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    Back boiler for double sided stove

    hi i have a double sided hunter herald 14 stove that sits between 2 rooms in my home. I am wondering would it be possible to fit a back boiler? The stove produces great heat but only for the 2 rooms. It would be great to be able to heat water/radiators using the stove. Does anyone know if to...
    • Sjmry1
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  2. P

    Back boiler gas usage advice

    Hi I've just got a property with an eight year old back boiler. I've been keeping a note of the meter readings and in 40 days its used 118 m3 units. Its been on a timer coming on twice a day for an hour just heating rads no hot water, as its unoccupied. For two hours it uses 3 units which I...
    • Piecan
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    • back boiler boiler
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  3. S

    wood burning back boiler

    Is it possible to just replace my gas back boiler with a wood burning one without changing the pipework ?
    • stevieboy33
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    • back boiler boiler
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  4. D

    Glow worm Majorca back boiler and fire.

    Hi there does any one have a link to a site that as a manual for a glow worm Majorca back boiler and fire
    • Dale Greaves
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    • back boiler boiler fire glow worm
    • Replies: 10
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  5. I

    disconnect a back boiler

    hello - I have just bought my first house and wish to drain and disconnect the pipes feeding the backboiler as the chimney breast has recently craked and I need to fit a log burner, therefore digging out the backboiler. there is a drain tap next to the fire breast. there is a pipe feeding...
    • ian260281
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  6. B

    baxi back boiler

    been asked to look at a baxi back boiler by a landlord - was told engineer did gas cert on it then was called back as it cut out after 20mins use, he told the landlord to get someone else in has he has not worked on many - the other engineer apparently isolated the boiler but i have no...
    • buckley plumb
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    • back boiler baxi boiler
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  7. V

    Range cooker back boiler removal

    Hi gents, Any tips on removing a hot water only back boiler from a twin coil open vented cylinder? First job will be to confirm which is boiler and which is 'Aga' pipework... Cooker coming out this weekend...any hints or tips??
    • virgil
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  8. V

    Back boiler Powerflush

    Hi Guys , Would welcome some advice with this one please . Situation , 3 bed semi with Parkray inset fire with back boiler , does Cylinder and 11 rads . In rented house , Landlord says it used to heat everything up fine ( a few years ago ) . Been empty for a while , New...
  9. H

    Identifying a coal back boiler

    Hi all i am on your forum hoping some body has seen this type of boiler i.e water jacket? , the reason is i am looking for missing front cleaning door and top draught plate , thanks for looking :)
    • happy gef
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    baxi bermuda back boiler cust out occasionally

    I have a baxi bermuda back boiler, the electronic version. It kept cutting out after a new zone vlave was connected. My plumber said it needed a room thermostat as the only control we had was the boiler control. I gladly had this installed as well as a new timer and tank thermo, it'll save...
    • arrumac
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  11. J

    Rads off a back boiler

    Hi. I was wondering if anyone could have a look and see if this would work. Firstly i am not a plumber. I am a NIC electrician I am renovating a house in France and am trying to sort some form of heating. The village doesn't have a gas supply, there is no room for an oil tank. The house is...
    • jimbo86
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    • back boiler boiler rads
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    Back Boiler for Victorian Range?

    Hi there, I'm new to the forum and have some questions... What sort of suitable back boiler can I get for my old Iron Victorian cooking range? I fitted the range nearly 30 years ago and feel that now I would like to fit a back boiler to heat the domestic hot water supply via a simple indirect...
    • LJ.
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    Pump seems to have gone on the back boiler, but the Plumber is confused...

    I have a back boiler, and the central heating system isn't working. The hot water is fine, but when on Heating alone it stays alight for about a minute, then bangs and clatters a bit before shutting down. Someone came round to have a look at it, and suspecting an issue with the pump, took up...
    • Bryn Abbott
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  14. R

    Hot Water / Heating Advise Please - Old Baxi Back Boiler on Y-Plan

    Hi Guys I hope your all keeping well I would like a little advise from you on this subject if you do not mind. In my other property i have an old Y-Plan open vented central heating system, (Baxi Back Boiler). My tenants have the hot water on constantly (Gas) on the timer with the heating (...
    • Richard at Home
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    • back boiler baxi boiler heating hot water water
    • Replies: 9
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  15. K

    adding a back boiler to multi fuel stove and linking to present radiators

    Hi all can anyone give me any advice on how do i go about this following! i have a fairly new boiler from British gas in the last 3 years it heats around 13 radiators in total i also live in a stone properrty with obviously no cavity wall insulation minute i turn heating off rooms cool down very...
    • kenya1991
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    • back boiler boiler radiators
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    baxi back boiler fire

    serviced a back boiler and the fire got me puzzled for ages thought i had a gas leak - it must have been an old fire it had a permenant weep pilot once lit it stayed on no safety device to cut it out any one seen these before - for the moment i have isolated the fire untill i get intouch with baxi
    • buckley plumb
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    • back boiler baxi boiler fire
    • Replies: 7
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  17. H

    Baxi Bermuda 51/5 Back Boiler

    It is about 15 years old. Recently I had a problem with the boiler when it wouldn't fire up using the timer, but we were able to fire it up manually using the boiler thermostat control. Then boiler wouldn't fire up manually either. An engineerfrom a company I had used previously said it...
    • heatseeker
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    • back boiler baxi boiler
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  18. D

    Gas Fires fitted after back boiler removal.

    Hi Guys, Have any of you fitted gas fires after removing a back boiler. Im not quite sure about this? The customer has an inset fire to be installed. He has cemented the holes where the old flow and return pipes used to come through. The fire surround had a horse shoe shapped opening but the...
    • Danv44444
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    Back Boiler Advice for oil fired central heating and 2 separate solid fuel fireplaces

    Hi Folks I am looking for some advice and hope someone can help. I have just bought a property and I am looking at having the the heating system modified. Basically I have a bungalow with oil fired central heating and 2 separate solid fuel fireplaces with separate chimneys. One is in a small...
    • H150GTT
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    • back boiler boiler central central heating heating
    • Replies: 6
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  20. B

    Noise from back boiler area

    Hi all , a relative phoned tonight with a heating question as i was in the game a few year back but i am a bit rusty so i thought i would pose the question to the forum. Basically he has a back boiler in place (with no fire front just a plate cover??) and he is getting noise from this area when...
    • billybongo
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    • back boiler boiler noise
    • Replies: 23
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