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    Plumbing a new kitchen query.

    Hypothetical scenario; Trades on the job are plumber, electrician, plasterer and kitchen fitter. Kitchen has an integrated dishwasher. Plumber in 2nd fix fits cold isolation valve and provides waste pipe connection in unit next to dishwasher (under kitchen sink). Nothing had been...
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    Commercial recommendations Midlands

    Can anyone recommend a commercial engineer ideally Midlands based or willing to travel to Nuneaton. Friend of mine needs new warm air heater in a warehouse. Also posted in commercial section. Cheers guys
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    Looking for commercial engineer nuneaton

    Can anybody recommend a commercial gas engineer for a job in Nuneaton. A friend of mine needs a new warm air heater in a warehouse.
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    Vaillant 824 leaking diverter question

    I've got an old 824 with a leaking diverter. Its leaking at the big round nut type thing at the front which clamps the electric part in place. My question is can I buy a replacement same type diverter and just change the inners as oppose to stripping it all out and replacing the complete valve...
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    New Vaillant 418 with unvented problems

    We recently fitted a new vaillant 418 and range tribune 180l unvented cylinder at a friends house with powerflush, magnaclean etc etc but he is having problems with his hot water. Old cylinder position was the airing cupboard on the landing new position next to the new boiler in the garage...
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    Baxi Boston dubious flue

    I do some regular work for a customer and he asked me to service his Baxi Boston boiler but i was dubious about the flue as it looks a bit well just old really. Would you guys be going ahead with a service on this appliance given that visual inspection of the flue?
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    Unvented cylinder with baxi Bermuda bbu

    I've been asked if I can install an unvented cylinder with the current baxi Bermuda back boiler unit, guy doesn't want to change the boiler as it is working fine and hears some bad stories with some new boilers which is fair enough. Currently it is pumped heating and gravity hot water. Am I...
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    Gas fire flue requirements

    While doing a job for a customer the other day she asked me for a second opinion on her gas fire which had been capped off. The other guy has quoted £900 to "sort" it and leave working. Now upon inspection of the flue, other than it not being supported properly I can't see much wrong with it. I...
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    Complete house price

    Been asked to fully plumb a new build 3 bed house in the midlands, which I've done before but feel I went too cheap on the last one so want a few opinions on price. To plumb full heating system, no microbore. 10 rads Duotec 28 combi std horizontal flue Gas hob 10m gas line easy run Easy...
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    Flues in void scenario with pictures Vaillant turbomax

    I've been asked to do a gas cert on this property with this situation and the estate agent told me that another gas engineer had been out previously but was unhelpful. I went to have a quick look tonight so i could see what we are dealing with. the flue itself is 250mm away from the openable...
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    Do you change 22mm hot feed to 15mm when converting to combi?

    thoughts on above really. when converting a traditional system to a combi and you fit the boiler in the old cylinder cupboard, is it worth the extra effort to change the hot feed to the bathroom from 22mm down to 15mm, would the difference be noticeable enough to justify doing it. Basically I...
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    Ideal Logic Combi Pinholed HW HEX Brand New Boiler

    Was doing a full install this weekend luckily in an unoccupied house. ripped out old back boiler and cylinder and proceded to fit new ideal logic combi. all was going well untill filling the central heating circuit and found out there was a pinhole in the DHW heat exchanger. so annoyed, now i...
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    Best way to clean a DHW Heat Exchanger??

    as above really, fitted a boiler powerflushed and fitted a spirotech on the return but some old rads breaking down and secondry heat exchanger blocked up. Just wondering how you guys clean them and which ways you find most effective? as i just clean with water and shake out at the moment but im...
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    22mm running trap for D2 pipework??

    I went to a job recently where the D2 pipe discharged into a 110mm drain. on the D2 pipe approx 100mm lower than the tundish was a 22mm to 22mm self sealing trap it was clear plastic device with a lil spring loaded piece of plastic and washer in it and it worked perfectly when discharging water...
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    3 wire 2 port valve problems.

    Ive been to a range unvented cylinder tonight and the hot water is getting too hot, 70 deg C and its the two port valve at fault which is a 3 wire Range 2PV. My question is, can i replace it with the lovely 5 wire honeywell 2PV i have at home and just wire the live neutral and earth same as the...
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    How do you check an immersion element?

    as above, went to a cylinder yesterday and it had live going to one side of the element so the stat was fine but still wasnt heating up. i tested the resistance accross the element and it came back about 16 ohms i think, is that the correct way to test if the element is knackered and what sort...
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    Baxi 133 HE randomly firing up

    Hi all, my friend has a baxi 133 he and it will randomly fire up at any time in the day. Any known faults with these boilers I should be looking out for?? I know it's on a honeywell timer which I'm going to disconnect first and just wire the boiler in directly. Hot water all works fine as and...
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    Boiler Breakdown Engineer Wanted Coventry Area

    Hi all, im new too this forum so go easy on me. Basically im a gas safe registered installer (with about 3 years experience) but i mainly do new central heating installations or general plumbing / bathrooms etc. now i obviously know the basic's when it comes to boilers but recently ive been...
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    • boiler engineer wanted
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    • Forum: Boilers
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