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    Alpha CB 28 headscratcher... any advice chaps?

    ok, so I went to a job last week, custard had just bought the house, unluckily for them it had an Alpha CB28 in it. She said it kept cutting out (heating, dhw was fine)so she would have to reset and then it would work again. I told her to try it on DHW only mode until I could get there late...
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    Vokera Compact 29 HE won't ignite without the case cover seal removed....?

    Had a but of a head scratcher this morning chaps. Vokera 29kw compact, About 4 years old... I've been stressing majorly trying to fix it on a callout this morning, eventually put a new APS on it even though the old one seemed fine. NO change. The boiler fires (mostly) with the case cover off...
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    Vaillant shafting installers....!!!

    Well, a lot of Vaillant installers round my way, no longer instal vaillants. They have defected to other manufacturers, with a few going to Glow worm... (Funny as the two factories are on the same site lol) Apparently the cause of the uproar has been several heating companies customers have...
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    Competing with British Gas...

    So I went to quote an install this evening. Nice couple, combi combi swap. No problem. Until they started asking if I could offer the 'green grant' British gas could get them for about £250? (that somebody would pay to the customer..)... The bit that really stopped me short is they said that...
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    12 rads on quite a large system - Vaillant 37 kw

    Just looked at a job. It's a very large house and is currently running a floor stander with DHW store. The customer wants a vaillant and as they have two bathrooms I recommended the 837 pro. There are twelve rads of various sizes on the system. I cant recall what vaillant say as the max amount...
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    Electric Under floor heating - anyone use it?

    I've got a job coming up where the custard wants electric heat mat installing and then the floor is being tiled over with porcelain floor tiles. Just wondering if anyone's got any advice / warning / etc that will give me a heads up before I order the stuff. I've fitted some before in a bathroom...
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    DIY timewasters

    Awesome!!! that really cheered up my sh*tty evening!!
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    British Gas 532i combi boiler... What is it?!!!

    There's a poorly one I've got to fix at a house I'm doing some other work at. Its a BG532i , which is a British Gas branded Bosch Worcester. I'm just trying to work out which one. I haven't got the GC number yet as only had a quick squint. But I've found a manual which seems to show its a 32kw...
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    Dry testing after an install... anyone do it?

    Seen one of those dry testing kits (using an air pump of some sort) in the merchants the other day and just wondering if anyone else uses them post a new install? I usually trust to my soldering and rad fitting abilities but the odd occasion has seen painful draindowns and repairs. Just...
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    How to prevent a pipe from the kitchen, running outside into the garage - freezing

    Bit of a weird one this. Went to a customers today and among a few rads they want me to fit, they have a problem with the pipe feeding their washing machine in the garage, freezing! its not surprising as it runs from waist height out of the kitchen wall , then in poly it runs down the wall...
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    Triton Mersey bar mizer shower issue - its too cold...!

    OK guys. This one is really bugging me, luckily its my own house and Ive just redone the bathroom, if it was a customers I would be pulling my hair out even more! Fitted a Triton mersey bar mixer as although I prefer Mira, they didnt have one that looked how I wanted. Grohe were a strong...
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    Issue with a replacement central heating install- 15 rads!

    ok guys. I did an install the other day. It was in a property that is actually 2 houses joined into one house to make a detached (semis). As a result the pipework was from what we could make out, both sides literally joined into one. I installed a Vaillant 831 as there is one bathroom and one...
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    Commercial unit, huge meter and normal G4 meter?

    ok guys Was working in a commercial premises the other day, they are having new radiators in all of the offices and repiped etc. It is a 37kW combi running it as its not a big unit. Now the question!! The premises owner had one of those 'could you just do me a favour' questions... he wanted...
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    How much would you charge/pay day rate for Gas Safe Engineer?

    ok guys. Im doing a little research on rates for qualified gas safe engineers. now I realise that PQE experience is important, and for this example say 12-18 months PQE and a competent person. Im wanting to know what a fair day rate is to charge/pay for working in the Yorkshire area (South...
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    Frozen condensate pipes.... HOw many have you had recently?

    So with the recent arctic like weather, we've had a heap loads of frozen condensate pipes... Making me realise how inadequately a lot of them have been routed on initial install and making me think twice about routing them myself bearing in mind I dont want them to freeze in the future...
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    Getting a placement for my Gas Course

    ok, I have been working in the building industry for quite a few years and have done a lot of bathrooms and general plumbing (not gas of course) for an employer. I decided last year that I needed to get Corgi registered (as it was at the time) and hence I saved up and am undertaking a course...
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