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Post by woodbine66 on Jan 7, 2018 21:10:51 GMT
Can I trouble you knowlegable gentlemen on here for some advice? I had a quick look at an old vented system the other day and couldn't find anywhere to drain down. The rads are all upstairs, and the boiler is downstairs at the lowest point. There's no hw cylinder at present - looking to add one.
As the boiler - old Thorn Olympic - is the lowest point, would there be a drain off somewhere on the boiler? Only other option I can see is maybe remove the pump which is just above the boiler, and drain through the valves. But what could I attach to the valves to drain out through a hose?
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Post by tomplum on Jan 7, 2018 21:52:46 GMT
there just might be one on the boiler, if not you're in for a struggle, getting the pump off is likley to be a struggles as well but that is a good option if the pump does come off the nuts on the valves are inch and half female iron, same size as a bath waste or sink waste, So you need a male iron inch and half fitting going to 15mm, you probably won't get that in one fitting and space is tight, so here's toms top tip,
get a unslotted bath waste, saw the head off square, one side will fit into the pump valve and put a bath trap on the other, then 40mm push waste to outside,
it will drain quick as fuck,,,
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 22:02:03 GMT
If the pump valves are a twat to undo then you can either bung the system or freeze it and cut in a compression tee with a drain off fitted in it, it won't drain as quick as Tom's idea though.  |
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Post by tomplum on Jan 7, 2018 22:10:46 GMT
and if there's a 15mm cold feed going to the boiler you can cut in a 'strap on diy washing machine valve' then connect a hose pipe to that,  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 22:13:41 GMT
There's always a way and remember you heard it here first. 1787034013 yippee
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Post by Boss of screwfix on Jan 7, 2018 22:19:23 GMT
Please Tom can you lend us a couple of your members to give proper tips like this on my forum, please,  |
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Post by tomplum on Jan 7, 2018 22:20:49 GMT
no, now,
fuck off
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 22:25:12 GMT
Please Tom can you lend us a couple of your members to give proper tips like this on my forum, please,  Get fucked bellend |
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Post by tomplum on Jan 7, 2018 22:31:47 GMT
cheeky twat, you never sent me a card this year, smiley-face-shaking-fist
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 22:42:26 GMT
I also have a tip for soldering copper pipe when a small amount of water is present and you won't find that on the shitfix forum. smiley-finger005
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Post by tomplum on Jan 7, 2018 22:52:08 GMT
that will be a good un PB, We'll do a vid on that,,, foto |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 22:56:59 GMT
that will be a good un PB, We'll do a vid on that,,,  I will arrange a meeting with the presenter ( Tom Plum) the editor (Tom Plum) producer & Director (Tom Plum) researcher ( plumberboy) smiley-talk002 3 amigos watch this space boys |
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Post by tomplum on Jan 7, 2018 23:07:15 GMT
I'm all excited now,,,, 1787034013 yippee
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 23:11:25 GMT
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jan 8, 2018 15:02:47 GMT
If the pump valves are a twat to undo then you can either bung the system or freeze it and cut in a compression tee with a drain off fitted in it, it won't drain as quick as Tom's idea though. We bunged a tank on Friday. It was icy as fuck, my arm was aching, next time it’s polar freeze out as customers expense as the spray is £20 a tin. Brrrrrr..... icy |
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