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    Grant boiler rusting inside after 1 yr

    I have a clients oil Grant boiler I fitted last year. It is a Vortex pro 26-46 system. It is just a small system loop as it is a pool boiler. Heated through a heat exchanger directly behind the boiler. I went to service today and took about a handful of rust off the baffles. There was even signs...
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    Boiler kittling again after 2 yrs of fixing.

    A bit of history first. 2 yrs ago visited a grant boiler with boiler and pipework kettling. I added SentX200 noise reducer. It is standard open vented system S plan Also found there was no bypass and this was an external boiler with frost stat so boiler would start with no valves open...
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    Advice for replacement pool oil boiler

    I've a client with a rusty 20yr+ old Certikin 180 (44kw) oil pool boiler that needs changing. Certikins replacement looks like it is the exact same boiler. It has a riello r40 burner and non condensing 85% efficient boiler... Oftec say it wouldn't be compliant and would have to contact Building...
    • RayPlumb
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    • boiler oil boiler replacement
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
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    Green plastic over Glenhill Cylinders

    Hi Just took order of the new Glenhill green envirofoam vented copper cylinder. Unfortunately I did not realise the green cylinder in the pictures was actually a plastic sheet over the insulation. This is going on a kitchen wall and previous one was the spray on foam painted white to blend in...
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    New Boiler sizing app

    Ive got a new replacement boiler to install and the Energy Saving Trust whole house boiler sizing is no longer being allowed to be used to correctly size new boilers. Apparently there is an app you can use for room by room calculation anyone with a link. I've looked online and keep just...
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    Advice for replacing old coal boiler in Scotland

    My In-laws lives in Scotland Perthshire (I'm in England) and has an old 40+yr old coal fired boiler, Bungalow with 14 rads (some double) pumped heating microbore and gravity hot water cylinder. Rads originally sized on single glazing, then 15yrs ago got double glazing put in. I'm trying to...
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    First Underfloor heating install advice and tips

    Got an underfloor heating to install and Ive done a few repairs on manifolds etc but this is the first design and install for me. Advice and tip requested. The job is a kitchen extension with under floor heating this .will be added to the existing rad heated house. The new heated areas will be...
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    Pulsar direct TRV pin leaking looking for spares

    I have a client with 5 manifolds that are Pulsar Direct supplied .I know Pulsar direct are no longer. I have a few with leaking TRV (RBM -TL50) pins. How easy is it to change the pin side of the valve. . Are they standard or specific to the manifold? Where would I look for spares. Just had 'we...
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    What is the best way to pressure test oil line with tigerloop?

    With regs requesting more oil line pressure testing, what's the best way to test an existing oil line with a tiger loop. Can you leave it in place or do you exclude form test. ?
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    4 siemens 3 port valves burnt out in a year.

    Changed a clients burnt out 3 port siemens DVA3 heating valve head like for like this time last year. Just put it down to normal wear. Then it burnt out in April. I thought unlucky, siemens not great but ok and changed it. Told client to make sure not to cover it etc as I know they can get hot...
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    Low Co ppm after Kane 455 service

    Hi . Just had my Kane 455 back after 5th year service. Friday used it to check a repaired old oil heatslave combi. Repair did not alter combustion settings. I had serviced the boiler in April and expected similar combustion results. Although the Co was 6ppm in April it was about 41ppm. All other...
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    Nest wiring for a new Worcester heatslave 11 combi 18-25 3amp nest 5amp boiler

    Replacing a clients old standard boiler with new oil heatslave 11 combi 18-25. It has a nest wired in and looking on the instructions it says 3amp max to nest but the boiler requests 5amp. Anyone with suggestion around this. Im sure there are plenty nests wired in to oil boilers. Thanks...
    • RayPlumb
    • Thread
    • boiler combi wiring worcester
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boilers
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    Nest 3rd gen default to hot water on.

    Just had a problematic install of a nest 3rd gen. System is s S plan, wiring was a bit fiddly but got it done. Switched it all on and hot water cam on. Checked nest thermostat and hot water is set to off. Rechecked all working again and narrowed it down to heat link constantly calling for...
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    Upside down cistern fill valve..

    On a job today and asked to change the WC cistern, supplied by customer from a supposedly 'better' online bathroom supplier. The instructions looked a bit suspect as if translated direct from Chinese.. Anyone seen one of these before?? The inlet valve(pictured). No it is not upside down.. The...
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    Potterton Statesman system burner..

    Hi I have a problem with a potterton Statesman system boiler. Riello R40 G5. I'm getting lock out after about 15 sec. Motor runs, oil to pump. Although slow bleeding through pump bleeder. No pressure on gauge at all. Previous plumber has changed pump solenoid.. Im suspecting pump or broken...
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    Steel pipe one pipe system adaptor fitting

    Ive got a client with an old one pipe system in steel pipe. They want a radiator put in the bathroom where pipe run runs under floor along wall. I can access short run of pipe. Was thinking of cutting pipe putting 22mm copper in cut out section with flow and return rad tap ins. Then back to old...
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    What is the correct way to bury central heating pipes

    I have a system that pipes under screed keeps leaking. Looking to replace under floor pipework to 5 radiators under screed and 3 radiators with pipework under false floor. I have already rerouted water supplies above screen. To rerun all pipework from above droping down into rads would be...
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    Help.. Intermittent oil boiler lock out ( moved from Central heating Thread)

    Help .. Running out of options.. I have a client with a Grant vortex utility system 36-46 with riello burner. There is about a 20metre 10mm oil line under ground from tank to a fire valve (vertical? ) then tigerloop, Then in through a 22mm duct into the property under passage about 2.5mts then...
    • RayPlumb
    • Thread
    • boiler central central heating heating oil boiler
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Boilers
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    Help.. Oil boiler intermittent lockout

    moved to Oil and solid fuel
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    Advice on new oil tank size camray 5 19-26kw boiler

    Hi I have been asked to quote for a new oil tank. The house is a large 3 bed . It has a standard camray 5 19-26kw boiler. Also has an arger. I don't do much work with argers and unsure how much oil they use. The access to where the tank will go is narrow so thinking of tall thin tank. Any...
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