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by Rampo
Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:32 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Pressure drop/leaking pipe somewhere!
Replies: 9
Views: 6387

Water leak

Have you checked the pressure relief pipe? A godd way to do this is secure a plastic bag around the pipe outside - if it fills with water the pressure relief valve is faulty. Other than that there is a leak some where and sounds like under the boiler might be a good place to start. Hot water will co...
by Rampo
Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:00 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Identifying vented and unvented systems
Replies: 6
Views: 4829

Types of heating system

If you have tanks in the roof space i.e. a big tank and a small tank plus a cylinder in the airing cupboard then you will have a vented system. If you have a combi boiler this would be unvented. Also, some cylinders are unvented as well so you will need to check that. The lack of tanks in the roof s...
by Rampo
Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:52 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Mixer shower
Replies: 1
Views: 3384

Re: Mixer shower

[quote="yydelilah"]I'm about to install a replacement mixer shower in my bathroom. The existing pipes (cold & hot) run from the loft down the outside of a stud-partition wall in the bathroom to the current surface-mounted mixer. Can I re-route these pipes so that they are hidden inside...
by Rampo
Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:46 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Slow running hot water.....
Replies: 2
Views: 4357

Slow running hot water

Might be a couple of reasons. You could check the flow rate at the bath tap with a measuring jug? You should get about 9 litres per minute with a 24kw boiler. If you have the boiler manuals etc. they will confirm this. You might have a scale problem in the domestic hot water heat exchanger. If the f...
by Rampo
Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:55 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Brow on driveway
Replies: 1
Views: 3626

Brow on driveway

At the moment I cannot get my car on to my drive because of a brow from the public footpath and the fact that my drive is sloping - unfortunately it slopes too much and the car bottms out about half way! Can you please tell me if I need planning permission or how I go about removing this brow? I am ...
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