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  1. woodsy

    Boiler Plus April 2018

    interested in people's thoughts- no chance that any of it is going to be done in my opinion as people are massively price conscious and the chuck it in merchants won't comply making those of us trying to do the job correctly looking even more expensive.
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    Yes sir, I will have to turn your boiler off

    As per the photo, combustion chamber rotted with daylight on show.
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    Glowworm 24cx

    Went out to the above boiler and it looks that the plastic 'tray / sump ' on the bottom of the heat engine is leaking. Parts specialists couldn't tell me if the plastic part is a separate item or part of the engine. After 16 mins sat on the phone to try and get through to Glowworm, l lost the...
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    Glowworm 30cxi

    Been out to above boiler, which is periodically blowing the 3amp fuse in the spur, nowt on the actual boiler. New fuse in and up the boiler fires and works good as gold for an hr, or two then bang again. Anybody come across this before and can give me a heads up ?
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    Popped new expansion vessel

    Went to a job yesterday on a Biasi with a leak which turned out to be the expansion vessel. Ordered a new one, fitted it and started to fill and the new one popped too which freaked me out. Prv appears to be lifting which was my first thought but just wondering if anyone has had this before and...
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    Alpha cb24x

    Been to one of the above this eve which is going to lockout in both hot water and heating with the main heat exchanger kettling badly. No air vents other than an auto vent on the pump block and was just wondering if anybody has expierience of the same problem with this boiler.
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    Ensuite size ?

    Been asked if there's a regulation size under building regs for an ensuite room - never really considered it
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    Potterton profile 80e to Vaillant ecotec plus 430

    Been asked to change a Potterton to the Vaillant - not fitted the Vaillant before so looking for any possible headaches , wiring alterations etc that I need to take into account.
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    Potterton Promax 15he

    Got an intermittant problem with the above boiler faulting to ignition lockout although never while I've been there. All works as it should, gas pressures, gas rates, ignition all seem spot on yet the intermittant fault keeps occurring. Would appreciate any heads up from anyone with particular...
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    Ideal mini c24

    Been out to the above boiler and having the following problems. Create a demand in hot water pump starts, flow spindle making micro switch, then dropping back, remaking and dropping back again. Checked diaphragm, renewed while had apart Although looked ok, removed bypass to rear and checked not...
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    New method of boiler hanging

    Went to service a boiler and the following was found. Yes that is a carpet gripper fixed to the wall with the boiler jig wired to it
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    Gas man i have sinned.

    Fitted my 1st Logic + 35he combi ,this week - at the insistance of the customer and sorry but i quite liked it. Having mopped up some of the mess of the isars / icos the last few years i was determined to hate it but generally easy to fit etc. and performance good. Time will tell !!!
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    Overrated Bosch

    I listen to fellow tradesmen and watch people on here raving about this companies boilers but fail to understand why having been out to another newish greenstar boiler with water spraying from a pinhole in the plastic supply manifold. I would agree that some of the earlier boilers were decent...
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    condensing flue discharging over boundary

    Customer with current cream crackered se Halstead Ace combi. Current flue discharges into a yard of a neighbouring house. Its been a long week and just want to make sure that when i told customer that new condenser cannot discharge in same place, i am right.
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    Constant dripping flue

    Had the owner of an estate agency ask me the above question. This happens regardless of the fact whether the boiler is on or off. The boiler has been moved as part of an extention done by a builder 5months ago ( yes i know the alarm bells are ringing ). I last went to the boiler, prior to its...
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    Stelrad Elan bf boiler

    The local council are sponsoring a scrappage scheme which an householder has just informed me on and their boiler is the above. Trying to find if this comes into band g or who if anybody bought out these. Should really know this but my brain i think should be rated at band g and scrapped.
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    Gas safe inspection

    Got my gas safe inspection tommorrow - been doing this job best part of 30yrs yet will still feel like a 16yr old taking his o levels and will no doubt babble away and talk rubbish thru nerves like always.
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    Potterton gold combi

    Had to replace a fan on one of these due to somebody nicking the copper from a local substation which caused 290 properties to have their televisions, fridges, boilers go up in smoke with the power surge and was impressed on how easy everything was to access. Anybody fitting these and any...
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    Boiler with direct rear flue.

    Been asked to change an old Ravenheat combi which has a flue directly from the back rather than the top flue elbow system and was wondering if anybody got any suggestions. Glowworm i understand do it but not keen on the modern glowworm boilers. Because of stairs i don,t have the room for...
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    Magnacleanse flushing System

    Just wondering now that these have been out a while if anybody has used one and their thoughts. Adey tech. claim that it will do the job of a power flush without the risk of any damage to rads, dodgy solder joints etc but as it relies on the system pump, i am sceptical, although if any good at...
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