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by muppet1967
Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:16 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Only one radiator not working!
Replies: 5
Views: 6025

Yeah mackers probably right. Turn off all other rads, this then forces the water to flow through the rad which should cure the prob.
by muppet1967
Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:09 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: why do i need to keep bleeding radiator
Replies: 5
Views: 12863

You might have an air leak. As air is a gas, you might have a small leak which is not big enough to leak water but big enough to let in air. As the pump pumps the water round the system, the water coming out of the pump is being pushed around, how ever the water coming into the pump is actually bein...
by muppet1967
Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:12 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Radiators to first floor now not working
Replies: 3
Views: 2699

Have had the same problem, shut down all rads apart from one and bleed it. Then turn off that rad and open another. Repeat on all rads and hopefully it will clear air lock. Worked for me :)
by muppet1967
Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:08 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: can i put a shower pump on a combi boiler?
Replies: 6
Views: 50427

Yes i get the "no pump" bit, thinking about it its probably the plumbing. There's a lot of 90 degree angles, the iso valve is not full bore and i put a flexi pipe on the last bit of pipe work which is also small bore so i think i'll change these and re-route the pipe work to eliminate the ...
by muppet1967
Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:07 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: can i put a shower pump on a combi boiler?
Replies: 6
Views: 50427

The flow rates are @25c rise--17.8 l/min @35c rise--12.7 l/min I removed the shower unit then turned on the iso valves, the cold shot out and hit the glass, the hot just trickled out so the problem is a flow problem. When you turn on the hot it wont fired up the boiler yet the bath and basin are no ...
by muppet1967
Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:48 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: can i put a shower pump on a combi boiler?
Replies: 6
Views: 50427

can i put a shower pump on a combi boiler?

I've just put a triton thermostatic shower in and i'm running it off a baxi 105e combi boiler but the hot water pressure is not too good. I think the problem is that the boiler is quite a distance form the mains and the shower is quite a distance from the boiler. Can i put a pump on the shower even ...
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