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Thanks for all of your advice/information on my post I probably sound a little bit nerdy but really am into learning about boiler fault finding. I've studied a few manuals/books on basic fault finding procedures, also studied a coupe of dvds. I'll be attending the Glow worm course at Slough...

yeah i've got that dvd too and another off of ebay a while ago, it was very good. i knw the experience is over time, what's the best way to start/get some experience?? no engineers i know do breakdown's and some i have contacted don't want someone with them :( what's the first things you...

Ok, thanks for that advive, appreciate it. Just not sure where to get started, etc.

Thanks for your help Actually, I don' live iN Staffs anymore, I live in Middx now! I have heard Vaillant do a course in Slough which is not far from me, and is also near the Glow worm course is held, which I am going to in OCtober. Are there any other decent books / dvds / cd-roms etc...

I have done CP12's with a gas engineer I have been working with. I was workign with one gas engineer a while back, and he was very "dodgy" - was gas safe reg but didn't tightness test properley, missd loads out. Being gas safe reg doesn't make you "brilliant" - it just means you are gas...

thanks :) i heard a while ago (on here or ??) that hydrogen can cause the same problem??? just trying to think of any causes I might have missed?!!

have a quick question - what are the causes (possible causes) of a pressure gauge on a sealed primary system (eg combi) falling over time: so far i can think of: seepage, slowly over time, leak somewhere in the pipework/rad valves/rads/aav, diverter valve, heat ex etc, inside boiler...

thanks for that :) i jus worked with a local plumber, went to college for about 3 years, learned as much as i could on my own, did jobs in my house, families/mates houses. leanred a lot of experience too that way. it's just hard getting into boile rbreakdown / repair's. I've got a glow...

ok thanks. i'll register. i've got another q but i'll start a fresh post

Thanks for all your help How do I join the combustion chamber as I am not gas safe reg at the mo ... acs reg in ccn1, cen1, ckr1, wat1, htr1 and cpa1. paul, when you say it is difficult to change parts, do you mean as in fiddly? and do you mean dangerous as in water-wise?

thanks a lot for your help paul, i really appreciate it. so when you first start doing boiler breakdown's it takes a lot longer - until you get to know the boilers more/common faults.... and then you gain the experience? one other q - are parts hard to change on a boiler? i have never...

yeah i did hear about flame rectification being changed due to the ac / dc problem. i know thermocouples are old, but still quite a few about, mine is as well!! the old type with boiler stat, gas vale, thermocouple and that's it. just a s/l from cyl stat/3 port mid to activate it

Paul, what do you mean in this case you will never have a failure with this pot? when the ntc's fail, are the most common to fail wet pocket types due to sludge etc sticking to them? with ntc's - do you need the specific one for the boiler or are there universal ones then?? always...

thanks for that paul .... i get it, much helped :) I know some thermistors can be PTC - the single pin ones...?

Thanks for all your help The reason I asked is I'm trying to learn as much as possible about boilers and fault finding/repair. I am acs qualified and have been working with a heating company but they don't do breakdown's, which I am really interested in. I have been learning abotu parts...