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    Isolating Boiler Question

    So I decided to start with living room, removed about 6 rows of laminate planks and cut off the hole in timber floor to get under. Managed to crawl without any issues, checked all the pipes and no leaks found. Next day I started with dining room, again detached some laminate planks and found...
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    Isolating Boiler Question

    Thanks again Tony, you are correct, the system was very old with open tank in the loft, it could even leak for years. I am not exactly sure how big is the gap but I can definitely crawl under the floor, the problem is that there are some construction walls under the middle of the living room so...
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    Isolating Boiler Question

    Thank you Tony, the boiler is Valliant EcoTec Plus 831, recently installed and the pressure drop from 1.6 to 1 bar within a day. There is no leaks on the radiators, no leaks on the valves, no watermarks on the cealing so the only option is a leak under ground floor. I have floating laminate and...
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    Isolating Boiler Question

    Hello I have a leak somewhere on my heating system as I am loosing pressure, before I will start to rip off my laminate flooring I want to isolate the boiler from the system by closing the valves on the heating pipes. Do I need to switch off the boiler from mains before I close the valves ...
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    Strange problem with my boiler.

    My boiler is Turbomax Plus 828 E, do I need to drain out whole system or can I only do it draining out the boiler?
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    Strange problem with my boiler.

    Vaillant Diverter Valve 252457 I think is's this one.
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    Strange problem with my boiler.

    That's s true :) so first I need to find out which model of Vaillant it is, is there any plate with serial numbers etc. inside?
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    Strange problem with my boiler.

    It does not looks difficult to replace that valve but I thought I can't touch my boiler if I am not a licensed engineer :)
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    Strange problem with my boiler.

    Thanks for the answer :) , I think I shouldn't do it myself but how much it should cost me for the labour and the valve? and where to find an engineer?
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    Strange problem with my boiler.

    Hi, a have very strange problem with my boiler so I will try to describe this as good as I can :) I have Vaillant boiler I think is Ecotec but I can't find any details about which model it is. First problem is, when open a hot tap, water is getting warmer and after a few second is cold and then...
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