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Default New (quality) build: Is central heating piping pressure tested?

On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:58:42 +0000, MM wrote:

Question: When such piping is installed, is it pressure tested in some
way? I could imagine discovering where a leak is with hidden piping
could be a very costly business. One would have to lift some or all of
the floor tiles for a start.


It should be. TBH if the mains is about 3.5 bar I usually just crank it up
to mains pressure and leave it for several hours.

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