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UFH specialist in Norwich area
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I have a friend who has a FAR ufh setup that he needs checking out and balancing.
Please share any recommended engineers details in the Norwich/Wroxham area.
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Determining the last radiator in the downstairs radiator run
I am attempting to find out which one is the last radiator by using a DMM connected to a themocouple. All the valves are completely open.
(The floor is solid concrete)
However they all seem to heat up simultaneously more or less.
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WAVIN (Hep20) UFH Actuator - is newer model compatible?
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Mil's UFH has Wavin 230V 2W actuators - model 1026. One went 'pop', and I've ordered a replacement, but the fellow that turned up is their newer model, the 35CS498, a one-watt jobbie in a straighter-sided body.
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New combi choice - manufacturer with the 'best' controls?
Hi all. Asking for a friend who is getting a new combi.
They'd short-listed the WB Greenstar 4000 and Vaillant ecoTec Plus 832, and asked for my thoughts. I didn't have any, other than to ask what controls they were planning to use with...
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Plumbers Talk Facebook Community Group
Hey there,
Please join the new Facebook Community Group for Plumbers Talk
Se connecter à Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/plumberstalkcouk/
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Meet Women Nearby in Your City
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Downstairs Bathroom - Sewage smell
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We have had a bad sewage smell coming from the downstairs toilet for the last few years. We had a new suite put in back in 2019 which didn't resolve the issue. The smell seems to be coming from the sink side of the room. I have removed the sink unit now...
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Are Pipe Heaters Safe?
I have an ouside garden tap that freezes every winter, while I am away and the heating is down to 10C, despite a protective insulating cover over the tap on the house wall. Is it safe to wrap the pipe (inside the outer house wall) with a pipe heater wire - one that wraps...
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Mains Cold Water Supply - Think I had a cowboy plumber at my house !
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I have had various plumbing issues in my house after having a few plumbers in and I cant seem to find one who knows what they are doing or how to fix issues so I have decided to investigate them one by one and fix...
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Choice of pipe for hot water secondary/recirculating system
What plastic based / barrier pipe can you use in a hot water secondary/recirculating system. I note Hep20 and Polypipe make it clear in their specs it must not be used. Other than copper what do you use.
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Plumbers Talk Group on Facebook; need helpers and moderators etc
Usually end up on good terms with suppliers who we allow to join.
WWW.FACE BOOK.COM/GROUPS/PLUMBERSTALKCOUK/
Join and PM me on here with your FB name and I'll make you contributors if you want.
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Trainline Ticket Discounts - Plan early save up to 61%
"Cheap train tickets - buy in advance and save 61%*We're here to help you save on train tickets for your next rail journey. Our Journey Planner compares train times and prices across hundreds of operators in UK and Europe so you don't have...
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Radiator change
Hi. I'm trying to change a radiator but I've took off the trv to replace with a new one and there is a reducing olive on the pipe. If I get this off can I replace it with a new reducer with a bit of scoring, dent on the pipe or is it best to cut off the top of the pipe
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Vaillant echTEC Plus 838H over pressurising
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Not to long ago I took off a radiator to paint behind, since I put it on for about 2 weeks the pressure kept dropping to zero, I topped it up when I noticed it had happened, then 1 day it over pressurised and went to max, I then released some...
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Salus mag filter
Hi my boiler is fitted with a salus filter, the boiler devolped a noise. The heating engineer found blockage in the heat exchanger plate. Does some sludge still get passed mag filters. The system was flushed out a earlier this year and sentinal x100 added. Is salus a poor make...
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Issue replacing 22mm pipe on central heating
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I was hoping to make good this corner of my central heating (22mm) (where the old magnet was) and fit a new Adey Pro 2 just above but on cutting the pipe at the lower end its really difficult to get a coupler on. I tried chamfering the pipe as...
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Oil line to boiler.
Evening all.
I'm doing a new build house that's out in the sticks so they have chose an oil boiler.
After discussing location with them and agreeing to this, they have moved the tank 70 metres away from where the boiler is going.
Due to this distance it's saying I need...
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Not much water from shower head but high pressure in tap
Dear Professionals, could you please advise. I have standard mixer tap in my bath (its about 15 years old, i recently bought the house). The water comes out from tap itself in massive amounts, bath can be filled in 3min, same if i unscrew...
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Milky hot water. Recently had a Viessmann 100-W combi boiler installed. Now when the hot water reaches any tap it is very 'milky'. This appears to be
Milky hot water. Recently had a Viessmann 100-W combi boiler installed. Now when the hot water reaches any tap it is very 'milky'. This appears to...
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Why do I have no hot water? Please help
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About 8 years ago the valve under the sink burst. Major flood. They capped the hot water pipe to the washer and apparently replumbed everything g else. Since then I had very low hot water pressure in kitchen through a single faucet double tap style tap...
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