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    brand new pitched roof. construction advice appreciated

    I'm in the middle of building a similar garage to zagamuffinj's. Mine is 20' x 16' I was pleasantly surprised at the price of the roof trusses. Just under £400. (inc. ladders). This was from Trussform in Stafford. There was a place on the internet (Can't remember the name) which advertises...
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    Baxi 105e howl

    I was a bit premature there. :( It's better, but not gone completely. The noise is intermittent and not so loud. I'll see how it goes for the rest of the weekend, and give Baxi a call on Monday.
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    Baxi 105e howl

    I put some cleanser (Tower xxx) into the system tonight, the noise stopped immediately. I'll leave it in for a week or so to let it do it's job. Hopefully that'll sort the problem.
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    Baxi 105e howl

    Thanks for the comments. The system did have Sentinel inhibitor in it. When I drained it, yesterday, the water was pretty clean, with a gold/brown tinge. I was going to buy some new inhibitor this weekend, so I refilled without any temporarily. Water I have bled off since (hot) has been...
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    Baxi 105e howl

    I knew you'd say that. Can I flush it through with water. If not, how do I get the cleanser into the system?
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    Baxi 105e howl

    If we had a cat, the microwave would do a better job. :D When the burner kicks in to boost the temperature from 70 to 80, there's a bit of a bubbling noise, then a loud 'hunting horn' kind of sound which lasts a couple of seconds and then fades. The burner then stays on for a bit, and...
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    Baxi 105e howl

    After repressurising my heating system yesterday everything seemed to be working fine. Tonight, the boiler started making an intermittent howling noise. It seems to be when the burner kicks in to push the temperature back up when it drops to 70 from 80. It lasts a few seconds, until the boiler...
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