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  1. C

    Back Boiler disconnected. Downstairs Rads luke warm

    Bought a 60 year old house which had a fire backboiler and an oil fired heating system. When I turned the oil on, the back boiler heated up and downstairs rads where only luke warm. I never intend to light the fire so I disconnected the back boiler. System got power flushed and a new pump...
    • creekchubpikie
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    • back boiler boiler rads
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  2. N

    back boiler heating circulation issues

    I hope someone can help as its driving me round the bend. Its and open vented system with a baxi 552 back boiler. the water work perfectly but the heating flow pipes to the radiators get hot but there is no circulation . The flow pipe is hot to all the radiators but the return pipe is cold...
    • Nas
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    • back boiler boiler heating
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boilers
  3. B

    back boiler ventilation

    vent is in floor don't think its ducted Is it AR to be honest its going to be difficult to explain to this old boy why he has had it serviced year after year and no one has mentioned the vent being an issue so if its not AR I will let it pass
  4. C

    back boiler and boiler linked

    ive got an open fire in my house, heating hot water on gravity and central heating on a pumped circuit. could I connect a conventional boiler to the system somehow without going into big costs using the same cylinder ect. I asked a plumber I know and he told me I could do it using a 3 port...
    • CXR100
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    • back boiler boiler
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    • Forum: Boilers
  5. D

    Wood burner back boiler gravity circuit problem

    Hello all, I have a problem with the gravity circuit on a system with 16kw multi fuel burner with a back boiler. The existing plumbing is about 15 years old, roughly. House was vacant before buying and had an old inset stove that was falling apart, assume it worked fine as it was a housing...
    • Dymock
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    • back boiler boiler burner gravity
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Boilers
  6. C

    Rayburn back boiler combi boiler marriage

    Hi guys, my names Chris, I've come on here for abit of advice so I have an idea of what I want before I ask for it and get mugged on price on a job. currently I have my house heated and hot water supplied by a fairly new Worcester Bosch green star boiler, it's great, works fine. however I...
    • Chrishands
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    • back boiler boiler combi combi boiler
    • Replies: 6
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  7. J

    Baxi 45/4E back boiler problem.

    Have a Baxi 45/4E boiler fault. After running for half the day it fails to fire up. Sometimes lock out light comes on. Sometimes not. After an hour the boiler will work again after turning back on. Ignition seems ok. Could it be thermostatic sensor? PCB? Anyone Know the possible causes of this...
    • Jakey
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    • back boiler baxi boiler
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  8. D

    gravity flow back boiler

    I'm hoping to have a back boiler woodburner installed, which can work to heat cylinder by gravity even when no power (still happens!). Looking at other threads, I fear that pumps MUST now be installed, so is this not now allowed?
  9. N

    Does anyone have experience of open fire back boiler plumbing?

    Hi all, wonder if there's a tradesman on here who has experience of open fires with back boilers. Just moved into A 1980's semi in a rural area, which has a traditional open fire. It obviously has a back boiler as there is a damper. There's a box-in at the side of the chimney breast. Two 22mm...
    • Neilmac
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    • back boiler boiler experience fire
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Boilers
  10. B

    back boiler will not stop filling. i HATE central heating

    hi all thank you in advance for reading my post. so my story starts with me finding a small leak from the radiator in the front room (carpet was soaked). i isolated the rad but the valve was letting by so bowl underneath was my option. lucky i have a mate who is a gas engineer so he...
    • bigben86
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    • back boiler boiler central central heating filling heating
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boilers
  11. B

    Back boiler with oil boiler, same system?

    Hi, I've just moved into a house that has a woodburner with back boiler supplying hot water for both domestic water and heating, two separate circuits so four pipes into the back of the woodburner. There are 5 radiators and the hot water tank has an immersion heater in addition to the coil. I'd...
    • Birdingbenny
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    • back boiler boiler oil boiler system
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
  12. townfanjon

    Back boiler

    Guys , I have heard conflicting reports on the following , anybody know the correct way. customer wants a combi, old back boiler in at present but guy wants to keep the fire , normally I have taken the lot out , whats the crack ? thanks in advance
  13. G

    Back boiler flue opinions.

    Was at service of Back boiler earlier and this is what found in loft. Got the usual comment of "In 15 years no one has ever been up my loft to check anything". What ye all think? (why do these pics rotate when added)
    • GrahamM
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    • back boiler boiler flue
    • Replies: 5
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  14. X

    back boiler

    got my cenwat exam next month, revising may get a back boiler, where do you cpa one draft diverter. with no fire or do you not cpa, just spillage and flue flow.
    • xtremeo
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    • back boiler boiler
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  15. P

    back boiler swap

    im looking for someone to remove my Bermuda C5 gas back boiler system and fit me a coal fired back boiler system .. dont want a gas combi boiler as there's nowhere in my house to fit one anyone reccomend a company ?
    • Patrick Johnson
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    • back boiler boiler
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  16. T

    Power flushing a back boiler

    I got a power flush booked in and they have a back boiler, they have no idea of the make or age or even if has ever been serviced. is there anything I need to no about flushing them? Or just crack on as per normal? I use a fernox powerflow with magnetic filter and usually f5
    • tommy1712
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    • back boiler boiler power
    • Replies: 6
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  17. U

    Open fire back boiler

    Want to light fire but scared after reading about back boilers. Is this a back boiler??? There is a hole in it which could have been drilled if it is a boiler? Sorry really have no clue if it even is, can see any pipes etc.
    • Unregistered
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    • back boiler boiler fire
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  18. H

    Back Boiler Pump

    Hi I have an old back boiler and have just invested in a Drayton T720R with remote stat I don't think this is related but I will mention anyway just in case, I had a bit of a nightmare fitting it as the instructions were rubbish and it was a case of trial and error for a couple of hours, it...
  19. W

    Removing a solid fuel back boiler

    Looking for a bit of advice... We want to remove an old solid fuel back boiler to install a multifuel stove with back boiler. Our current Grant back boiler is connected to both radiators and hw tank (piped in place of immersion) Is there any way of disconnecting the heating circuit to...
    • Walls_c
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    • back boiler boiler
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Boilers
  20. A

    Heating radiators using back boiler and zoned programmer

    We have recently installed a multi fuel stove with back boiler and have zoned our oil heating. The zoning is working fine but I can't get the radiators to heat using the hot water from the stoves back boiler. I'm not sure how to. Appreciate any advice thanks.
    • Annemct
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    • back boiler boiler heating radiators
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Boilers
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