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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    Warmfront Confirmed with Warmfront (3rd time) the customer gets the FULL £300 and the INSTALLER pays the admin fee. Warmfront’s Statement not mine TRV’s Bi directional is to counter act water hammer. Manufacturers statement not mine Temperature control IS compromised if mounted...
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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    Read it and weep Installation Over the past few years, TRV installation has become even easier. Previously, flow direction through a valve was all-important and installers needed to check directional markings on the valve body to ensure correct fitting. The consequence of incorrect...
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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    You seem to know something I dont, please enlighten me Im willing to learn
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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    With regard to Warmfront I’m simply stating exactly what they told me. They said, and I see no reason for their impartial staff to lie, that the plumber signs up to accepting this admin fee when he seeks membership of the scheme (he probably recovers this money through the extra work he gets)...
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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    Thanks for your input all I do appreciate it. Didn’t realise that “Beerlover” and Im going to call Glow Wrom on Monday. With regard to power flushing “Agile”Glow Worms own technical people said its essential as is the cleaning with chemical phase. I’m not looking for confrontation and...
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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    He fitted a Glow worm 35cxi and I assume that since he’s a glow worm installer (and having installed lots of these as he told me ) he would have allowed for power flushing when putting his quote together seeing as how it’s a required action by Glow worm and a requirement in their installation...
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    To Flush or Not to Flush - New Boiler Required?

    Prior to installing my new condensing boiler my plumber assured me that he would power flush the old (30yr) system. On the day of the installation I again asked if he was going to power flush and he told me that it was a load of boll**ks and that draining the system a couple of times was...
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    Verbal Guarantees - Advice Please

    Thanks for your input everyone and here’s some further feedback following your comments. :D * The boiler normally comes with a 2yr manufacturer’s warranty. * The plumber is subcontracted by my builder and will invoice him at the end of the job. I have paid the builder all of his money as...
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    Verbal Guarantees - Advice Please

    Oh I hope I’m not a customer from hell! All I want is a professional job and what I paid for. I’ve got to be a bit careful just now as the jobs not finished yet and I don’t know whose watching. I’m not a plumber but do understand the principles and know when the wool’s being pulled, which he’s...
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    Verbal Guarantees - Advice Please

    My plumber offered me (verbally) a 5yr parts and labour guarantee on his preferred boiler, which wasn’t the type I had planned to go for. Having almost completed the installation, including radiators, his work has been less than satisfactory and one or two heated exchanges have ensued. I’m now...
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