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no worries, brute force and ignorance got it off. was a trapped seal around the top causing it to be jammed.

i have a grant vortex 36 boiler and i am trying to give it a clean out and service, the service plate behind the expansion vessel is supposed to come off to access the baffles and twizzle rods to clean them but this plate is jammed on, i have removed all 4 nuts and 1 bolt but it will not shift...

it is a plastic one with no drain plug, i did give it a go with the siphon and got lots of brown gungy stuff out of it............. where does it all come from? i filled 4 2L plastic bottles with the stuff and i am sure there is more in there but i have to fix the filler point too, it is...

thanks i will give that a try

Hi all i have some water in my oil tank thanks to the delivery guy loosening the filler fitting and lots of rain getting in. what is the best way to clean it out on a tight budget ?

How many would i need to cover the whole house? :D The wife might object a bit though!

Yes i have considered all sorts of solutions. LPG, Solid fuel both pellet type boilers and stove based, ground air or water sourced heat pumps, solar and even a stirling engine!. But all of them are more expensive to run and the installation costs would be astronomical. New LPG tank and...

Thanks Oilman that sounds like the way to go. any recomendations for the unvented cylinder? Cheers

An unvented tank ......... mains pressure ? and a jumper :?: confused i am not looking for max performance just to be able to use a mixer shower without having to fit a pump and get a bit more economy as the old boiler is costing more than i can afford to run. and i am dreading when it...

13 rooms not including bathroom/wc half of them are turned down on the rad thermostats but the old boulter does get them all hot if i turn all the rad stats up. but i dont intend to heat rooms i dont use. Since my mother passed away her "granny flat" part of the house is not used at all...

Hi The water here is very soft no limescale at all. I do not have a preference for a combi or system / regular boiler. but the old boiler is a combi and i do not have any water tanks or cylinders in the house. also the showers are mixer type so a low pressure system would add...

Thanks for your replys guys sorry i have been a little slow to answer, it has been hectic here. I am also hoping a new one will be a little cheaper to run as this old beastie is costing me a fortune.

Hi guys i know this question has probably been asked many times before, but i couldn't see any recent answers. I have a 16 year old boulter camrey combi 90-130 that is on its last legs. you guys helped me last year to get it going again and last through the winter. no local engineers...

Hi thats a bit more than i paid, but they did have to order it in for me and i collected it from the shop. but it is still a lot cheaper than replacing the boiler :) you could have a bit of a shop around and try and get it cheaper but if they can get one quickly for you then it is...

Hi if your central heating is working, IE, your rads get hot but the hot water is only for a short while, just a few pints and then runs cold / lukewarm. then it is most probably the mixer valve as that is exactly what was happening to mine. all the info about the mixer valve is in this...