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I'm looking to move house shortly, and am viewing various properties. Among features I am looking at is the make and model of boiler installed, to try and get an idea of reliability and servicing costs in the future. My current favourite house has this boiler installed in the garage

Standard open-vented system on a Y-plan, with Ideal Classic boiler. Changed a TRV earlier this year, and noticed a lot of gunge in the water I drained out. Decided to carry out a chemical clean – which I’m fairly confident about – but what’s bothering me is the solar aspect of the system. As...

Yesterday, my boiler shut down, and the house went cold. I have an open-vented system configured as a Y-plan; the boiler is a Potterton Netaheat 16-22 Electronic; the 3-way valve is a Honeywell V4073; there is a Honeywell cylinder stat and there is no room stat; TRVs are fitted on all...

A family friend – a woman of almost 90 – has asked me for advice regarding replacement of an old gas fire – pic attached. This gas fire has been in place for many, many years – within the last year or so, the piezo ignition failed, and a local handyman dealt with this by cutting a...

Earlier this year, I replaced several old Danfoss TRVs on my system with Drayton RT-111 TRVs. I took the opportunity to clean the system using Sentinel X800 (applied strictly in accordance wit the manufacturer’s instructions), and having flushed it twice, then added Sentinel X100 inhibitor...