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  1. K

    What do you think of this flexible gas hob connector?

    Why not, if it's been specifically designed for gas hobs?
  2. K

    What do you think of this flexible gas hob connector?

    https://www.bes.co.uk/gasm8-hob-pro-gas-hob-connector-1-2-bsp-tf-x-10-mm-500mm-24916/?ref=gs&rnd=19366&gad_source=1 Cheap as chips too. Would you use it?
  3. K

    Gas meter union removal

    How do you remove a gas meter union when there's a security washer blocking it? Or how do you remove the security washer?
  4. K

    One burner on gas hob not working

    How would you classify this for a LL cert?
  5. K

    Temporary gas meter removal

    Customer is asking me to remove gas meter and fit it back another day to allow him to have his kitchen fitted. I checked with Gas Safe and they said I can do it. I'd have thought I wouldn't be allowed to go around removing meters as we're supposed to work downstream only. What fittings do I use...
  6. K

    E6 Gas meter index not updating

    I had to gas rate on an E6 meter in a dark, muddy basement the other day. No place to put down tools. I stayed there for two minutes only to find out the meter index had not updated at all. Obviously the cooker was burning gas. I press the red button at the beginning and the end. Has anyone...
  7. K

    Gas valve with deposits

    I just replaced a Baxi gas valve. Other than old age, any reason why they fail? This one was 6 years old. Seems a bit early to me to fail from wear and tear. There was a bit of black particles inside but strangely after the fine mesh, so downstream. There isn't a way to bypass that mesh...
  8. K

    What do you think of the Gas Safe magazine?

    If you read it, let me know what you think.
  9. K

    Water Regs course - pointless?

    I just completed the BPEC water regs course and boy do I find it useless. Perhaps course is not the right term as I had about 1 hr of presentation followed by an hour of exam and that was it. It was an open book exam and the page and line on which the answer was found was written underneath each...
  10. K

    Heating pipe buried in wall correctly?

    Came across this today. Plastic central heating pipe directly buried in wall. Wall to be plastered soon. Isn't the plaster going to crack as soon as the pipe expands? Especially plastic? If you run pipe in pipe, I've always wondered how you clip/hold the pipe inside? It's just not possible?
  11. K

    Where can I get a boiler template?

    I have a Main Eco Compact Combi to move. As it's not out of the box, there's no paper template. Is it possible to get it on its own? I could ask Baxi but don't want to wait 30 min on the phone for a 'no'. Alternatively I suppose you only need the vertical distance between the flue and the...
  12. K

    Twistloc pushfit fittings

    Has anyone used it? I have a Screwfix leaflet in front of me and their flomasta fitting looks identical, with the telltale green line. Anybody used this one?
  13. K

    Set boiler on high or low for heating?

    I've got a mid-terrace property at around 18 deg in the morning at the moment, without heating overnight. It's probably not an accurate thermometer as there's another showing 15 deg. But we're only interested in the temp rise and this property has wall and loft insulation. I didn't do a heat...
    • kasser
    • Thread
    • boiler heating high
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
  14. K

    Condensate pipe termination

    Getting confused with how to route and terminate condensate pipes. My gas manual shows a diagram with the condensate pipe connected upstream of a washbasin trap. Baxi's manual does "not recommend", in caps, to connect upstream of the sink and its diagram shows the connection downstream of the...
  15. K

    Cheap cooker fitting jobs

    Am I the only one who keeps getting asked to fit cookers for pennies? I get the impression they think it's just sticking the rubber hose into the bayonet and you're done. One of these days, sooner rather than later, I'll run out of patience and will end up telling them to do it themselves if...
  16. K

    What makes a great boiler?

    A little survey of what feature you guys think makes a gas boiler stand out from the rest. Is it: brand (WB anyone?) flow rate hex material no Plate hex (intergas, Ferroli) efficiency (93.47% better than 93.43%) price anything else To me it's the modulation factor. No point having a 100%...
  17. K

    Heat only boilers and confusion

    Trying to get to grips with all the terminology here and what can be done with what. Heat only = open vent boiler? I suppose nothing stops me from sealing it up and sticking an expansion vessel to it? This is the same as a system boiler then? Is it cheaper then to buy a system boiler instead of...
    • kasser
    • Thread
    • boilers heat
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Boilers
  18. K

    Supporting pipes under floorboards + insulation

    Hi, How do I support with clips pipes run under a floating timber ground floor? The joists are too small to notch or drill into and in any case, there's plenty of space underneath. Where do you place the pipe clips if running perpendicular to the joists? And if plastic pipes, this means lots of...
  19. K

    Ferroli Domicondens spark electrode fault

    Does anyone have any experience with resolving an A02 fault? "Flame present signal with burner off." Possible cause: electrode or card fault. It usually starts with an error code regarding no flame after ignition phase and is replaced by A02. I had a gas valve fault being displayed but got rid...
  20. K

    Banging noise from Glow-worm boiler

    Hi guys, I've got a Glow-worm Ultimate 30c making really loud banging, clanging noises when operating DHW and just after closing it. Apparently it happens also on heating but not as often and while there, I didn't test it long enough on heating to find out. The flow temperature on the display...
    • kasser
    • Thread
    • boiler noise
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Boilers
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