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My friendly and efficient local heating engineer came round yesterday and we drained the chemical flush out of the system and replaced it with inhibtor. He checked the magnetic filter and in only a few days it had gathered a significant amount of metal - these things have to be worth the money...

The new boiler went in today without a hitch, and the guy made a far better job of it than British Gaff did 10 years or so ago. The Vaillant EcoTech Plus 428 took no setting up and so far is working as it said on the tin. My central heating system has been added to and changed since the house...

Well hopefully one more night (only) of frozen nuts - the new boiler goes in tomorrow !!!! :P You gas guys really have got nature on your side, it's basically a war of attrition, man v's cold and cold wins everytime. :cry: I suggest that would make a good signature for one of you and never...

lcgs I must admit that's not what I have found with the 630 about £150 more. I have influenced the installer and I honestly don't know if he has ever fitted a 428 in the past - though he didn't flinch when I suggested it. When you read through the posts relating to the 428 there is a common...

....and we all appreciate a nice pu55y..... :wink:

Gasman77 I am committed now without dropping the heating engineer in it as he has purchased the unit already. I have been through the posts and I have a file of faults and fixes & comments kindly donated by you guys. Agile Tony I bet you are a stroppy bugler to live with :lol: - some good...

I have just gone through the calculations and it returned at 29.07 so presumably 28kW should be spot on ??

Point taken keithsb and thanks for the reply. The boiler which we have which is goosed is a 24kW in a 4 bedroom detached house built in 1932 (so old radiators & system). There are 14 radiators and they haven't been what you would call red hot but adequate. Upping the output by 4kW on a boiler...

Much poking around the interweb and I think I can answer some of the above question. The conventional or "heat only" boiler does not have an integrated pump within the boiler cabinet casing - in my case the pump is located in the airing cupboard together with the two actuator valves for the CH &...

An easy one (hopefully) for the gas boiler educated amongst us. What is the difference between the Vaillant Eco Tech Plus 428 and the same make Eco Tech Plus 630 - apart from the obvious which is one has a 28kW rating and the other a 30kW ? I have a vented system and these two are my...

Well Npower have quoted me £2,700 for a swap out with a Vaillant EcoTec Plus 428 and that includes a 20mm feed pipe increase. I accept that maybe the latest range of Combi boilers need a higher gas pressure but they could at least test what I already have before contemplating extensive and...

I had the fixed fee heating engineer out today and with a number of problems plus potential problems it looks like the best move is a new boiler. :cry: I have had a quote from a guy who insisted I would need to upgrade to 22mm gas feed - with all the aggro and expense that would entail...

I rang BG and they wanted £399 fixed cost call out but get this no one available until March 14th !!! I contacted a company "ReactFast" ? offering a similar deal for £171 but heat exchanger & PCB not included. I know this may be good money after bad boiler but it may work out a faster cheaper...

Thanks Ray (or do you prefer Jimmy ? :) ) I think I will give that a go especially if they agree to fit the replacement actuator valve as well !!

Ray I wasn't aware they offered that service, does it include parts and labour ? The comments were we think an actuator valve needs replacing (which I knew) and since it hasn't been serviced for so long maybe the PCB and the gas valve. The heat exchanger is also odds-on clogged but we didn't...