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POC in flue integrity Discussion Thread

Windy day, wind blowing directly at a fan assisted horizontal flue.

During a flue integrity test O2 is 19% 10ppm of CO

The very next day without the wind the flue integrity is fine.


This is the first time I've ever had this but I would guess its a common issue?

I wouldn't say the flue is particularly susceptible to wind as its opposite the prevailing but a plume management would actually cause more issues with keeping it away from the...

 

Have members moved away from the forum?? Discussion Thread

Hi guys
What’s happened to this forum? Have most people moved on, seems very quiet these days.

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Where's Leaky? Wetness, swelling and white streaks! Discussion Thread

Combination tank on a raised shelf in a 2 door cupboard. Top cupboard door is jammed shut as it has 'swelled up'. Some evidence of 'wetness' but hard to say where it is coming from but...the ceiling above the cupboard, outside of the cupboard, is showing wet patches. Is there a plumbing equivalent of fluorescent dye used in automotive?
I think it could be

1. leak from roof into cupboard (obviously nothing to do...

 

Siting of over sink heaters? Discussion Thread

Hi all
I’m fitting a couple of these handy heaters over 2 basins side by side but I’m wondering which side to site them?
It’s got to be over the basin due to the little blow off on them. I’m thinking if I put them to the left it avoids sitting over the cold taps but then I’ve gotta run pipework left and down under the basin? The hot tap hole is just blanked off.
Any advice please guys?

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Washing Machine Waste Water flowing into the Dishwasher Discussion Thread

My dishwasher (on the left) and washing machine (on the right) are positioned next to one another – see pic A

After repeated washing machine cycles over time waste water from the washing machine builds up in the basin of the dishwasher - see pic B. The waste water will overflow onto the floor if I don’t run an empty dishwasher cycle which removes the excess waste water build up. This is how I get rid of the...

 

url indexing tools Discussion Thread

Handicap your site's robots.txt and meta tags.
Poor-choice Backlinks

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New ceramic tap gland is stiff Discussion Thread

Hi, fitted some new ceramic 1/4 turn tap glands as the hot one was leaking but the cold tap now feels stiff and jerky, the hot one is fine nice and smooth but the cold one isn’t, it’s fine when it’s out of the tap you can turn it easily but once fitted in the tap it goes back to feeling stiff, is it something to do with it being mains fed unlike the hot tap, any ideas.?

New ceramic tap gland is stiff for the original thread on...

 

Toilet blocks/pod install advice? Discussion Thread

Hi folks Do many of you do the type of work above? I wanted some advice on plumbing up a small bank of toilets that will also pick up 3 basins with oversink heaters? I’m clearly over thinking this as usual but I thought ask. Cheers

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Vaillant ecoTEC 824 - simplest 30kW replacement? Discussion Thread

Hi.

Looking to replace a 13-year old 824 with a new combi as its location is being moved, so seem like a good time to also replace. The new boiler needs to be more powerful - 30kW (as against 24kW?) - as the mains supply will also be upgraded.

The old 824 has actually had its pipes shifted to the new location, so ideally looking for the most direct swap possible. Plumbers back on Tuesday, so looking for the easiest...

 

Back boiler not heating downstairs radiator multihead 3 pump Discussion Thread

Hi I had my heating on for a few days all of a sudden there was no heating in downstairs radiators, when I turn the heating on it kicks in then turns of after 5 minutes. I have also turned up. The upstairs is heating up and pump is hot, i have bleed downstairs radiator , boiler was serviced in August but I haven't really used heating until now, I'm not sure wat I'm doing but i remember the engineer given...

 

Flat plate close coupled kit Discussion Thread

Has anyone done a toilet repair on a toilet that has a flat plate closed coupled kit. So there are indentations on the toilet cistern for the bolts to sit no in the metal close couple kit. I did one the flate plate and donut was almost rusted . Just put a normal close coupled kit I it but it leaked. Anyone had this before?

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Toilet blocks/pods advice wanted? Discussion Thread

Hi folks
Do many of you do the type of work above?
I wanted some advice on plumbing up a small bank of toilets that will also pick up 3 basins with oversink heaters?
I’m clearly over thinking this as usual but I thought ask.
Cheers

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Any boiler fault finding apps? Discussion Thread

Hello all,

I have been on most boiler manufacture's fault finding type courses as well as generic ones. Does anyone know of any apps or such that help with diagnosing faults. Any that you can put in boiler make / model and "symptoms" and it helps with diagnosing the fault?

Many thanks

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Best LL gas cert app? Discussion Thread

Hello all, i was wondering if anyone could share their thoughts on what they would deem to be the best LL gas cert app on the market, currently doing paper ones like a dinosaur and would be nice to get some recommendations from other guys. I did try searching this to see if there was already a thread for it but couldn't find anything, dunno if its just me being daft but any help would be appreciated

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Priority domestic hot water PDHW Discussion Thread

Hi everyone,

I have a customer who needs a new system boiler, currently has a 22kw which I've roughly calculated as enough heat output for the heating (its a 6 bed victorian terrace house), but this doesn't take the 200l unvented cylinder demand into account. Currently the system is setup on S plan, with no priority domestic hot water. When I fit the new boiler, I would like to try and set it up with PDHW for obvious reasons, but I'm...

 

Ideal vogue maxc32 efficiency level Discussion Thread

Had a new ideal vogue max c32 boiler fitted. The programmer has an “efficiency level” button that says it’s around 9-14%. That seems low.”, worried it’s installed incorrectly

Anyone have same issue?

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UFH specialist in Norwich area Discussion Thread

hello,
I have a friend who has a FAR ufh setup that he needs checking out and balancing.
Please share any recommended engineers details in the Norwich/Wroxham area.

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Determining the last radiator in the downstairs radiator run Discussion Thread

I am attempting to find out which one is the last radiator by using a DMM connected to a themocouple. All the valves are completely open.
(The floor is solid concrete)
However they all seem to heat up simultaneously more or less.
The reason for doing this is that a wish to add a radiator or two to a garage conversion
Is there another way of doing this?

Determining the last radiator in the downstairs...

 

WAVIN (Hep20) UFH Actuator - is newer model compatible? Discussion Thread

Hi.

Mil's UFH has Wavin 230V 2W actuators - model 1026. One went 'pop', and I've ordered a replacement, but the fellow that turned up is their newer model, the 35CS498, a one-watt jobbie in a straighter-sided body.

I've asked the seller - the Underfloor Heating Store - if they are fully compatible - straight swap - but thought I'd ask on here too, since they can seemingly take a few days to reply.

So...

 

New combi choice - manufacturer with the 'best' controls? Discussion Thread

Hi all. Asking for a friend who is getting a new combi.

They'd short-listed the WB Greenstar 4000 and Vaillant ecoTec Plus 832, and asked for my thoughts. I didn't have any, other than to ask what controls they were planning to use with them, and that's when I opened a can of worms. The required info for this aspect of a new install surprised me, and I'm still left floundering, even tho' I've spent weeks...

 

Plumbers Talk Facebook Community Group Discussion Thread

Hey there,

Please join the new Facebook Community Group for Plumbers Talk

Se connecter à Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/plumberstalkcouk/

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Meet Women Nearby in Your City Discussion Thread

Find Casual Dates Nearby in Your City

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Are Pipe Heaters Safe? Discussion Thread

I have an ouside garden tap that freezes every winter, while I am away and the heating is down to 10C, despite a protective insulating cover over the tap on the house wall. Is it safe to wrap the pipe (inside the outer house wall) with a pipe heater wire - one that wraps around the copper pipe? These devices seem to heat up to 70C which seems very high. If so, is it best to maybe just switch it on at night with a timeswitch?

Are Pipe...

 

Mains Cold Water Supply - Think I had a cowboy plumber at my house ! Discussion Thread

Hi Guys,

I have had various plumbing issues in my house after having a few plumbers in and I cant seem to find one who knows what they are doing or how to fix issues so I have decided to investigate them one by one and fix them myself or tell the plumber what to do.

Roughly a year agoI had a leak in the mains cold water supply tap/stopcock under the kitchen sink - this got worse and worse and...

 

Downstairs Bathroom - Sewage smell Discussion Thread

Hello,

We have had a bad sewage smell coming from the downstairs toilet for the last few years. We had a new suite put in back in 2019 which didn't resolve the issue. The smell seems to be coming from the sink side of the room. I have removed the sink unit now and can see that the waste pipe just seems to fit in a hole in the ground. The pipe in the ground also seems to be damaged. Is this likely to be the cause of the issue...

 

Choice of pipe for hot water secondary/recirculating system Discussion Thread

What plastic based / barrier pipe can you use in a hot water secondary/recirculating system. I note Hep20 and Polypipe make it clear in their specs it must not be used. Other than copper what do you use.

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Plumbers Talk Group on Facebook; need helpers and moderators etc Discussion Thread

Usually end up on good terms with suppliers who we allow to join.

WWW.FACE BOOK.COM/GROUPS/PLUMBERSTALKCOUK/

Join and PM me on here with your FB name and I'll make you contributors if you want.

Been growing it in background for a while we have 10k users.

ONLY IF YOU ALREADY USE FB IT IS STILL FULL OF TRASH MOSTLY

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Trainline Ticket Discounts - Plan early save up to 61% Discussion Thread

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Radiator change Discussion Thread

Hi. I'm trying to change a radiator but I've took off the trv to replace with a new one and there is a reducing olive on the pipe. If I get this off can I replace it with a new reducer with a bit of scoring, dent on the pipe or is it best to cut off the top of the pipe

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Vaillant echTEC Plus 838H over pressurising Discussion Thread

Hello.

Not to long ago I took off a radiator to paint behind, since I put it on for about 2 weeks the pressure kept dropping to zero, I topped it up when I noticed it had happened, then 1 day it over pressurised and went to max, I then released some water out of the radiator, this happened a few times until I got it serviced and the prv replaced, and the expansion vessel replaced, it is still doing it but not going to max...

 

Salus mag filter Discussion Thread

Hi my boiler is fitted with a salus filter, the boiler devolped a noise. The heating engineer found blockage in the heat exchanger plate. Does some sludge still get passed mag filters. The system was flushed out a earlier this year and sentinal x100 added. Is salus a poor make of filter. The bolier is 10 years old so is this to be expected. Serviced every year.

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Issue replacing 22mm pipe on central heating Discussion Thread

Hi all

I was hoping to make good this corner of my central heating (22mm) (where the old magnet was) and fit a new Adey Pro 2 just above but on cutting the pipe at the lower end its really difficult to get a coupler on. I tried chamfering the pipe as much as I can but its a struggle to get the coupler on and I know with flux it will probably be worse. I'm guessing this is because its coming off a bend and it may have...

 

Oil line to boiler. Discussion Thread

Evening all.

I'm doing a new build house that's out in the sticks so they have chose an oil boiler.

After discussing location with them and agreeing to this, they have moved the tank 70 metres away from where the boiler is going.

Due to this distance it's saying I need 12mm copper for the oil line to the boiler. Does anyone know where to get coils of this from as I can't seem to find it, or if there is another solution.

Boiler is a...

 

Milky hot water. Recently had a Viessmann 100-W combi boiler installed. Now when the hot water reaches any tap it is very 'milky'. This appears to be Discussion Thread

Milky hot water. Recently had a Viessmann 100-W combi boiler installed. Now when the hot water reaches any tap it is very 'milky'. This appears to be micro bubbles and clears, upwards, in a few seconds leaving no residue. Though this is a hard water area in 45 years have never had this cloudy water. What is the...

 

water help no hot water Discussion Thread

hi we have an issue with our heating and water system . new flow switch and new pump , system bled , all done by a professional but still no hot water or heating. when the plumber left yesterday we had boiling radiators and some hot water although the heating was switched off. my suspicion is diverter valve but unsure as to why nothing is working again now. boiler tries to kick in but says FD error (flow)

would be really happy for some advice...

 

Inspection chamber leak Discussion Thread

Would someone be able to advise please. I’ve attached an image of an inspection chamber. There appears to be crack /split in the gully at the base of the chamber where the property's main outflow intercepts it.
Waste water seems to be happily disappearing down this ‘crevasse’.
Is this fissure repairable… do I need to contact the water company before starting work etc (the chamber is within a property boundary. However I believe STW is...

 

Aliddin easyfit isolator, Anyone with a bad experience of these? Discussion Thread

Hi all, thinking of fitting the said isolator to my heating system from boiler to circulation pump in 22mm copper, so I can fir a MagnaClean Atom ( I know the position of the MagnaClean is not ideal but the return to the boiler runs down the living room wall within boxing in). I would normally drain down the system if I had more time to deal with airlocks upon refilling etc BUT with work at the moment I...

 

Ultra compact wall hung toilet frame Discussion Thread

I'm redoing our 4' x 4' downstairs loo. My wife took a shine to an L shaped basin loo unit & the blurb states that the toilet unit can take a frame. However it's only a 500 wide unit (470 inside) and only 820mm high. Been looking around at frames and stumbled across Arezzo who do one that would fit. Stocked by Victorian plumbing, which doesn't enthuse me, but also other places.

I asked chatgpt about Arezzo (market segment and...

 

Pressure test query? Discussion Thread

Hi all
I’m having to fit a Stuart Turner pump to an install that will be fed from a tank.

However, I’d like to get the install tested including the pump if possible but without it connected to the break tank, as that isn’t available at the moment.

Would I have to bypass the pump to test the rest of the pipe work or could I temporarily connect to the pump via an incoming mains?

I believe the pump operates at 1.5 bar.
Cheers

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So... Does anyone know what this is?? Discussion Thread

As I said, any ideas what this is for? It was in line with an outside bib tap.

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