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by bells
Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:09 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Joining waste pipe to Soil Stack
Replies: 3
Views: 17075

plumbbob- reply???

Hi, just read your reply (horizontal soil running under floor), you made reference to not running w/b into shower waste pipe.Does that only apply when a shower is involved in the run? Many thanks.
by bells
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:07 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.
Replies: 9
Views: 17354

aav/different opinions.

You may be interested to hear this... I contacted two local bco departments today,one said no you can't use a aav on its own.The other said yes you can,and asked me what type of property it was (terrace) where it was in the terrace (mid) and could be sited in main loft space with the polysterene cov...
by bells
Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.
Replies: 9
Views: 17354

AAV/scenario!!!

rosebery... first of all I would like say a big THANK YOU!! for your patience and informative replies.Just to confirm that I have understood your posts... you are saying that in no form can you substitute an outside vent with AAV on its own.You can only use one with the other,and not an AAV on its o...
by bells
Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:28 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.
Replies: 9
Views: 17354

aav/scenario

Thanks again rosebery... going back to original post,the soil/vent pipe was seperated at about 9ft and a aav was fitted which works fine,because the ground floor now obsolete bath and w/basin discharged into a outside gulley.The w/c is still in use.Is it the distance from the stack thats causing the...
by bells
Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:30 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.
Replies: 9
Views: 17354

AAV/CONFUSED.

Thanks again roseberry... I'm sorry to keep going on about this,but you mentioned negative and positive pressure within the system.I quote from a well known manufacture of sanitary products... Air admittance valves are designed to allow air into the pipework under negative pressure,but will not allo...
by bells
Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:42 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.
Replies: 9
Views: 17354

aav/durgo confusion???

rosebery,Thanks for that... here is another scenario,I have a two up two down terraced property,with a ground floor bathroom extension built on.The vent/soil pipe runs up the rear elavation of the property and finishes above the gutter.Some time after the bathroom ext.,we decided to do away with the...
by bells
Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:41 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.
Replies: 9
Views: 17354

totally confused/soil/vent/aav/durgo.

i have not been on this site for a while,not wishing to sound stupid,i'm confused regarding when and where you can use a AAV/DURGO etc.reading some of the posts with conflicting answers is confusing to say the least.some say can be used anywhere internally above highest appliance.then someone sugges...
by bells
Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: vaillant EcomaxCombi.
Replies: 0
Views: 2114

vaillant EcomaxCombi.

Hi there... I've got a Vaillant Ecomax Condensing combi boiler, which is still boxed up. It's been sitting around for about 10 years and I was thinking about having it installed.I've recently started renovations in the property and taken out a thorn freestanding boiler linked to a water cylinder etc...
by bells
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:47 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: vermiculite or blanket.
Replies: 0
Views: 3590

vermiculite or blanket.

HELLO... I've got a mix of loose fill and blanket insulation in my property,would you adivse me to leave this set up,or should I remove the vermiculite and replace completely with blanket insulation.Many thanks.. PS.. loft area.
by bells
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:07 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: TRAPPED CONDENSATION ???
Replies: 5
Views: 5492

TRAPPED CONDENSATION ???

PERRY525... thanks very much for info.
by bells
Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:13 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: TRAPPED CONDENSATION ???
Replies: 5
Views: 5492

TRAPPED CONDENSATION ???

Hi,thanks very much for comments,ref... perry 525 and lcl.I cannot guarantee the plastic was totally hole free,so I suppose some water vapour could sneak through,do you think I'm being to critical. Many thanks...
by bells
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:50 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: TRAPPED CONDENSATION ???
Replies: 5
Views: 5492

TRAPPED CONDENSATION ???

Hello, this is my first time... please be patient. I recently took down a lath/plaster ceiling.While the room was cleared I decided to fix a sheet of lightweight visquine to the ceiling timbers,to stop any horrible black coal dust from being blown down.When we decided to fix the new plaster boards w...
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