Multicouche pipe is the French version of JG Speedfit, there is another plastic pipe system widely used if France PEX, which comes in red and blue, both colours can carry hot or cold water. Connectors for Multicouche and PEX are either compression or push fit, and they are expensive, between 5 and 12 euros for [...]
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Posts related to mains water and mains sewerage connection. General plumbing posts, there are some posts specific to plumbing in wood burning stoves with back boilers and the Rayburn Royal in the stoves category.
French Plumbing : 15mm JG Speedfit v 16mm Blue Plastic Pipe v Multicouche
Saturday, February 26th, 2011USB thermometer – The heart of the central heating control system!
Saturday, February 26th, 2011I bought a few of these USB thermometers from Hong Kong on ebay, with a view to using a 240v USB Switch to control valves and the central heating pump. It seems like a waste of time at the moment, it’s cold throughout the barn … heat is needed throughout the barn! The USB thermometers [...]
Solid Fuel Water Heating Direct Hot Water System with Pump
Friday, December 31st, 2010The diagram below shows a direct hot water cylinder connected to a solid fuel stove or range. The system is vented into a cold water tank, obviously this tank must be higher than any hot water tap or radiator for the system to work. Gravity heats the hot water in the tank and a tee [...]
Rayburn powered underfloor heating in France – Maybe!
Monday, November 15th, 2010I am now the proud owner of a Rayburn Royal, hopefully I can make this work with a french plumbing installation. As I have already aquired 150 metres of underfloor heating pipe then I will see if I can make this power some underfloor heating. I can reduce the temprature of the water that leaves [...]
Air to Water Heat Pumps
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010Air to water heat pump systems consist of two units, a Hot Water Distribution Unit or HDWU which is usually fitted inside the building and an external unit that extracts heat from the cold air outside the building. An HWDU can only be used in conjunction with an external air/water unit, and this provides a [...]
Rainwater Harvesting – 1 Water barrel = 31 toilet flushes
Sunday, April 25th, 2010The rainwater barrel feeds water directly into the toilet cistern. 250 litre barrel with drain pipe, it does need an overflow pipe!
Mains Sewage Connection
Friday, April 2nd, 2010On April 1 the road is dug up and the sewer extended to the front of the barn. Connecting the 2 pipes is complicated because of the height difference and the short space between them.
Rain Water / Grey Water Containers and Storage Options
Sunday, December 6th, 2009Collecting all the water that falls on the barn roof might prove cheaper than buying water of the local water company but only if you can store enough of the water and clean it enough to do anything other than flush the toilet with. You still need to filter it before you can do that. [...]
French Barn Mains Water Connection
Thursday, November 26th, 2009The total cost to get the water 4.2 metres from the water main to the front door is 1,069 Euros. Référence contrat: SIAEP GATINE AFFERMAGE EAU TRAVAUX D’EXTENSION, DEPLACEMENT, RENOUVELLEMENT Code Description des travaux et prestations Unité Qté Prix unit. en euros Total HT en euros Tx TVA 1-TERRASSEMENT 1213 Sciage des chaussées exécuté sur [...]
