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Thanks Tony.

I'm still waiting on the Managing Agents to give their permission to make a new hole in the back wall of the block to vent a Worcester boiler. There are two options to replace the Keston C 25 which we are considering and I'd be very grateful for comments. The first is to have a new gas boiler...

Can anyone recommend an experienced installer of the Heatrae Sadia Electromax serving the South London area? Apparently they are relatively straightforward to install but few have had the experience of doing so. Thanks

A big thanks to everyone who posted. Hopefully the agreement of the Managing Agents will be a formality and we can proceed. In the unlikely event that permission isn't forthcoming and we have to use the existing holes in the wall and therefore a system similar to the Keston, what would...

Thanks Agile/Tony I may be naive but when I'm told that my daughter would have died if the system had been switched on I have to take it seriously. I expect professional engineers to give professional advice which is accurate to the best of their ability and not engage in scare-mongering...

ianmcd Thank you very much for your reply which is a great help. I shall write to Gas Safe on this case and state my concerns about the other properties as you suggest. You mention that if the Managing Agents say no to a concentric flue, which is presumably the 4 inch hole in the rear wall of...

Thanks for responding. Her solicitor obtained a copy of the service history of the boiler during conveyancing and it didn't indicate any unusual problems. The central heating system was working, presumably unsafely, when the flat was visited the day before completion. None of us knew about...

Hello, I'm a new non-technical member and I would appreciate advice. My daughter has bought a flat with a keston C 25 boiler. It didn't start up. When the engineer came he replaced the exhaust tube because the existing one had deteriorated and had big holes in it. He said that the wrong tubes...