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    Installing Selkirk flexible vent on water heater

    I am trying to install Sellkirk flexible vent onto my water heater and I’m getting confused as to which end connects to the water heater and which end attaches to the existing vent pipe. The flexible pipe has two ends one of which is a male one of which is female but I don’t know which is which...
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    Tankless Water heater: Expansion tank burst

    Hi. It's cold as heck in Austin. Temps dropped to single digits last night in Austin. Last night loss power @ 2AM. This morning around 11:30am, heard a loud explosion coming from outside area where the tankless water heater system is installed. Noticed that the expansion tank exploded. You can...
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    Absolutely no pilot light on Gas heater, Help!

    Hi all, Over the years I had to replace the entire burner assembly on my gas water heater. The common issue was the pilot light would keep going out, so I would replace the entire burner unit. (all wires & the burner) All was good over the past 4 years until today. My pilot light is no where to...
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    What power cable for immersion heater?

    An easy one... The power cable from my immersion heater controller to the heater itself needs replacing. It's been stripped back so many times over the years that it's getting too short. Can someone qualified tell me exactly what cable to ask for? From what I've read, it would be a three-core...
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    Replacing "short wire" in immersion heater

    Hi, This morning, I found that my immersion heater had stopped working. The short wire that runs from the thermostat to the live terminal of the heater had fried (or at least its insulation did) and disconnected from the terminal pin. Although I've scavenged a replacement wire from an old...
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    Main Multipoint BF Water Heater

    Hi, Customer has a Main Multipoint Balanced Flue water heater. Both the gas rate and burner pressure are under what the MIs state. MI state burner pressure is pre factory set at 14.1mbar and should not need adjusting and my checks showed burner pressure as 6mbar. Gas rate MI state 2.9 m3/hr...
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    Vokera or Ariston Water Heater

    my Main Medway Super Multipoint has finally bitten the dust . Its Hobson's choice for a (NG) replacement either a Ariston Next Evo X 16l or the Vokera AquaNova LE or is it the Easy-Flo? Does anyone have any experience of these water heaters and which one is the better choice?
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    Air heater problem

    Hi everyone looking some help on a warmflow air heater 100/150 Carried out service done all the required checks & followed manufactures instructions As per serviced carried out analyser checks everything ok.Called back 3 days later to find heater badly sooted up and analyser readings off the...
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    Pullin Immersion Heater 3KW 240 V

    Hi, I'm looking to have this replaced because it is tripping the power when I turn it on. This isn't my photo. I found it via google image search. It is exactly the same as mine though with that label with the name/ address etc. It must be at least 25 years old. Can you still find these...
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    Hot water heater; service or replace?

    Hello folks, Apologies ahead of time if this query is super basic! Trying to decide to service or replace a vented, gas hot water heater. Symptoms/Observations : Sulfur smell when running hot water, decent amount of rust observed on the cold water inlet hose and nipple, decent amount of...
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    Electric water heater recommendations

    What do you guys recommend in terms of electric water heaters. I am doing a fit out in an office/games room someone is building in their garden. The hot water will supply the basin in a cloakroom and also a sink in a bar area. It needs to be sited at high level in a cupboard a couple of meters...
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    Electric on demand water heater advice

    I'm in the process of buying a property which needs a complete bathroom overhaul. The current bathroom has an electrically powered hot water tank feeding a bath, shower and sink. I would really like to remove the water tank to save valuable space (and probably energy usage too) and so wondering...
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    Temporary gas water heater for ufh

    First post. Limited experience of plumbjng design but adequate soldering skills and am not too shoddy at tightening threaded connections... What do you think about using a cheap instant water heater (300 quid variety) to heat a buffer tank for underfloor heating. Gas bottles as no town gas...
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    Electric water heater output to combi output

    My combi boiler has packed in and i can't get a replacement fitted until next week. If I get one of those 9.5kw water heaters temporarily e.g. the ones by Red Ring or Ariston, can I send the output of that to the same pipe as the combi output without causing any problems to the water main? The...
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    Economy 7 Immersion Heater Timer

    Hi All, I have a very strange problem to solve. We are on economy 7 metering with 2 CU, 1 for appliances/lights and 1 for our heaters and the immersion heater. The immersion heater has its own 16amp fuse on the CU. The problem we have is the immersion heater switches on about 3pm and goes off...
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    Equivalent part number for NewLec immersion heater NL27PT

    I have an immersion heater Newlec NL27PT. How do I check the heating element and thermostat if either is defective? Also, what is the equivalent part number for the heating element and the thermostat as NL27PT is not available?
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    Replacement for Britony 2t water heater

    Hello everyone, It’s been a while. Happy new year. I’m looking to replace a Britony 2t water heater and just wanted to know what replacement options are out there? I mainly fit boilers, so it’s not something I do. The customer has already bought a replacement Ferroli Sky Eco 17F (which I’ve...
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    Immersion heater overheating

    Hello, i have a job that had an immersion heater overheating, i didn't know how old it was so just replaced it as they don't seem to last these days. Within a week it had overheated, so i reset it. Now a month later it has gone again, and maybe once more. It's a 14" immersion, incoloy/titanium...
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    immersion heater on s plan

    Is an immersion heater on a splan usually just used for back up. Incase the boiler stops working thus no flow through the coil. Wentto a house where the customer keeps the immersion on all year around. So his basically using it as a direct cylinder?
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    Ideas to replace gas wall heater

    Hi all , my elderly parents have just had there gas wall heater in kitchen blanked off due to regs ( to close to open window) and I am looking for ideas what to replace with , something cheap to run would be nice thanks Howy
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