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• Central heating design
  *Small-bore pipes must usually be run in notches in the top of joists: susceptible to damage *Micro-bore pipes may be threaded through holes in joists out of reach of nailing
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• Central Heating Operation
  ...hing the system fully off instead can sometimes result in water or heating pipes freezing and bursting, potentially causing thousands of pounds of damage.
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• Plasterboarding
  ==Cables & pipes== Steel plates are cheaply available to protect pipes & wires where they pass through uprights. It takes little effort to fit the
  16 KB (2,711 words) - 03:40, 21 November 2014
• Solar Thermal
  * [[#Pool Heating|Pool heating]] pipes buried in path or drive Water ruptures metal pipes when it freezes, and solar hot water systems must avoid this.
  30 KB (4,902 words) - 15:18, 11 August 2012
• Monobloc Air to Water small
  ...left when the bath was replaced by the shower cubicle. My old circulating pipes run floor to ceiling, an overhead pair to lounge and kitchen, underfloor to ...ths of galvanised 150mm cable tray screwed to the wall above and below the pipes and box them in with 60mm Kingspan Styrozone XPS, which is tough. insulatin
  14 KB (2,541 words) - 16:23, 6 December 2022
• Split-type Room Air Conditioner
  ...utdoor unit, connected together by a refrigerant flowing through a pair of pipes. The design puts the bulk of the equipment out of doors, leaving a reasonab ...his implies, the indoor unit must go on an outside wall. When you bend the pipes, the smallest radius you can hope to achieve is about 100 mm, with 120 mm o
  51 KB (9,092 words) - 18:39, 4 November 2021
• Gas pipe sizing
  ...roportional to its length and the rate of gas flow through it. i.e. longer pipes and/or higher rates of gas flow will result in more pressure drop. ...being split with a tee just after the meter. That then allows us to revert pipes A, and C to 22mm, since they now only need to carry 2.1 m³/h of gas. If we
  11 KB (1,746 words) - 15:13, 24 January 2022
• Library chair
  ...those library style chairs that can turn into a set of steps". Then a mate pipes up with a comment to the effect that he has also always wanted one of those
  5 KB (854 words) - 15:32, 28 June 2016
• Acid
  * Destroys [[cement]] joints in ceramic pipes * Destroys [[cement]] joints in ceramic pipes
  11 KB (1,759 words) - 19:18, 21 October 2015
• Oscillating tools
  ...at cuts can be plunged into a board directly above a joist with no risk to pipes or cables under the floor. ...that enables them to cut flush with a surface. This is ideal for cropping pipes against a wall, or undercutting a door frame to allow a wood floor to slide
  13 KB (2,110 words) - 23:58, 10 September 2018
• Installing a concealed shower mixer valve (retrofit)
  ...alve tails were somewhat wider than the actual faceplate - especially when pipes were connected. This meant it would not be possible to simply cut the requi
  6 KB (982 words) - 23:52, 23 April 2020
• Fillers
  Often used to fill large holes, eg around [[Plumbing|pipes]], the foam accomodates small amounts of movement.
  8 KB (1,332 words) - 19:33, 16 December 2010
• Insulation
  *Prevents freezing of [[Plumbing|pipes]] *Corners in pipes are dealt with by cutting the 2 lengths of neoprene at 45 degrees
  28 KB (4,332 words) - 23:28, 3 November 2021
• Hard Wood floor - retrofit
  ...sy enough to "join up" other gaps in the cut such as those behind radiator pipes:
  6 KB (1,143 words) - 11:01, 15 November 2017
• Dishwasher repair
  ...14.JPG|caption|frame|left|Un-tuck it and pull upwards to disengage the two pipes on the right from their O-rings.]] ...tongue and sliding the retainer out backwards taking the pipe with it. The pipes just pull off the clear anti-syphon thing.]]
  15 KB (2,673 words) - 15:53, 5 May 2017
• Expanding foam
  * Fills holes where [[Plumbing|pipes]] go through walls
  6 KB (1,033 words) - 02:46, 2 May 2023
• Vaillant Ecotec plus 624 repair
  ...ff, and the gas shut off. The valves on the bottom of the boiler where the pipes enter will allow all services to be turned off, and also there is a drain p ...freed. First remove the metal retaining clips on the base of the HX. These pipes will usually have a little wiggle room, and you can pull them free slightly
  23 KB (4,272 words) - 22:52, 7 August 2023
• Gas fitting FAQ
  ===What size pipes should be used for gas?=== ...s assumed that the reader is already proficient at installing copper water pipes, and that the gas pipework is not currently connected to the gas supply. Re
  44 KB (7,693 words) - 15:04, 7 May 2021
• Thermostat
  Electric heating tape wraps around pipes to prevent frost damage. They now tend to use a resistive compound that is Frost protection is a 5 degree C setting designed to avoid [[pipes]] freezing. Many bimetal stats can be turned down to 5C rather than switchi
  16 KB (2,695 words) - 12:01, 24 September 2022
• Balancing central heating radiators
  ...cutting out. This could mean the pump is not powerful enough (assuming the pipes are not clogged up) so check if it has an adjustable speed and try a faster
  8 KB (1,342 words) - 14:12, 19 October 2012

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