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Thanks guys! And so the plot thickens....... ok, the boiler does cut out (red light/black button).....but this is due to the boiler working correctly I have now deduced!! right - All controls (cylinder stat/ 3 way valve/ timers) working. the problem seems to be the foam lagged cylinder? I...

Hi Tony, Thanks for the reply. The Guy who stripped it is a gas/boiler engineer who works for a 'large company' and has repaired it a couple times previously only at 'weekends',(if you know what I mean)! House was rewired in jan/feb and new stats etc fitted following a house fire so the guy...

Hi, Calling all fountains of knowledge who understand and appreciate our old (usually) reliable workhorses. I have a vaillant thermocompact vc gb 142 eh. gc41 044 09 that is at least 20 yrs old. (no fancy codes to give fault clues)! the boiler runs perfectly fine for around 1-2 hours and then...