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by jrp13149
Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:25 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Is my soakaway designed correctly - lots of excess water
Replies: 2
Views: 3859

Is my soakaway designed correctly - lots of excess water

We have been having a lot of problems with drainage since we bought our house a few months ago. I have had all the drains cleaned,and done some investigation with a camera and am a bit surprised by what I found. Rainwater is collected from down pipes and from the gutter across the garage door and ta...
by jrp13149
Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:34 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Radiator tails with O-rings?
Replies: 2
Views: 10480

Re: Radiator tails with O-rings?

Thanks Proptech, We've just moved into this house, and it's an old system. It looks like the the fitting has been significantly overtightened in the past, and someone has put clear bathroom sealer around the nut in an attempt to stop the drip. When I remove undid the nut and saw the state of the exi...
by jrp13149
Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:27 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Radiator tails with O-rings?
Replies: 2
Views: 10480

Radiator tails with O-rings?

I am in the process of replacing an old radiator in a pressurised CH system. One of the old 15 mm tails had started weeping, so I have shut the valves, and removed the radiator. The old tail was a single component that screwed into the radiator body, with about 30 mm of 15 mm exposed for the olive i...
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