Heating & Gas Questions

Radiator pipes from wall?
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House has copper pipes. Replacing radiators but want pipes to be from wall not floor. Should I have copper pipe channelled into walls or have plastic pipe used to come out of a central box behind radiator. Pros and cons?

Open vented system
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Hi, I have an open vented Central heating system. It has a header tank. Its using a fair bit of water. I assume this is not normal? Thanks

External flue
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Is there anything I can do to stop rainwater coming into external wall flue?

Shower has gone cold after balancing radiators
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Hi, after noticing the the radiator in my bathroom took much longer to heat up than the others, even after bleeding and unsticking the TRV valve, I followed some instructions online to balance my radiators. The bathroom radiator is furthest from our gas combi boiler, so this solution seemed logical. …

Is my heating configuration correct.
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My daughter has moved into a new build coach house. It has the main living space on the 1st floor. Downstairs it has integrated garage and large hallway and cloakroom. The thermostat for the house is upstairs in the lounge . The downstairs hall/ cloak radiator is also controlled by …

clunking noise
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everytime cold water us turned off I hear a clunk noise in boiler also hear it when my neighbour is using cold water

Hot Water Tank.
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I'm lost and would gratefully accept any assistance there maybe out there! I am in the process of fitting two, two port motorised valves at my hot water storage tank. At the hot water tank there is a small copper tube with a single length of steel wire coming from …

Boiler flush
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Hi Recently had new boiler install on 25th June, I was told I would get a new boiler wireless thermostat and system flush, i asked the fitter if he had flushed the system and put inhibitor in the system which he said he had. I checked the system water with …

Dual heating?
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At present I have central heating from a wood fired rayburn. I am considering taking advantage of the grant to replace current heating with air source heat pump. The main advantage being I'm not getting any younger and the new system future proofs me for not being able to cut …

Potterton suprema
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How does a electric boiler work I have a potterton suprema. Is hot water heated in the boiler or is it heated in the tank. Do I need to keep my tank switch on or will it heat by the boiler?