Hello, I’m hoping someone out there can help me with a query I have regarding my central heating system. It’s an oil fired system with 16 radiators. I’m not sure when the system was installed but certainly a long time ago, perhaps even when the house was built in the mid 90s.
The radiators are fed by pipes that come directly up through the floor, (in other words there is no pipework that runs along the skirting)
My question is what could cause the pipe to drop from the union that connects to the radiator, as if someone had gripped the pipe from below and just pulled it down. This left a gap of around half an inch. The first time it happened it caused a fair amount of water on the floor. The plumber came
out and repaired the joint. Less than a week later it happened again this time in the immersion heater cupboard where there is a system of pipe work that connects to the radiators on the ground floor. One of these pipes dropped straight down leaving a gap of about half an inch. This has also been rectified but I am concerned that it might well happen again. No work had been carried out on the system prior to the pipes dropping, so they weren't loose.
Any help in identifying the cause would be gratefully appreciated. Many thanks.
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The radiators are fed by pipes that come directly up through the floor, (in other words there is no pipework that runs along the skirting)
My question is what could cause the pipe to drop from the union that connects to the radiator, as if someone had gripped the pipe from below and just pulled it down. This left a gap of around half an inch. The first time it happened it caused a fair amount of water on the floor. The plumber came
out and repaired the joint. Less than a week later it happened again this time in the immersion heater cupboard where there is a system of pipe work that connects to the radiators on the ground floor. One of these pipes dropped straight down leaving a gap of about half an inch. This has also been rectified but I am concerned that it might well happen again. No work had been carried out on the system prior to the pipes dropping, so they weren't loose.
Any help in identifying the cause would be gratefully appreciated. Many thanks.
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