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Hive thermostat multizone help Discussion Thread

Can anyone help me. I have just moved house and we have a boiler with a separate hot water tank and then 2 thermostats, one upstair and one down stairs. We want ti fit Hive and I know we need one thermostat and hub to work with a boiler and separate tank however I cannot seem to find the multizone one for sale that we also need. Do I just need to buy a separate combi boiler one? have they stopped selling multizone?.

Hive thermostat...

 

F&e tank vent pipe pouring hot water Discussion Thread

Hi all

I have an oil fired heating system open vent with an f&e tank we had some problems with air constantly getting into the radiators and one of them doesn’t work at all, the system is quite dirty and have now noticed everytime we use the boiler the vent on the f&e tank is pouring hot water but only when the boiler runs. Is this a sludge problem or trapped air as the tank is really dirty.

F&e tank vent pipe pouring hot...

 

No water in shower head, pressure/flow problem Discussion Thread

Dear Professionals, could you please advise. I have standard mixer tap in my bath (its about 15 years old, i recently bought the house). The water comes out from tap itself in massive amounts, bath can be filled in 3min, same if i unscrew shower hose - the water will shoot up very high, however as soon as hose is connected back there is hardy any water coming from the shower head. I tried a 2 new hose and 2 different...

 

Please advise - no water from shower head Discussion Thread

Dear Professionals, could you please advise. I have standard mixer tap in my bath (its about 15 years old, i recently bought the house). The water comes out from tap itself in massive amounts, bath can be filled in 3min, same if i unscrew shower hose - the water will shoot up very high, however as soon as hose is connected back there is hardy any water coming from the shower head. I tried a 2 new hose and 2 different size...

 

Main 24HE constantly cutting out and firing back up on HW and Heating and intermittent flame failure light. Discussion Thread

I am having a problem with my main 24he boiler where the flame is constantly clicking on and off with the heating and when using hot water. Some times the flame failure light comes on but it ignites again after a few seconds. The plumber has changed a couple of sensors on the boiler and checked the filters are not blocked but it is still doing the same thing...

 

Mulitquick concealed cistern Discussion Thread

Any one know if you can still get syphons for these concealed cisterns

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Grohe Toilet Cistern Abrupt Shutoff Discussion Thread

I have purchased 2 x GROHE Flushing Cistern Solo 0.82 M 38691000

I am pleased with them for the most part and they replace existing Grohe cisterns that were in place for 14 years prior. However, these new ones appear to shut off the water supply very quickly after filling. Whilst the rapid shutoff does not cause our pipes to bang, I wonder if the abrupt shut off may cause issues further down the line. Is there a way to...

 

Advice on a Drayton EB valve body leaking from the top Discussion Thread

A routine check revealed a leaking valve body on the en suite bathroom radiator.
I removed the thermostatic head and found the range limiting pins to be severely corroded.
Now, I’m resigned to draining the heating system and replacing the faulty valve body.

My question: In the interim, is there any point in fitting a decorator’s valve cap in place of the thermostatic head?

I’m thinking that if the cap were...

 

Inline potable expansion valves Discussion Thread

Has anyone fit inline expansion valve on the cold water supply to an unvented cylinder. The normal style were you just tee of after the composite valve can leave a dead leg in the pipework? A local water authority has pulled some. Thanks

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Hello , need advice about rusty faucet Discussion Thread

I am newbie here , so it was a rusting spot i scrub with sponge and cif now i scrubed down Chrome it is bad? Do i need replacement or it will cause leak ?

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Tiling Cost Discussion Thread

Just had wet room done on disabled grant, wall 13" above door and 11" at side of door to do, got tiles and a bucket of adhesive, also a wall nearly 4 sq/mtr to do in different tiles, not got tiles yet, walls newly plastered and painted, just a new small radiator to remove to tile behind. Need a guide to cost of labour and grout to do job, in Brigg Lincolnshire area.

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Plastic hot water connection. Which compound to use?? Discussion Thread

Hi, I have a leak on the hot water inlet of my concealed Aqualisa Gainsborough shower.
I have stripped it back and with the hot water feed on I can see the drip appear at the bottom of the plastic screw fitting.

I want to ensure that when I re-tile it, I won't have the same problem in the future and was wondering what to use around the plastic thread to make a well sealed connection, (PTFE, boss white, etc etc)...

 

Mixer tap ring sheared during seal replacement - how remove Discussion Thread

In serious trouble here, was going to replace seals around base of mixer tap spout as it was stiff to rotate. Allen removed ok, but spout very difficult to remove, but working it back and forth got it out. But a part has sheared and is stuck in tap base. How on earth I am going to get this piece out. Boy am I in the dwang!

Mixer tap ring...

 

Fire valve external oil boiler Discussion Thread

We have an external grant vortex pro and the fire valve is on the oil supply line 1.4m away from the boiler . Read somewhere should be a distance of minimum 1 metre away .

The sensor end is clipped into clip above the burner correctly . Just wondered if the fire valve should be closer or if that’s ok at 1.4m

Thanks .

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Replacing Radiators with Heated Skirting Discussion Thread

I am getting prices to replace my existing radiators with heated skirting.

Any advice

Replacing Radiators with Heated Skirting for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

10 years on the forum Discussion Thread

Just realized that I have been on this forum for 10 years and 1 day.

Joined up when had some real horrid things going on... death of my dad + health issues + bad financial issues.
Personally didn't think at the time I would be around now.

I would hate to read some of the posts I've posted over the years.....

Seen many come and go and forum dropping off to almost nothing many a time.

Not as active as I was when I needed to vent.....but still...

 

DHW supply from Vaillant turbomax 828e Discussion Thread

Hi,

We have a combi boiler supplying dhw and c/h to our 4 bed, 2 bath house. The boiler is in a cupboard on the first floor bathroom and supplies shower, bath and sink.
There is an attic bathroom with bath and sink, and a kitchen sink on the ground floor. Recently the dhw does not fire up if kitchen tap or attic hot taps are turned on. If we
leave one of these taps on and turn on a hot supply in the main bathroom then hot...

 

Asked to notify DNO of heat pump installation Discussion Thread

Recently had job where could not get Electrical Installation Certificate completed because we had not got approval from DNO for the installation of 4 7kwDaikin air con units. seems they sometimes are not classified as heat pumps, but trying to get clarity. What have you found>

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What valve is the flow Discussion Thread

Hi all
I removed a radiator off the wall and forgot to note what valve was the flow as I'll be replacing with a new radiator with a trv. Without putting back and re connecting how can I tell what pipe is the flow and what pipe is the return because I assume the trv goes on the flow. Btw both plastic caps are missing off the valves. Cheers in advance.

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Where does the bellows fit on a Grohe adagio single valveflush? Discussion Thread

I can't see whether the bellows which activates the flush is supposed to fit inside the opening at the top of the valve or press down on the edge.
It doesn't seem to be aligned with the top so I don't know what's up with it.

Where does the bellows fit on a Grohe adagio single valveflush? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

Unvented Megaflo Strange Noise Discussion Thread

Hi,

I have an unvented megaflo that it or nearby components make these strange noises shortly after drawing hot water and then shutting off. In this example, water was drawn for 10 seconds and then shut off. The noise continued for around a minute. I couldn’t find where it was coming from and no pipes were vibrating.

The boiler was not heating water at the time.

I have an external EV as well as the internal baffle in my scenario. I...

 

Pressure reducer/regulator for plastic water line? Discussion Thread

Good evening,

Wondering if i could get a little guidance, I have a 3/8 plastic line running from a softener to a coffee machine (because laziness), however the line pressure seems to be maybe 2.5 bar. The manufacturer state the max line pressure is 2 bar (29 PSI). for the life of me i cant find a device to let me lower the pressure in the line which will connect to the 3/8 plastic line. im happy to throw on some...

 

Where to put softener in water system? Discussion Thread

I live in Azerbaijan, the house has three full bathrooms and has had up to 7 people living there. We store about 5-6 tonnes of water - a necessity because we've had no mains water for the last 2-3 days.

We currently have two plastic tanks but they are impossible to clean, so I am replacing them with a tiled concrete tank, about 5.75m3 (see pics). This is a fairly typical method in Azerbaijan. I'm just at the stage of revamping...

 

Looking for a smart water meter Discussion Thread

I live in Azerbaijan and am looking to revamp the water system in my house. The first thing is that I don't have a water meter - probably a good thing as my mother in law pours tonnes of water on the garden in summer, mostly watering weeds as she can't tell the difference from grass.

But the practical issue is that it means that I have little real feel for how much water we actually use. The house has three full bathrooms and has had...

 

Heat resistant paste?? Discussion Thread

Hi guys
What do you guys use when having to solder close to plastics? Are the pastes any good or not? If so, what products are they?
Cheers

Heat resistant paste?? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

Possible airlock Discussion Thread

We have a sink, washing machine and shower in a ground floor utility room. Cold water is supplied from a loft tank. This otherwise only feeds a hot water cistern upstairs and all other cold taps in the house are mains fed. Cold water to all the items in the utility room has stopped running after we did some work elsewhere in the house. Thinking it must be an airlock we have fed mains water through the shower cold outlet via a garden tap and hose. We...

 

Traymate Shower tray Discussion Thread

Hi guys,

This is my first post so apologies if this isn't the right section for the post.

I'm a qualified plumbing and heating engineer with nearly 20 years experience under my belt.

I have an issue with a (client supplied) TM Traymate shower tray/trap and wondered if anyone else has had similar issues? As you can see from the pictures, it has cracked directly inline with one of the two fixing screws which retain the entire trap. The shower...

 

Gas Boiler and Radiator Replacement Discussion Thread

I bought my house 31 years ago with its 8mm and 10mm micro central heating pipework and existing radiators.
There are leaks, the system works poorly.

In a first phase of work before winter I am starting again with:-

A new gas boiler to supply central heating only.
New 15mm (or 22mm) pipework which is being installed behind new coving in my utility room, reception hall, lounge, and dining room.
New skirting board heating...

 

Plastic flow/return into boiler case normal? Discussion Thread

Hi

I was viewing a house today and came across a few questionable plumbing practices. Looking at the outside oil boiler I noticed pushfit plastic flow/return going into the case and wanted to know others opinion on this? I would of thought building regulations required copper from the boiler for a certain distance.

I couldn't see the actual boiler as the case was padlocked though.

In addition to this I noticed 2 pan...

 

WC into understairs pantry - queries... anyone here? Discussion Thread

Hi, looking to do two projects:



PROJECT (A): Want to bring garage WC to below the stairs pantry
PROJECT (B): Then maybe turn the garage WC area into a shower room

Pic of the PROJECT (A) basic move:

Pic of the garage WC:

Pic of the pantry area...