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    Bifold Doors - Tips for ensuring they are fitted properly?

    Having our Visofold Bifold doors fitted today, 4mx2m, 5 panes. Any tips on what i should be looking for to ensure they are fitted properly and prevent problems? I'm expecting that they should be put on a decent cement or silcone base to they are stable and level. Then the cavities should...
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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    Thanks so we reckon the header tank not being 5feet has lead to the build in the boiler. I will do this today, the roof is sloped but I should be abled to get 5feet. Will get the boiler checked out to check the HE is ok.
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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    I should be able to get the f&f to at least 4feet. So will do that. But it's worked for to years with setup fine for two years, if you look at the YouTube video you can see there is actually something wrong with the boiler. I think the heat exchange is knacks red or heavily lime scaled up.
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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    massive thanks to all of you for replying, i've had to evacuate the house to my mothers as its currently 5c in the house! You can imagine how happy my pregnant wife is, she is due in 2 weeks! The setup was like this when we bought the bungalow 2years ago, it worked perfectly for the first...
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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    Right! I've since refilled it and restarted the boiler. NO CHANGE OR IMPROVEMENT WHATSOEVER!?!? ARRRGGGHH Normally this fixes it, but its exactly the same as it was before i cleaned the boiler out. Debris isn't the issue... Now the boiler won't start up! It cuts out and makes...
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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    Good points, thanks gents. I agree the header tank should be higher, i will do that, but given that its worked pretty perfectly at times over the last 2 years i can't see that is the full cause, but won't be helping. I've been working on it today, i've connected up hoses to the boiler and...
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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    ** Ive come back and edited to include the solution to the below problem now several months later. This issue was solved by a good quality powerflush. They bloke came with high corrosive chemicals and a big powerful powerflushing unit (that cost him about £1,500) the muck that came out was...
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