Recent content by powermaxer

yes the beast (powermax 140) is now history. go a nice remeha combi in kitchen now,i helped the installer man handle it out of my flat,i told him to leave it outside the communal entrance and wait for the neighbours comments.well no complaints from neighbours but he got 3 jobs and several leads...

screech,thank you yes i know of this flue (hidden connector) only way for an engineer to check this is with a flue gas sniffer,tube pushed down in line with flue outlet pipe and test for at least 10 minutes. think it is not to current standards as a visual examination is not possible but these...

is gassafe a town in eastern europe where the new gas staff are trained. was going to say why not keep the corgi name as its well known to many here in uk but then i remembered woolworths etc,etc.

i live on an estate where ther are loads of these beasts (including powermaxs) i have a top floor flat so flue goes straight up,no probs there. all 3 floors below me have same boiler but layout of flue runs is much more complicated,most flue runs are above bedrooms,halls and bathrooms all...

i use a sentinel dosing vessel adapted to fit all pipe sizes. i often need to clear sludged hydraulic pumping systems in very remote areas, it can be used water at 4 bar or air at 3 bar.heck it works a treat. ps now adapted with a compression overflow coupler/elbow for clearing condense pipes...

ok i have had this problem before,these back angled air vents can be un seized by. 1...get a few metal air release keys.not brass or ally. 2...if new metal key has recessed head cut off or file down recessed head so key is a direct/snug fit to nipple. 3...get rads as hot as possible use...

get an expert in to bring the installation up to standards. expanding foam and an un supported flue is dangerous.flue will move and could come apart.

corgi is history. 2005 was a long time ago in the world of gas,just fix it yourself or get an expert in. anyway save up for a decent boiler.

as a lay man i can only advise on the paperwork supplied by the makers,most makers instructions state british standards also need to be adhered to. 1.so the safety valve needs to be in a safe area for it to operate. 2.ceiling plate for vertical flue,these are advertised for plastic soil/vent...

i still think with your past experience you should go into teaching what ever you are good at/interested in.good luck.

they say its to late to retrain as a gas service engineer down to experience. better off being an instructor/trainer if he can speak most european languages it will help.

look for training and assessments courses,yes you could be a trainer/assesor/teacher. most guys here have been in the industry since leaving school so their experience is what matters. you will probaly find the courses and assessments easy and pass but experience will let you down. you also...

time to call in the experts. www.heateam.co.uk tip if you call someone out to service/repair it leave the boiler cool down ie turn it off the morning of the visit.nowt worse than to see a grown man sweating buckets.

probaly not a job for heateam as descaling is required. thest beast of a boiler are usually in newish build 1990,s developments if yours is ask your neighbours for local corgi powermax happy engineer.

i have a remeha combi in my apartment in amsterdam ok its a studio flat nowt fancy but home when i work there. its really quite in operation never heard such a quite boiler.decent shower flow,great heating has external sensor so i am getting one for my uk place. only problem is my uk installer...