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Just a reminder on how to join to join the UK_Selfbuild group - been asked to re-post this for people who wish to send to colleagues etc. The UK_Selfbuild...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
Oct 5, 2011 9:09 pm
If you come up with the funding! Photo uploaded under Lyngcroft. Only have a completed front (with SWMBO's garden) Other can follow when we have tidied...
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Andy Ward
ajward137
Oct 6, 2011 6:01 pm
Hi guys, (first post so be gentle with me) I have a problem with my plumbing, and a possible solution I want to run past you, because it's a bit...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
Oct 6, 2011 6:33 pm
Rex - thanks for posting - looking good (including garden) ! Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Colin
mckde2001
Oct 6, 2011 8:44 pm
I take it the header tank for the heat bank is below the level of the ceiling? If so, either raise the header tank, or use, as you suggest a heat exchanger....
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Andy Ward
ajward137
Oct 6, 2011 9:14 pm
Thanks foi think there r your time, Colin When I say unpressurised, I mean actually open (apart from insulation and a loose lid). Like these guys: ...
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Tracey Gardner
traceygardneruk
Oct 7, 2011 7:17 am
Hello Chris Did you get my off list message about screeding contractors? Regards Tracey...
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impvan
Oct 7, 2011 8:24 am
I don't see anything wrong with using some sort of flow restriction on the return side to maintain a positive head w.r.t. the heat bank. One thought is with...
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Andy Ward
ajward137
Oct 7, 2011 2:06 pm
... pressure. Some parts of your pipework are going to be under a negative ... product selection to avoid air getting back in.. That's a good point, although I...
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impvan
Oct 7, 2011 3:22 pm
Water won't run back through. Provided both the flow and return ends are in water, then whatever water is in the pipe will stay there, even if the pipe's...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
Oct 8, 2011 7:51 am
Hi there, On top of all the other glitches and snags that are being sorted out, I have a banging mono-block tap on the bathroom washbasin. It only bangs on the...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
Oct 8, 2011 7:58 am
small anti-knock accumulators are available, so might be one solution ? Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Matt
mattysmit
Oct 8, 2011 6:21 pm
Hi Rex Sounds like 'water hammer' (the effect of water travelling fast and stopping quick). What Chris says is a possible solution - to fit an accumulator or ...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
Oct 9, 2011 9:08 am
Chris, Thanks for your reply; I'll investigate. However, both cold (which is drinking from the mains) and ho (which is softened mains pressure,) should...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
Oct 9, 2011 9:16 am
at a guess, your softener could be acting to damp any pressure waves sent through the pipes by rapid turning ... these things can be very sensitive to small...
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Eric MEARS
ejmears
Oct 9, 2011 9:26 am
'Water hammer' is immensely complex and never quite does what you'd expect. However, in general it's a function of high pressures & rigid pipework so ...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
Oct 9, 2011 9:27 am
PS: in our experience, such banging usually appears when rubber seals in ball-valves are old & turned a bit spongey, so tank & cistern valve seals are usually...
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leewild80
Oct 9, 2011 4:05 pm
Evening all So, we've had radon detectors in the house for 3 months, and just got the results back. I forget the units, but results are: Average UK level: 20 ...
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Matt
mattysmit
Oct 9, 2011 5:54 pm
Hi Lee I've not had any experience with Radon as we are in a low risk area - just wondering did they get the decimal place in the right place? I would have...
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Rick
rickdipper
Oct 9, 2011 8:53 pm
The BCO just makes you fit barriers/sumps at build time, should a problem be discovered by measurement at a later time. Rick...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
Oct 10, 2011 12:17 am
Thanks for the various bits of advice. I understand water hammer, but it does not make much sense. I have other wash basin taps with mains drinking water and...
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gus_zogolovitch@...
gus_zogolovitch
Oct 10, 2011 9:06 am
Eric, brilliant idea about the plastic pipe and the air gap. Do you have this? Does it really work? Just wondering if it might create some kind of airlock? Btw...
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Laurence Mason
laurence_mason
Oct 10, 2011 9:29 am
Or try a shock arrestor - eg item 11355 at www.bes.co.uk Laurence...
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Eric MEARS
ejmears
Oct 10, 2011 9:35 am
I don't have (or even need) that sort of device. Apart from a few short lengths of copper (next to boiler etc) all our pipework is plastic (PolyPlumb) and...
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Eric MEARS
ejmears
Oct 10, 2011 9:38 am
That's listed at £22.46 (+vat no doubt) ! One (copper) T joint a length of plastic pipe & an end stop should be somewhat cheaper. Regards Eric Mears ...
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Tim Hawes
haweste
Oct 10, 2011 10:12 am
Our "new" B&Q loo does this, and is also fed with a flexible tail from a break tank in the attic. Perhaps if you could get a full 360 degree loop in the tail...
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Nick Austin
nick1nildram
Oct 10, 2011 11:31 am
I don't think water hammer is something you can plan for. It either happens or it doesn't and builders on housing estates often find that one house can have...
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mike brooks
hypercubic
Oct 10, 2011 6:32 pm
In response to the question on "why the fans?", we are also in a radon risk area and we have built a sump with an outlet vent under the house. We were told...
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sj_purser
Oct 10, 2011 8:56 pm
Lee Interesting, we live in a high risk area and our architect specified radon traps but as we have built a cellar I changed it to a combined water/radon...
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sj_purser
Oct 10, 2011 9:07 pm
Lee Interesting, we live in a high risk area and our architect specified radon traps but as we have built a cellar I changed it to a combined water/radon...
