a year and now decided no to play ball. I have changed the reliance thurmogaurd mixer which has helped and the manifold is now getting...
  10. B

    New Flat / New Heating Advice needed! Thanks!

    Hi all, Wondered if i could get some expert advice regarding a ground floor flat I have purchased and about to move into. The building is circa 1850, about 160 years old, an old police station and built pretty sturdy. The heating system that is currently there are panel heaters in each of the...
  11. S

    Dual heating system with upstairs and down stairs thermostats

    Hi I have a dual heating system ie separate thermostats for upstairs and down stairs, my question is why does my upstairs bathroom radiator come one when I turn my downstairs heating on ?? Surely this should come on when I put the upstairs on ??
  12. V

    Central Heating - Blocked 22mm return pipe?

    Hello all. I've just joined, was going to post in the new members forum, but the first site generated email sent me here... I am here, as have a challenging and interesting problem, which I'll try as best to describe below keeping to the point and as short as possible, to avoid boring any of...
  13. D

    Advice on faulty water underfloor heating system

    Hello all and hope everyone is well, New to the forum and would be very grateful for any expert help. I live in a small flat that has underfloor heating zones in living, bedroom and bathroom. Unfortunately, the floor no longer heats up when I activate the bedroom and living room zones...
  14. H

    install new central heating system

    Hi All, I am very new to all this so forgive me if I am lacking alot of knowledge. Aiming to install a new central heating from scratch. Property details split over 3 floors 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms open plan kitchen/lounge Current Installation assumptions install 8 rads in total running off...
  15. M

    Heating control prob,em

    Setting 2 won’t override and still comes on when in the OFF position
  16. S

    Vertical Rad issue on a 1 pipe heating system

    Evening guys, Just wanted to pick some brains about an issue i'm currently having with a vertical rad on a 1 pipe heating system. Kitchen that has been converted into an open plan kitchen diner. We've taken out a large double rad and installed 2 single verticals in different locations. One rad...
  17. S

    Heating system underfloor/hot tub

    Hi everyone. I have a problem that is beyond the skills of my plumber, I have 2x Shepherd huts in a field with a hot tub and underfloor heating. I would like to install an external log burner that would run the underfloor heating, heat the hot tub on a similar curcuit to the underfloor heating...
  18. W

    Polypipe underfloor heating not heating up properly after a few years

    Had polypipe underfloor heating installed around 4 years ago. Flow rate used to be around 2.5 l/m now its just over 1 l/m. Tiled floor now is heat patches I have a nest connected to this also. And 3 zones come on at once in same port on slave unit I've changed the pump, diverter valve and...
  19. P

    maximum heating ouput on a viessmann

    Does anyone know what this parameter on the newer viessmann 100-w (B1KF) range does ?
  20. R

    Reconfiguring our heating zones and questions.

    We currently have the ground floor wet UFH and upstairs rads running from an unvented condensing boiler. Any advice/experience on the following please:- The 1st-floor and 2nd-floor landing will retain radiators but they will be added to the underfloor manifold as a single zone as it will...
    • rhinoman
    • Thread
    • central heating system forum heating plumbing questions zone zones
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Plumbing Zone
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