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    Y plan rads heating up when hot water on

    Hi all. I have a problem with the rads heating up when there is call for hot water only on a small 5 radiator y plan system with regular boiler, grundfos alpha 2l pump , nest 3rd gen stat and drayton 3 port. When the thermostat calls for heat the valve switches over, boiler fires and pump runs...
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    Why are combi gas rates co2 and o2 levels important

    I am not 100% on why the kW rating on a gas rate is important on a combi, and what it means if the kW is too low or high, and weather I should record it in gross or net. Also I am not 100% on why my analyser readings for CO2 and O2 are important on maximum and minimum rate. I have spent a lot of...
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    Plumber's bad back

    I'm getting a bad back from all the lugging tools, boilers, rads etc. My lower back is in agony whenever I sit for too long or lie down after work. Is there anything other plumber s do to counteract this? Yoga classes? Cutting working hours? Weight training? Massage? Saunas? Thanks
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    Mains water filter

    My customer has a problem with red silt coming through the mains water. He lives in an apartment on the second floor by a marina. He has asked for some type of filter to be fitted to the mains next to the stop tap. I am also to fit a salamander homeboost pump as he is only getting 8 litres...
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    Help identification of Hot water cylinder I am working on

    Can anyone identify this behemoth? Looks like a vented combination cylinder, but not sure why it has 2 pumps and so many tappings
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    Baxi 105e instant diverter valve

    Hi gang. Is anyone familiar with these boilers? I have attended a job where there is no HOT water. The micro switch that is attached to the top part of the diverter valve is working, but the pin is not coming forward when a hot tap is opened. I changed the diaphragm but the old one...
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    WC Cistern condensation

    Hi all. am at a call out and the customer is complaining about water on the bathroom floor under the close coupled toilet. Nothing appears to be leaking but the Cistern is dripping with condensation. what can I do about this? The bathroom has bath,shower over bath and.is.quite small with no...
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    Scrap copper - weigh in or wait for prices to rise?

    I called the scrap metal merchants today to find out they are paying just £ 2.10 per kg on braisey copper which used to fetch £ 3.50+. Do I stockpile my metal and hope for prices to go up or is it not worth the bother and just weigh in all my copper ? What are all you lot doing?
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    decorative fuel effect fire without the coals

    Can a DFE be run without the coles/logs? I am servicing one anf have flame impingement and the diagram of the coles is not clear so am thinking of doing away with the coals. the fire is a fell romeo16 inch flues gas fire
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    Is this flue safe?

    This is a flue I have come across today whilst doing my first landlord certificate. It is on a Worcester 24i RSF-L. There was duct tape on the join in the flue;and the flue elbow connected to the boiler with a jubilee clip and there were no screws. I removed the tape and tested the flue gas...
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    Baxi 105e High CO

    Hi all. Today I have done my first boiler service on my own and have come into a bit of a problem. The boiler is a baxi 105e ; the working pressure and burner pressure andgas rate were spot on, and the o2 at the intake, but when I tested the extract, the FGA warned of high CO, the level kept...
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    Baxi 105e leak at pump

    Hi all. I have been to service a baxi 105e today and found a water leak at where the pump connects to the pipe leading to the heat exchanger. has anybody come across this before and know how to fix??
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    Spring water eating copper

    I ve just been to a job at a farmhouse up on top of a mountain. The house is plumbed out with JG speedfit and the customer told me that the house has been plumbed out with plastic as the water feeding the property is not mains supply but fed from a spring, and the water corrodes the copper! Has...
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    Two convicted for boiler install

    Two convicted for boiler install Hotel boss Steve Linsell had been on holiday in November 2013 when he was told his guests had no hot water, so contacted his friend Mr Outtridge, who trades as EH & D Outtridge. A new boiler was ordered and installed by Mr Outtridge during his lunch break...
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    Running overflow pipe underneath floorboards as saniflo waste

    Hi all. I have just looked at a job where the customer requires a wc and basin fitted in an elderly relative's room 7meters away from the soil stack in the kitchen. I have decided to fit a Sanitop macerator to pump the waste up to the ceiling and run 22mm pipe through the joists to the soil...
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    Worcester keyless filling link

    Never liked the key yype filling of these boilers, looks like they have found a better way... Worcester 7716192610 Keyless Filling loop
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    Check valve / non return valve question

    Does anybody know what the hexagonal bolt is for on the side of a check valve?
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    Help bleeding upstairs radiators

    Hi gang, I was called to a job this evening to fix a leak. I was then asked to look at the heating. The problem was upstairs rads (all 3) not heating up. I checked and the bottom of the rads were hot and the tops cold. I opened the valves to first rad, and bled all the air out of it. I came...
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