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by gumbo
Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:09 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Underfloor heating, how to do it??
Replies: 7
Views: 3582

Thats why i dont want electric. So would just extending the heating pipes under the floor boards give much heat or would i be wasting my time?
by gumbo
Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:53 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Underfloor heating, how to do it??
Replies: 7
Views: 3582

Bathroom is first floor and will eventually be tiled hence the reason id like underfloor heating.
I have looked at electric mats but id imagine them to be quite costly so thought running the heating pipes underfloor would be a cheaper option
by gumbo
Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:45 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Underfloor heating, how to do it??
Replies: 7
Views: 3582

Underfloor heating, how to do it??

I want to put some underfloor heating in my bathroom, it has wooden floorboards so is it just a case of lifting the boards and extending the heating circuit via running copper pipes underneth or is there more to it?
by gumbo
Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:37 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Hot water from cold tap???
Replies: 10
Views: 59677

[quote="plumbbob"]Probably the reason your cold water is warm for a moment or two is because the cold pipe lies alongside a hot pipe or runs by the side of the boiler, heating pipes or storage tank and the heat is being transferred between the two.[/quote] Sometimes it is very hot rather t...
by gumbo
Sat May 31, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Hot water from cold tap???
Replies: 10
Views: 59677

Thanks for the comments, The system consists of a cold water tank, F &E tank, boiler and cylinder. When i say the problem is getting worse the hot water coming from the cold tank olny lasts for 20 sec at the most, usually it cold within 10 secs or so. if its just the stat that needs changing im ...
by gumbo
Thu May 29, 2008 11:34 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Hot water from cold tap???
Replies: 10
Views: 59677

Hot water from cold tap???

Im getting hot water from the cold tap in bathroom and seems to be getting worse and worse. I seem to remember something on the news about this a while ago and that it can be quite dangerous. Id guess that the cylinder is getting to hot and the excess hot water is travelling back up to the cold wate...
by gumbo
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:00 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: water not flowing through pump
Replies: 6
Views: 3795

Thanks again for your help, all went well with the refill and rads are now piping hot. Thinking of replacing the rad valves with trv's, is this just a simple swap as i've heard you need to add a bypass or something when fitting trv's?
by gumbo
Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:54 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: water not flowing through pump
Replies: 6
Views: 3795

thanks for the help, you was right the feed to the heating system was blocked at the T junction where the return feed joins the supply pipe via the air seperator. The hose pipe and plunger wouldnt clear it as i suspect its been blocked for some time (ive only just moved into the house). Ended up cut...
by gumbo
Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:02 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: water not flowing through pump
Replies: 6
Views: 3795

ive left the system over night with the pump off and after bleeding the downstairs rads again they are finally bleeding out water as are most of the upstairs rads but not all of them. turned the pump on and it sounded like there was lots of air in the pipes so bleeded the pump again and this time i ...
by gumbo
Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:52 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: water not flowing through pump
Replies: 6
Views: 3795

water not flowing through pump

ive just replaced my central heating pump due to the downstairs rads not heating up. I drained down the system, fitted the new pump with the arrow in the same direction as the old one (pointing down), turned the water back on and started to bleed the system starting downstairs. All that bleeds out i...
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