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    Old house with 15mm pipes. Failed to replace boiler due to piping sizing. How messy is this going to be?

    Oh God... The boiler was serviced by BG engineer ( and passed all the checks) late 2019 and we got the document in 2020 (moved in just before COVID lockdown hit) as part of the purchase enquiries. There is some note about the gas meter seal being broken and the handle being in the wrong way...
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    Old house with 15mm pipes. Failed to replace boiler due to piping sizing. How messy is this going to be?

    Fair enough, got too focused on a cheap online quote and good review without considering how important is to have someone take a look given the house is 130 years old and reformed in the 80s.
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    Old house with 15mm pipes. Failed to replace boiler due to piping sizing. How messy is this going to be?

    The gas meter is in the cupboard under the stairs. It is around 5.5-6meters distance to the boiler. Other gas appliances are the kitchen cooker (both oven and hobs use gas) and a gas fireplace in the living room (that we barely use). Noted. We decided to replace it due to its age to avoid...
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    Old house with 15mm pipes. Failed to replace boiler due to piping sizing. How messy is this going to be?

    Hi, I live in an old Victorian terraced house 2bed/1bath with a 23-30y Vaillant Turbomax 242 E combi boiler that came with the house when we moved in 3 years ago. We booked a boiler replacement through an online service for today. The new boiler is a Worcester 4000 30kw (I plan to do a loft...
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