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Thanks. At least now I can describe the problem more accurately. Should an inlet valve fail within 9 months, or is there a deeper problem here?

I have a problem similar to this with a Duravit loo and temperamental Geberit syphon. The valve that switches off water supply doesn't always kick in and cistern overfills, creating the mini "Niagara" effect described previously. Fiddling with the syphon, ie pressing it up and down...

ok, any gas engineers in the proximity of Acton, West London interested in replacing a Keston 25 boiler? As per Tony's advice, I would prefer someone who is competent, registered, not phased by potential flueing issues and can recommend / install something more reliable than a Keston 25...

Thanks for the comments. I now need to talk to a builder to find out if it's possible to get 80mm flues installed without ripping up the kitchen floor, which is not a viable option. If I am stuck with 50mm flues are there any other options to Keston? I see Keston has a Qudos boiler to...

I've had a Keston 25 for 4 years to provide water/heating to a 3-storey, 4-bed, London town-house. The boiler has been serviced annually but still seems to go wrong about 6 months after its service. I'm getting hacked off with this level of reliability. Tonight another fault has developed...

I called the guy who did the service and he told me how to remove the plastic pipe. Once removed a whole stack of sludge came out. Boiler and central heating working fine now. As a matter of course, should the outlet flue be checked as part of a service? And is this build-up of sludge...

thanks for the feedback. so having forked out for one service 3 months ago, are you recommending I get it serviced again?

hi Have a Keston 25. Has been regularly serviced. The boiler has started gurgling, with a distinct bubbling sound heard both at the boiler and in the outlet flue. I mentioned it to the service engineer when the boiler was serviced during the summer, saying that the noise started in early...

Thanks for the replies. I should have said the fan is controlled by a humidity sensor, so it should come on as required. The cellar isn't dripping with damp, far from it. I just want to maintain the environment to be nice and dry, so I think 20W will do the job. Well, the guy in the shop...

I've bought a 20W Manrose wall extractor for my cellar and am after advice for the best way to connect this. The instructions say "the fan must be connected to a double pole fused spur" so I've purchased the appropriate switch. My question is what's the best way to get this connected? I...

update to problem logged in June: BG eventualy admitted liability, verbally. I'm hoping for an amicable settlement with them through their insurance company. Turns out that when they did the "service" they turned off the thermostat on the boiler. Unfortunately the thermostat had a...

Chris thanks for your note. They pipework is all new, and perhaps surprisingly I even got a Cordi certificate. I'll do what you suggest and turn all the rads off bar one and then bleed that one. thanks again

hello I've had a load of work done renovating an old house. The builders got most of the new central heating working and returned 4 weeks ago to get 2 working which until then gave out no heat. They then advised me they now had all rads now working. I checked that they were and then the...

they did a full check and passed the boiler (and cooker for that matter), only criticism being an external flue which passed last year's regs but wouldn't pass if it was new in 2005.

and just to add a bit more detail . . . The tenants almost certainly did not switch on the immersion as they were not around. If the immersion was switched on, then only BG could have done that, but again, I don't think BG did either. However, they had turned up the thermostat fairly...