We have plumbed an additional chrome radiator in the bathroom from the
pipes of another under the floor. We have just noticed that they come
on when the shower is on and when the hot water is on! Can this be
right? We have a combi boiler that is usually on timed. Thought it
unusual that it would be on with the hot water and the heating - what
could have happened??

On 6 Apr 2007 15:25:29 -0700, mused:

We have plumbed an additional chrome radiator in the bathroom from the
pipes of another under the floor. We have just noticed that they come
on when the shower is on and when the hot water is on! Can this be
right? We have a combi boiler that is usually on timed. Thought it
unusual that it would be on with the hot water and the heating - what
could have happened??

Could be anything. You need to recheck your work, and check everything
for any other symptoms.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

wrote:
We have plumbed an additional chrome radiator in the bathroom from the
pipes of another under the floor. We have just noticed that they come
on when the shower is on and when the hot water is on! Can this be
right? We have a combi boiler that is usually on timed. Thought it
unusual that it would be on with the hot water and the heating - what
could have happened??

Haven't you (rather obviously) plumbed into the bathroom hot water
system instead of the central heating? Or am I missing the point somewhere?

David

On 7 Apr, 11:55, Lobster wrote:
wrote:
We have plumbed an additional chrome radiator in the bathroom from the
pipes of another under the floor. We have just noticed that they come
on when the shower is on and when the hot water is on! Can this be
right? We have a combi boiler that is usually on timed. Thought it
unusual that it would be on with the hot water and the heating - what
could have happened??

Haven't you (rather obviously) plumbed into the bathroom hot water
system instead of the central heating? Or am I missing the point somewhere?

David

That's the given, even if this is OK can it be right to be on both
systems and how could we have done this?

On 7 Apr 2007 10:54:59 -0700, mused:

On 7 Apr, 11:55, Lobster wrote:
wrote:
We have plumbed an additional chrome radiator in the bathroom from the
pipes of another under the floor. We have just noticed that they come
on when the shower is on and when the hot water is on! Can this be
right? We have a combi boiler that is usually on timed. Thought it
unusual that it would be on with the hot water and the heating - what
could have happened??

Haven't you (rather obviously) plumbed into the bathroom hot water
system instead of the central heating? Or am I missing the point somewhere?

David

That's the given, even if this is OK can it be right to be on both
systems and how could we have done this?

See my earlier response, something is wrong and you need to find out
what.

I can tell you what you did wrong, but it involves you paying me to
come round to your house and take floors up, and then you pay me.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

wrote:
On 7 Apr, 11:55, Lobster wrote:
wrote:
We have plumbed an additional chrome radiator in the bathroom from the
pipes of another under the floor. We have just noticed that they come
on when the shower is on and when the hot water is on! Can this be
right? We have a combi boiler that is usually on timed. Thought it
unusual that it would be on with the hot water and the heating - what
could have happened??
Haven't you (rather obviously) plumbed into the bathroom hot water
system instead of the central heating? Or am I missing the point somewhere?



That's the given, even if this is OK can it be right to be on both
systems and how could we have done this?

Sorry, don't understand what you mean.
But suggest you carefully trace the route of the pipes you've tapped into.

David

In article .com,
wrote:
That's the given, even if this is OK can it be right to be on both
systems and how could we have done this?

Sounds like you've managed to join the heating and potable water circuits
and you'll all die a horrible death.

--
*He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, dead.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In message .com,
writes
Haven't you (rather obviously) plumbed into the bathroom hot water
system instead of the central heating? Or am I missing the point somewhere?


That's the given, even if this is OK can it be right to be on both
systems and how could we have done this?

If you have plumbed the radiator into the hot water supply then it's
because you don't know what you're doing and just made a wild guess.
Fortunately plumbing is mildly more forgiving than electrical work.

On the plus side you've now got a radiator that is perfect for heating
towels, since it only gets hot while you're having a shower.

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

Clive Mitchell wrote:
In message .com,
writes
Haven't you (rather obviously) plumbed into the bathroom hot water
system instead of the central heating? Or am I missing the point
somewhere?


That's the given, even if this is OK can it be right to be on both
systems and how could we have done this?

If you have plumbed the radiator into the hot water supply then it's
because you don't know what you're doing and just made a wild guess.
Fortunately plumbing is mildly more forgiving than electrical work.

Providing you don't end up drinking corrosion inhibitor or something! ;-)

David