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  1. Nickfromwales
    I fitted an automatic bypass across the flow and return at the manifold, just before the TMV, and still got a nasty thud with a couple of echoes if I manually shut the valve dead closed. The reason actuators don't come supplied as positive open / closed I believe.
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    Oh, and beware any positive close valves as the water hammer 'closed shunt' is rather unpleasant and very much audible. . It causes the flow regulators to jump badly.
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    @JSHarris Wunda just supplied me with a new manifold for a customer to replace the mess that some goon fitted. They recommended the Salus auto balancing actuators which open with stepper motors, a lot quicker than the wax heated ones. Literally open to closed in a few seconds. Manufacturers patter Wundas patter and cost These have a pair of capillary wires, one for flow and one for return, to sense temp differentials and balance accordingly. Under max flow I'd say the longest I waited for fully open / closed was around 30 seconds as they struggled a bit against full pump force on one circuit open. Much quicker when the pump potential was divided.
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    I'm not building at all mate, just on here to burn off the excess brainwaves and help where possible. I'm also gaining a ? load of useful information which is priceless. You really need to set some time aside and read the blogs and individual subject threads as the content is really quite amazing and comprehensive. Were free and impartial here, so it's warts and all, the best way imo ?
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    I just hook up to the mains and let her rip. You'll soon know if there is an issue and it's far quicker to find with a leak than it is guessing where a bit of air is coming out and taking forever to find it . Remember with copper, they can stay nice when cold but weep when hot so any place you can grab the pipe and give it a tug, whilst on test, I would.
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    Ah, so we can ask you the tricky questions and you HAVE to know the answers. Bingo ! Stick around ?
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    Hi and welcome from a fellow pipe wizard . Have a read through the blogs as they're gold dust. ?
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    +1
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    You need to get out more Mike
  10. Nickfromwales
    Happy wife, easy life. ?
  11. Nickfromwales
    https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-mdpe-pipe-inserts-25mm-10-pack/14371 On this link click more info then q's & a's ? https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-mdpe-pipe-inserts-25mm-10-pack/14371#product_additional_details_container Inserts are required, as said, an item description is just that .
  12. Nickfromwales
    Drain Off Cock. Looks like fun ? Haven't you a castle to construct ?
  13. Nickfromwales
    If there's only a few inches left in the sumps then won't the pump already be dry ? Get the worst out, crack the rad valves and drain into little flexi tubs and then change the locksheild rad valve to one with a combined DOC. Why power flush ? Do they get hot slowly / unevenly ?
  14. Nickfromwales
    Easier if you post links / examples of the fittings so we can comment
  15. Nickfromwales
    Congrats! Don't let the removals guys scratch the front door
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    I had a quote of £350 to get rid of a small shed roof. I'd say the price is fair, after all.....who wants to do that for a living anyway ? To know it's safely been removed / treated ?......smile when you pay, it's not a bad price at all. ?
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    These are £10 cheaper, and I believe folk here have used them. I just bought the marcrist one tbh as I didn't want to take any risk with the grade 5 porcelain I was drilling. Don't bother comparing the drill bit you bought to these ones as they're in a different league. FYI, on this grade 5 stuff my regular tubular porcelain bit just barely managed to scratch the pencil mark off the tile before overheating and glazing over, then going into the bin. It literally didn't even make a circle mark. The marcrist one doesn't 'fly' through but it did do about 25-30 holes dry. I'm sure it would have done many more if I kept it cool and wet, so as these appear to be outside locations your drilling at, I'd get the hose set up with a dribble of water and keep it cool / lubricated. I wouldn't use the lightweight mains powered pistol drill as it'll probably be going way in excess of the recommmeded 2-3000rpm speed, so get a geared drill and check first as excess speed will kill the bit in no time.
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    These are fantastic bits . I'd recommend a water supply to keep them cool during drilling if possible.
  19. Nickfromwales
    ?, allow me. Dai, your builders / sparky / plumber who caused you no end of frustration.....you'd be entitled to brand them with the title "tossers", but would it be fair for you to say "all builders, sparky's and plumbers are tossers"? Its fine to say "my architect was a tosser, as he got XYZ wrong". It's not fine to say people you've never met are. .
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    That seems to be the way forward. Was hoping to save on hardware by using the soldering iron and heat shrink. Any links to said do-dah please ? ?Any reason NOT to chop / splice / solder / shrink ? Assume I'll need plugs made to flying leads and plug into these splitters, then glean the necessary cores, solder on the 4-core and take that to the LEDs? What do I do with the open ends of the cat6? Crimp RJ45's on, or can I punch the cables down inside these splitters ? It's a Wren kitchen with an aluminium finger tuck at the top of the doors so it's handle less. Customer saw the LEDs in the showroom ( white I hasten to add ) and liked the idea but there was no way of getting a cable to the island which has two units back to back which would have the alu strip but no lights. Would look naff but the customer accepted it. They'll be chuffed to get them in there too.
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    My mate needed an property made 'habitable' ASAP as his girlfriends parents stumped up ~£54k for them to buy a non-mortgageable house at auction ( cash sale only then ) and they needed to pay back ASAP plus draw on the equity to refurb it. Second hand kitchen for a few hundred with electric free standing cooker, scrapped at the end Same for bathroom, just WC basin and bath, no shower. No tiles or paint. Handrails ( cheap and nasty / used ) could be secured to some plywood strips over the stud work and still comply. Electric pamel radiators would get you through or fire up your Ufh with an Ellis heater. Do you have services yet? Can you connect a WC?
  22. Nickfromwales
    Expansion volume is relative to the volume of water it services. A typical system boiler will have an expansion vessel ( EV ) capable of servicing circa 10 average radiators plus the connective pipework. The boiler manufacturer will be able to tell you the size of the EV and the volume of primary water it's suited to, with higher volumes / temperatures requiring additional expansion accordingly.
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    I may have to clear up why I liked the comment from @SteamyTea, which was done whilst quickly scanning the thread. Post with haste, and let your arse simmer in a hot pan over the next few hours . My bad. The differing replies Steamy got was what I was reacting to, and indeed for such mixed replies they would certainly have awarded themselves the tilte of "tosser". The closing statement in that post was what I failed to read and digest properly, so @Ian, I apologise unreservedly for that if it has caused you any offence, as none was meant whatsoever. @SteamyTea, Nick, can you please edit that comment to reflect the individuals who were at fault in this particular instance please, as it's clearly the production crew of the TV programme rather than any suggested profession. I think such generalisation may not represent us here very well . Thanks in advance.
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    I stepped out of the way of the last architect and bowed to his infinite wisdom. Then he had a bill from the customer that I generated to put the correct fire escape ( means of ) windows in and bin the ones he'd arranged and I subsequently fitted, like a good boy .
  25. Nickfromwales
    What channel / time please ? I'll get the ball and chain to record it
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