Quick plumbing question

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Nov 28, 13 2:48 pm

sorry guys asking to leverage some trade info regarding some work ive had done

live in 4 story house if you include the loft

boiler in cupboard under house next to garage on ground level

hot tank on floor 3

header tanks in loft above, x2 big cold tank and smaller tank feeding hot tank below

bathroom on floor 2

loo/cloakroom on floor 1 above boiler cupboard and kitchen on floor 1 kitchen hot fed from cloakroom via pipe under floor

mains in to kitchen up to tanks in loft and out to boiler cupboard

hot water and radiators on sperate circuits apart from bathroom radiators which only come on when hot water is on

just had a combi boiler fitted

heating is great. bathroom radiators swapped without lifting bathroom floor?? don't know how
hot flow at bath taps is very poor

hot water circuit from boiler is now a plastic pipe from boiler cupboard into house to a T piece a foot down from the tap in the loo on the ground floor.

this seems like a bodge but might be legit T peice has to impact flow

i would have thought you would cut off and cap the mains feed to the loft at the mains in point. extend the house bound end of the pipe to the boiler cupboard

join the other end under the floor of the tank cupboard to the hot water out pipe from the tank which by its nature come off the top of the tank and down through the floor

use that Ex-mains feed you cut and extended to boiler cupboard as hot water into the house....

then go and swap the bathroom radiators

he didn't do that chooisng to link into a sink circuit in a toilet that we plan to take out in the next phase of the building work

have i witnessed what normally happens or have i got a fella who has just taken the easy option

he needs to come back anyway as the boiler cupboard floor is wet
hes caused a leak on the water meter inlet
he's poured heating system flushing stuff down the bathroom plug hole and taken off all the chrome

just not happy, but is this warranted

Dave

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Thu Nov 28, 13 3:04 pm

Gimme a ring Dave, too complicated to type up (for me anyhow!)

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Thu Nov 28, 13 5:27 pm

Lots of factors Dave from what you have said i probably have gone for a system boiler. don't know what mains pressure you have but that could be an Issue as thats what gives you the pressure in your hot. Lots of factors but a phone call to Ade seems the best option.

latil · Post by **latil** » Thu Nov 28, 13 5:44 pm

Just sounded there that he's plumbed the boiler feed off the tank in the roof

Wrong and no pressure.

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Sat Nov 30, 13 5:52 pm

MOVE!!!!!!Problem solved

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Mon Dec 02, 13 10:41 am

had a productive chat with Ade

cheers guys

moving didn't come up

and i'd need to move about 60 miles outside M25 to now afford it

when it costs about £40K just to move house...new boiler and a loft room seems cheap....

Dave