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    Gas engineer doing own gas cert for rental property

    Hi All, i've not been on for a while. a quick question. another gas engineer has said that gas engineers who are landlords are not allowed to do safety checks on their rental properties. is this correct? sounded rather absurd to me but he is pretty adamant.
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    UFH filling

    Hi all, Just reading through manual for underfloor heating which says that UFH must never be filled via filling loop from boiler. Left me a bit puzzled... Why is this? It's a single circuit system.
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    Flushing system before commission

    Hi all, As per title, what's the procedure for flushng newly installed central heating and cold feed. Is a powerflush machine needed? Does the boiler need to be part of the flushing? Another Gsr said the just filling up the the system for central heating then draining is enough and for...
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    Gauge fitting

    Hi all, I need to fit a pressure gauge on my return pipe. can someone please tell me what type of connection in need for this:
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    Underfloor heating Gurus

    Hi all, I'm just in the middle of fitting an intergas 36/40 boiler. it's a s plan 3 zone system. regarding underfloor heating, in the boiler manual, it has the following: what does this exactly mean? Am i to fit a check valve, if so where?
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    Howdens - free milwaukee tool

    Hi all, I opened a trade account with Howdens today and was told i get a choice of free gift, milwaukee drill or multi tool and something, can't remember exactly what.....so, if you want a freebie, you know what to do :coolgleamA:
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    UFH floor preparation

    Hi all, I could really do with some help. I'd like to know how the floor should be constructed for underfloor heating in my new rear kitchen extension. the builders have laid the concrete floor which is about 20sqm. The outer ground level is quite low, around 55cm. The new internal concrete...
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    Pivoted shower door

    Hi all, I've tried so many places to look for a particular type of shower door. The shower under the stairs so the space is very limited. When you open this door, you have to pull it towards you inside the shower cubicle. A bit like bifold door but it's one peice... The hinge is like...
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    UFH - copper pipe...what if.....

    just out of curiosity, what if i used 22mm copper pipe for underfloor heating without a manifold? just zoned off to cover about 15sqm.... It's to go in my new kitchen extension. flooring will concrete 2 x 4" timber will be resting on the concrete. I was just thinking of notching into the...
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    full install quotation help

    Hi all, i've never been asked to do a full house install before so not too sure what the going rate is on labour. so, taking out all the old rads boiler and pipework. all pipes are to be chased into the walls as customer doesn't want any pipework coming out of the floor boards. the good thing...
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    Boiler recommendation

    Hello all, I know I should know but I'm not entirely sure which Boiler I should install in my house. It's a 3 bed which will be running 3 zones, downstairs, upstairs and underfloor heating. Shower will also run from this too... The baxi platinum 40 looks quite Appealing with a 10...
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    New install

    Hi All, I’m having a complete reinstall of my central heating system due to full refurbishment of my house. I’ve not had the pleasure of carrying out an install from scratch yet so what better place to start than my own house to break things :-D. It’s a 3 bed end terrace, shower WC downstairs...
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    Gloworm ultracom 24cxi F1 fault code

    Hi all, I went to a call out to fix a gas leak as British gas had capped off the meter. I traced and repaired the leak. Upon turning on the thermostat for central heating, nothing happend so i looked at the boiler and it had F1 and F22 come up on the display. The pressure was 2.8...
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    Plastic piping for central heating

    Hi all, What are your thoughts and experience on using plastic piping for the central heating run? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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    Vaillaint boiler recommendions

    Hi All, Customer is adamant that they would like a Vaillaint boiler. Can any please recommend a 28kw combi?
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    Vaillant con error

    Hi all, I'm not too sure which model the boiler is but it's coming up with a 'con' error. Had a little dig and seems like the Pcb could be knackered. Anything else I can look before I break the good news to the custard (!)
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    Ecotec 831 No pressure

    Hi all, As per title. There is no pressure in the boiler and gauge doesn't go up no matter how much you fill. I've not been to have a look yet. I've asked customer to check the prv, he said it's dry. Surely there must be some kind of major leak somewhere? Can't be a faulty gauge could it...
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    Steel pipe connection on gas meter

    Hi all, is it a requirement to have ptfe tape on the points of steel pipes? i'm asking as i was called to a gas leak where there was no ptfe tape but just paste on all the joints. the joint that was leaking had hardly any paste on it.
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    Vaillant turbomax plus 828 flame on flame off

    Hi all, we went to a boiler where both central heating and dhw would turn on then off again. We then cleaned the plate heat exchanger thinking it would solve the problem but there was no change. We then opened the combustion chamber. Please see attached pic. I take it the black marks and...
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    Main 24 HE combi - Dhw issue

    Hi all, I just got back from looking at above boiler. When running the tap, the water is hot, warm, hot, hot, warm again then hot, lukewarm and sometimes just goes cold. During this time there is no change with the flames. What should I be looking at?
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