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    Grinding vibrating vaillant combi

    Afternoon guys, going to look at a job on Friday, they've got a vaillant ecotech combi and it makes a loud vibrating / grinding noise, but only if the heating is on and then they use the hot water it does not do it when it's just hot water being demanded or just heating. I'm thinking it might be...
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    gas pipe run

    Evening all, I went to look at a flat a friend has bought,earlier today to give it a once over he wants some bathroom work done,anyway I noticed the gas pipe goes into the building under the floor in the ground floor flat and up into his flat in the understairs cupboard which is also in the...
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    Summertime heating

    Afternoon all, I'm working on a job where an old woman has been ripped off by some bodge artist the whole jobs a mess, any way I'm after some info from some if the more informed people on here, is it against regs to put 4 ,yes 4 towel towel warmers on the hot water circuit? The woman is trying...
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    Sprinkler course

    Afternoon all , has anyone experience of fitting sprinkler systems ? Or know of any courses that you can go on? I've been asked to do two and I've never done one
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    Horizontal cylinder

    Evening all I'm going to do a horizontal cylinder next week and I've never done one before, just wondering if there was any thing other than the obvious that's different about them also where do you guys get them from ?
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    Zone valve or not?

    Evening all I've been asked to pice up a replacement boiler for a servowarm 50 so I'm thinking of a Wb 15ri my question is the cylinder is heated via immersion heater as are all the rest of the flats concrete floors means it'd be a nightmare to heat it via the boiler so as the boiler is only for...
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    Unblocking heat exchanger ?

    Evening all I mainly do installs do very little mantainence, woman rang me said she has hot water for 10 secs then goes cold so I'm presuming it's blocked exchanger is there a quick way of unblocking it or is it just easier to replace it? Thanks in advance
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    Soldering non copper pipes

    Afternoon all I just looked at job where customer wants to change a few rads and I've noticed it that old pipe can't remember the name of it but it's not copper or chrome tube it looks kinda like ally anyway can anyone tell me can I solder as normal or should I use compression thanks
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    T&p relief valve

    Evening all, was changing a 2port valve this evening and noticed the temprature relief valve was dripping on the mega flo it's about 15 years old so it's one of those ring pull types, where could I get a new one ??
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    New valve or motor?

    Evening all went to look at a job on the way home the 2 port valve for the heating (drayton) opens when promted but clicks back loudly 10 secs later do you think it's the valve or motor that needs replacing ? Normally I'd just do the valve but it's in such an awkard place I rather not have to...
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    Move pump?

    Evening all The neighbour of where I'm working today asked me to have a look at their ch today said it's not getting hot in loft conversion, old system, been p flushed, boiler looks big enough too handle the work (at a rough guess), pump is on the ground floor right at floor level, pipe work...
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    Boiler courses

    Evening all, I was wondering how useful the courses hosted by Worcester Bosch , valiant , baxi are worth taking in terms of increasing knowledge and breakdown repairs or is there a course in the London area that any of ye would recommend?? Thanks
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    Boiler courses

    Evening all, I was wondering how useful the courses hosted by Worcester Bosch , valiant , baxi are worth taking in terms of increasing knowledge and breakdown repairs or is there a course in the London area that any of ye would recommend?? Thanks
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    Which boiler

    Evening all, I got my gasafe a few months ago and have only really dealt with combi installs. I've been given a job to do where the last guy done a runner leaving the customer with a job half done so far he has installed a s-plan with an unvented cylinder but no boiler so I was wondering which...
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