Recent content by holdhouser

Yes and the reason seems to be so that unqualified people do not undertake boiler work. But I've explained above that seals for my boiler are obsolete, my maintenance company hasn't been able to find them and so the only option now is for me to try to find them myself before passing them to the...

I haven't asked for advice about how to fit the seals. I've only asked for advice about what seals should be suitable for my make of boiler and where I might obtain them (for example, "if you contact this merchant at this address they may be able to supply you with suitable seals for your make...

I read through some of that before posting my question. How naïve of me not to realise that people on here would jump to the conclusion I was planning on doing my own boiler maintenance. For the record, my question relates only to obtaining the seals. If I can obtain suitable seals then there...

The DIY part of the process is obtaining suitable seals. One boiler servicing company has already failed to find the seals so it has become clear to me that I'm not going to get them unless I can find them myself. As I've said I've no intention of doing anything to the boiler myself. Yes, I've...

But why would you think I've any intention of carrying out a DIY repair of my boiler? All I did was ask for advice about obtaining the seals. If I was to get them I would then contact an engineer to fit them. I cannot see anything in my post which would suggest any intention of breaking the...

You mean I'm not allowed to ask any questions on this forum about boiler casing seals, right? How strange. In that case, do you know of any forums where I could post the question and get some helpful information in response?

I know these seals are obsolete now but does anybody know where I might get one (aside from through ebay)? Are there any other seals that might be suitable to use instead - e.g. any other Glow-worm seals (from other Space Saver models, etc)? Failing that, is there any chance I could get a new...