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    vaillant ecotec 418 erp (open vent)

    how the hell do you get it to run on max & min ? - (instructions are a load of rubbish) Spent nearly 40 mins waiting for their tech line to answer then gave up.
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    Transit Connect heater fan fix

    If the heater fan only works on position 4 and not 1,2 or 3 its the resistor unit that needs replacing. 1) remove the felt lining underneath the glove box (4 screw clips) & resistor unit can been seen fixed to bulkhead to right of fan 2) remove phillips head screw and pull out resistor...
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    infrared leak detection

    Has anyone ever used one of these camera's - are they any good (and can you hire them ?). I'm trying to find a leak on a heating system thats losing about a gallon every day, it has to be from somewhere under the screed on the ground floor but there's no damp or hot patches showing anywhere (yet)
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    electric freezer & pool water

    Does anyone know the freezing point of chlorinated water used in a swimming pool ? Trying to decide whether to take a job on that will require 25mm mdpe carrying pool water to be frozenand and not sure if the chlorine lowers the freezing temp too much for it to work.
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    ideal independant

    Last ideal I fitted was an icos, but thinking of giving them another go. Does anyone know the difference between the independant c24 and the independant c24+ ?
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    flomasta shower pump

    Just seen a flomasta 1.5bar twin shower pump in screwfix for £60 Has any one used these ?
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    electric boiler virgin

    Just got a job fitting an Amptec electric flow boiler, I've seen quite a few but never fitted one before - this one is to go on a 1 pipe system. I can't see there being a problem but as it's a step into the unknown for me any advice is welcome
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    telford copper unvented cyl

    Hi, does anyone know where I can get a Baukman pressure reducing valve cartridge (1.8bar) for a Telford copper unvented cylinder, Telford don't keep spares any more & advanced water don't seem to have it. It's the old Baukman / honeywell type valve. thanks blod
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    Promax noise

    Went to look at a Promax 15/2 heat only today that makes quite a loud low pitched vibrating noise on start up. It makes the noise nearly every time the boiler tries to fire up and usually takes 4 or five attempts to light. Ocassionaly it won't make the noise and lights first go. I'm thinking...
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    unvented re-assessment

    Can anyone recommend somewhere for unvented re-assessment near(ish) to Hampshire ? I've found one place doing a half day resit for £95
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    disused gas supply pipe

    Does anyone know if SGN will remove a disused supply pipe free of charge? I've got a customer who has an old capped off supply coming from the floor of a downstairs room, he says SGN have comfirmed it's dead and no longer used.
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    Digital manometer or water is best ?

    I'm a fan of the regin premier as well, the refil liquid is a bit pricey though
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    Rf training

    Heard a rumour they're going into liquidation - thought this might be helpful to anyone about to pay them any money.
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    Cold water from hot water tap

    Fit isolation valves to any mixer taps & shower valves. Then isolate everything and test one by one. Hopefully you'll find the culprit
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    recessed meter box

    Anyone got any good ideas how to seal the spigot hole on this recessed meter box ? It's built into a brick single skin garage wall
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    Aussie DIY

    So are you available & straight ? if so you might find this link helpful British Brides - Seeking Grooms
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    Water Harvester Problem

    You can get those ball valves from here, Adjustable Cam Polypropylene Ball Float Valve | Hayes Plastic Engineering might be worth giving them a call for some advice, but I think I'd just replace it.
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    who pays to replace service pipe?

    Hi guys, I'm after a bit of advice (again) I have a customer who's only getting 16mb wp at the meter. I got SGN to change the regulator but it made hardly any difference. The service pipe has been lined in the past with a 20mm liner and there is a test point upstream of the ecv - the SGN guy...
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    blocked flue elbow

    Took a look at an Optia last week where the fan had gone. When I took the old fan off found this, Almost totally blocked with what looked like a combination of builders rubble & limescale ? Customer says it's always worked fine until the fan just stopped, although with a blockage like that I...
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    how to size a phe

    Hi, I've got a boiler install to do next month on quite an old system and want to seperate the boiler from the heating circuit with a phe until it's all repiped in a year or so. Hoping someone who's done this before can give me advice on how to size it correctly, good makes etc. - the Swep ones...
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