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    Adverts getting in the way of a supposed forum

    It must be hard to manage the business side of this forum. I'd imagine the major cost of running it is the result of use by the general public, but those of you who are here regularly and contribute to answering the many DIY questions for free may object to paying £20 a year (seems a lot when...
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    Condensate Pipe installation

    If rainwater pipe discharges to a combined (foul and surface water) sewer via a rainwater drainpipe trapped at the foot to prevent the escape of sewer gasses then an airbreak should probably be there to comply with the boiler manufacturer's instructions (if the drainpipe blocks, the boiler would...
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    Cannot undo supatap washer

    Gotcha. Yes, I was trying to remember how a Supatap worked as I was typing. :)
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    The Energy Price Cap In The UK.

    I personally know a guy who used to live in Morocco. Said it hadn't rained properly for years, things don't grow properly. He is, basically, what the TV would call a climate migrant. Sadly, you can't really choose which bits of science you want to believe in and disagree with others...
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    Cannot undo supatap washer

    I thought the Supatap could IN THEORY be serviced without isolating the water?
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    ASHP - Godsend or the devils spawn?

    He was an actual engineer PLUS he had an engineering degree, if that makes my meaning clearer.
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    PLACEMENT OF ADEY'S MAGNACLEAN FILTER

    If an open vented system, then be aware you mustn't put a valved filter between the boiler and the vent.
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    Cold water feed pipe leak

    If the gate valve is required for isolation, replacement as you suggest may be a good idea if that is mains pressure water, also probably worth replacing it if it is leaking. Tightening the gland isn't normally a solution to leakage as, if it's caked with limescale, it might need repacking and...
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    ASHP - Godsend or the devils spawn?

    Yes, that was a big deal back in the day, which was the main reason one of the engineers (an actual engineer with an engineering degree) at the Centre for Alternative Technology was fairly anti ASHP when we discussed the matter 10 years ago. I looked at some more recent literature and it seems...
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    ASHP - Godsend or the devils spawn?

    I'd like it if enforcement weren't weak. It shouldn't be one set of rules for the law-abiding and another for the sensible people. There'd be a national outcry and perhaps the idiots in power would realise how pathetic and stupid these conservation areas really are. How about tax breaks for...
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    Water tank and water query

    If the common tank only supplies hot water but you aren't using it as you have a combi then it won't affect you. As for the others, while I like having some water stored in the house, it is technically safer not to store water. Lots of cisterns are still in use and I still come across more...
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    Cold water feed pipe leak

    What I can't quite understand is why the gland would suddenly start leaking like that if the flat was already on mains pressure (as stated in the opening post). Could be a coincidence : they do happen.
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    ASHP - Godsend or the devils spawn?

    Recently met with a customer that had an ASHP installed last year in a reasonably well-insulated 1960s/1970s house to replace resistive electric heating. He is extremely happy with it. I suppose even if such systems run at a COP of 1 in cold weather, they will outperform old gas boilers and...
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    Flush pipe seal leaking

    To be fair, I'd just have used this: Flush Pipe Connector White Internal | Toolstation - https://www.toolstation.com/flush-pipe-connector/p54652 which is cheaper still [edit: not sure if it's cheaper] (though Epson is at least a 'real' brand, associated with Beta Ballvalves so should, in theory...
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    Combined rain/sewage pipe hindering fresh air

    Hard to say without knowing the details but in general a drain must have an open vent (no traps or valves) somewhere. This should be at least 3' above a window or 10' horizontally from it. And, logically, not on the balcony either. If no vent, pressure can build up. The adding of valves with...

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