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    Earth wiring for new Electric Heater

    Hi, I am currently trying to install a new ......... (blyss wall - mounted panel heater 1500w (195jk) and I noticed that there was no earth cable for the new (heater). Upon checking the manual again I saw that it says 'this product is double insulated and must not be earthed. If there are any...
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    Viessmann Vitodens 050 F2 fault after replacing radiator

    System worked fine before, in fact it’s only 18 months old and was just serviced. But I just took off a radiator to redecorate and after putting it back on and filling it up I have at F2 fault. When turning the hot water on, the temperature goes up past 100 and then the F2 appears. So it...
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    Replacing a radiator and valves

    I'm thinking about replacing a rather boring radiator with a "designer" one, just for cosmetic reasons. My question is; can I easily replace it with a slightly smaller one? The pipes are coming up through floor tiles (see picture) and I really don't want to dig those up in order to move them...
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    Radiator Output Data

    I am looking to replace some old radiators. These are Type 22, but only 80mm deep compared to modern 105mm. Does anyone have any old heat output tables which would let me see their output so that I can get the correct new size
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    Open plan livingroom - electric radiator

    Just looking for a bit of advice. I just moved into my end terrace, it has an open plan livingroom with an open staircase. I replaced both old storage heaters in the living room and kitchen. The issue is keeping heat in. I have just had the windows/doors replaced and thought this would help. To...
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    Condensing combi boiler high flow

    Hi All This is my first post here. Have been using this forum for a while but just joined. I have recently changed a radiator in toilet downstairs with a column type and it didn’t warm up properly. I thought I would balance the whole system to get it right. Searched the interweb a lot but many...
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    Painting radiator copper pipe, chrome and white colour. What best paint to use?

    I have towel rail on bathroom in chrome and white radiators all around the house with copper pipe which need a bit of paint in grey? chrome and white. What kind of paint you suggest without spending a fortune which does not fade under the hot temperature? Thanks
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    Can you group Hive TRV's together where there is more than one radiator in a room?

    Hi all, for a long time I have just had three Hive TRV's. One in my bedroom, one in my bathroom and one in the spare bedroom. I have just installed 6 more Hive TRV's for the remaining radiators in the house (except the main bathroom rad what intentionally does not have a TRV) and wanted to know...
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    Radiator leak

    The bottom of my radiator has eroded and water keeps coming out and it’s leaking into downstairs, it’s the copper pipe that connects the radiator and goes under the floor boards. Is there any way I can stop the water coming out of it just for tonight until a plumber can come out in the morning
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    Moving a radiator

    Dear Forum Members! I am researching options for moving a radiator to an adjacent wall (increasing the pipe run by about 190cm). The existing radiator has the following fitting: Here is how I imagine the process after watching some videos on Youtube :)))) · Identify the inflow hose...
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    Horizontal covered vs Vertical uncovered

    Morning all I’m looking at replacing an older rad in my lounge. At present, it’s covered by a sofa and which will be difficult to avoid with any large horizontal rad due to the size/layout of the room. Which of these options is going to heat my room better: 1. New 10,800BTU horizontal rad...
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    Radiator Value cap

    Hi. Complete novice when it comes to plumbing. This should be a simple question. I have a radiator which I can only turn on and off with a spanner. I'm sure I can buy a cap for it as I think the valve is a locksheild valve. Could someone tell me what I need to buy? I thought something like...
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    Removing a radiator - cap or join

    If I remove a radiator from the system, do I just cap the inlet and outlet pipes or do the pipes need to be joined together for the system to flow? The system is a solid fuel backboiler with vent / expansion tank in airing cupboard for radiators. There are 5 radiators in the system, but we are...
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    Hot Exposed Pipes to radiator

    hello I live in a student accommodation and have a radiator in my room with exposed pipes connected to it .The pipes are always hot even though the radiator is turned of so much so that they boil the room up. Is there a way to make the pipes cold ?
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    Create recess in front wall

    Currently planning an extension and some internal work to re-do the kitchen and create a utility type of space. In doing this space is tight, but I can fit the rooms, walls in etc. The work is on a single story portion of the house with a flat roof. As part of the work, the current front wall...
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    Replacing old rads on 10mm pipes with new slightly smaller rads

    Hi all All of my TRVs are very old looking and don’t seem to work properly, the temp is either hot or cold despite what number the TRV is set to. My original plan was to replace all of the TRVs but my understanding is that for the hassle of changing them all I might as well replace the rads as...
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    Zonal heating system question

    Hi all, I have a very basic heating system that I would like to upgrade. Basically, it consists of a Oil burner (non condenser) and two zone systems (downstairs and upstairs), plus hot water tank (which is part of the upstairs zone) There currently are no thermostats except what is on the...
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    Mixing 10mm and 15mm with radiators

    I'm replacing boiler with an air source heat pump, and adding / replacing about half of the radiators in the house. The feed/return loop plumbing is all 22mm, but while old radiators are 10mm plumbing mostly off a couple brass manifolds, new rads are 15mm plumbing. Will mixing piping in this way...
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    Column rad feet on non-column rad

    One pic shows the experiments I'm doing with supporting a type 11 radiator (160cm wide, 50cm high, total weight around 35kg) using universal column radiator feet. The other pic shows the detail of the contact surface between the rad and the feet. Aesthetic considerations apart, is there...
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    Mould behind radiator

    I've just bought a new house and went to start the prep for painting one of the bedrooms. I took the radiator off to discover it was mouldy behind. I didn't realise it was lined with paper. Is there an easy way to fix this without having to re-paper the whole room? Suggestions would be greatly...
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