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The burner is at the top of the boiler, underneath there is a large steel box with a bolt on door at the front (combustion chamber?) I have taken the door off and inside it is very rusty and there looks to be runs down one side. I've pressurized the boiler with the door off but no sign of water...

I have opened the combustion chamber door and it looks very rusty inside, one side is black and sooty and the other very rusty indeed, can't see any water though. Where is the most likely place to find the leak? Would I presume right that the combustion chamber has a sort of water jacket around...

I have a Worcester 18/25 external oil fired combi which was only fitted 2 months ago. The pressure drops after just a few hours so suspecting a leak I called back the fitter. He says there must be a pipe leaking somewhere under the floor but as he didn't fit the pipes he's going to charge a...

I have a Worcester 18/25 external oil fired combi controlled by a basic Honeywell timer and thermostat. I can only get hot water when the heating is timed to be on.

I have a Worcester 18/25 external oil fired combi controlled by a basic Honeywell timer and thermostat. Even when the timer is switched to off and the thermostat to its lowest the boiler still fires and the radiators get hot. I have tried disconnecting both the timer and thermostat but this has...