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New to oil boilers & need loads of info.
Hi all. Okay. Long storey but, I'll try & keep it as short as possible. We are buying a house that is in a little rural village so no gas. A guy bought it to renovate & sell over but it appears, bit off a little more than he can chew as apparently he usually buys cheap properties, toshes them... -
Installing Worcester Boilers quickly and pain free? Possible?
Is there a knack to installing them quicker? Seems to take me in order of 1-2 hours more than installing an Ideal. The wall jig needs like 4 screws to hang and needs quite a flat wall (Ideals and Vaillants hung with two screws then your whole boiler is on on wall) then you need to hang boiler... -
Do any manfactures do side exist flue boilers
No really researched this yet but can anyone tell me if there is a heat only boiler on the market that does a side exit flue ? We get quite alot of old boilers that we have relocate because the new top or rear flue type just wont be possible. Normally if replacing a boiler in a kitchen cupboard... -
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Plume levels from 1 or 2 boilers
Hello, We curently have a 50-year old non-condensing 68kW boiler for the communcal heating of my residential block, and we plan to replace it with either two 40kW condensing boilers or one 80kW condensing boiler. Because the flue(s) would be placed in the front of the building (lightwell in... -
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Linking oil boilers to solar Pv panels
Hi all. I am thinking about how to get the most from pv panels. I have a worcester Green star oil Combi boiler about 5 years old. If I install a mains pressure immersion tank can I convert the boiler to a non combi type? And heat the water in the tank with the boiler. Also is it possible to... -
Sign off on boilers and remover of tank
Hi I live in the Bronx we have a three family town house and unfortunately when we bought the house the contractor did not sign off on our boilers so we have three boilers that need signing off on in addition I have a 4th tank that we do not use that the fire department says must be remove can...- moneylove007
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Navien and Worcester Oil Boilers
Hi all My sister is in the process of getting quotes for the installation of an oil central heating system (rural Cornwall) in an old house where none currently exists. For obvious reasons she is having trouble getting anyone out to quote at the moment apart from one local contractor. He has...- PeterPerfect13
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hounsfield oil boilers any good
I would like heating engineers opinion on hounsfield oil boilers. Are they any good? -
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I need open flue boilers
Hi, I'm after natural gas open flue boilers and water heaters. I know they're getting very rare these days, but if you are removing any, could you remove them gently, along with the flue up to the draught diverter and I'll come and pick them up from you. Thanks -
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Why do domestic boilers have longer waranties than commercial ones?
I am contemplating of having 2 domestic boilers (35-40 kW each) for the communal heating (no hot water) of a 12-flat residential block that would replace a 50-year old 68kW boiler for the heating. The waranties for domestic boilers are much longer than commercial boilers. For example, a... -
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Cascading rigs or frames for two 40 kW Worcester boilers
Hello, This is in relation to replacing a 50 year old 68kW boiler with two 40kW Worcester boilers for a residential blocks's (12 flats) centraol heatign only. Are you aware of any cascading rigs or frames that would be suitable? King of Pipes had suggested the Ideal Evomax heder kit, which... -
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LARGE HEAT ONLY BOILERS
Looking to get a 40kw or 42kw heat only boiler for a largish house. already done heat loss to these values. was going to use and pressurise with external expansion vessel. Vaillant tech suggested they had a boiler to suit but i cannot find it? Anyone know if they do one ( it is for domestic use)... -
BOXT Boilers and Boiler Installations - Are you a BOXT Installer?
BOXT Boilers and Boiler Installations - Are you a BOXT Installer? Seen an advert on TV for a BOXT Boiler. Black friday deal. Wondering if we have any BOXT installers on here and whether they're doing alright with them? "Don't miss out on our amazing Black Friday deals. Save up to £150 off your... -
Black Friday deal on boilers
Lost a job to BOXT with black friday deal £2000 for a worcester greenstar 30 kw with longer flue and condensate pump and all controls !!! Feel sorry for the installer fitting that one lol- hammers4spanner
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Glow worm energy boilers
Anyone fitting these? Can you pay to extend the warranty to 10 years like Vaillant? -
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Boilers internal condensate trap
Has anyone seen it become an issue where a boilers condensate pipe. Is tee'd in to a 40mm waste pipe that also takes say a sink waste. And the waste pipe pulling the trap out of the boiler as the sink discharges? -
Views on Heat Input - Vaillant EcoFit Pure System boilers
We fit a few Vaillant Ecofit Pure system boilers, usually the case when an old Heat Only boiler goes and we replace with a system rather leaving OV, better all round solution. Ecofits are great as they're rear flues and fit in cupboards. So when replacing we usually replace like for like in...- EvilDrPorkChop
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Which combi boilers are available with a rear flue option?
I'm after a boiler with a rear flue option for a replacement cupboard installation, i know the Vaillant Ecofit Pure and Gloworm equivalent but i've fitted one before and wasn't really happy paying a grand for what seems to be essentially the same as a £480 Heatline Capriz2 so was looking for... -
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Ideal Boilers 14mb inlet pressure
It says in the manufactures instructions that a 24kw ideal boiler will work ok with a gas inlet pressure of 14mb or more. With a working pressure at the meter of 19-23mb this will be far greater than the allowed 1mb drop for the pipework. They allow 1.5mb drop for the gas valve too. If... -
Lochinvar High Efficiency Boilers
Based in Banbury, never heard of them but its always good to explore ...anybody come across this outfit. ? Rob Foster aka centralheatking- Rob Foster
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