Central Heating Flashcards
What is the purpose of a central heating system?
To provide thermal comfort.
Which legislation covers conservation of power?
Building regulation part L
Is an open fire central heating?
No
What is selective central heating?
Heating only select rooms not the whole house
What does background heating do?
Takes the chill out of the room but does not heat it to a comfortable temperature
Open vented systems are…
lower pressure, quieter and open to the atmosphere
What is a two pipe system?
The flow and return are kept separate.
Which system are the flow and return connected?
One pipe system
What size should the vent pipe be?
22mm
What should not be on a vent pipe?
Valves or fittings
What would we do to remove excess flux from the system?
Hot flush
What would we do to remove debris from the system?
Cold flush
