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    installing a new shower tray

    Install tray on a riser kit (can be supplied with trays). If you are having skirting, build that away from the wall enough to accommodate waste pipe or similar sort of boxing. I wouldn't advise a horizontal chase of possibly half the depth of wall skin as previously suggested. Some photos...
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    ISAR HE24 boiler, pathetic showers are killing me!

    An electric shower is a good idea for when the Isar breaks down (not if). James.
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    What to use to fill the gap?

    The tiling looks like a DIY attempt. James.
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    Combustion chamber

    Let him in ffs, it should be all or nothing. I can't understand why you can be on the main site but not in the CC if you have the relevant credentials. James.
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    Hell no Hep2o

    SGM, I agree that plastic pipe manufacturers will find a way out of any guarantee. The only way the guarantee can be honoured without doubt is if their own fitters installed the pipe and fittings. The guarantees on offer is not worth the paper they are written on. The guarantee is only there to...
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    Hell no Hep2o

    Oh yes, because it could have been installed on the wrong type of WC or does the external wall have the wrong type of insulation? Plastic fitting, connected to same brand of plastic pipe (evidence of it being fully inserted into said fitting), with same brand of pipe insert (fully inserted)...
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    Hell no Hep2o

    Some house insurance policies do exclude cover relating to failure due to plastic pipe, (as stated in my previous comment). Same with PLI's some only cover for 6 months after installation. We are talking about a fitting that has completely come away from the pipe, not just a slight drip...
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    Hell no Hep2o

    Hi guys, thanks all for your input. Ok full story of one scenario that has occurred: Homeowners (chap is in the plumbing & heating trade and is no fool) were away for the weekend. They arrive back to house with water everywhere. Isolated water supply and the faulty fitting was identified as a...
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    Hell no Hep2o

    I'm hearing more and more about hep2o fittings letting go within 2 years after the '10 year warranty'. Am I worried? No, I never install plastic pressure pipework. But saying that, I do feel for the unfortunate people who, through no fault of their own, experience flood damage caused by such...
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    Angled isolation/service valves

    As tricky Dicky mentioned, compression fittings are perfectly fine on plastic pipe, providing that you use the correct inserts. A chap who works at one of my local suppliers is currently living in a hotel with his family due to plastic fitting that failed on plastic pipe in his house. This...
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    Humming pipes

    Try replacing the washer/diaphragm inside the float valve. James.
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    Sealed system - Losing pressure every day... condensate??

    Technically, the condensate pipe is part of the flue system. If the trap inside the boiler for whatever reason was not full, POC's (products of combustion) including gases such as Carbon Monoxide could spill into the living area. James.
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    Ideal Classic rattling

    Hi, 1) The seal is not suitable as it is not recommended by Ideal. 2) The boiler doesn't just require a service, it needs a fault diagnosis so tell this to your service engineer when booking them in. 3) Chances are a new seal will not cure the problem. James.
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    What's this doo dah?

    +1 for the Spirotech MB3. The installer of the boiler buddy had a bit of nouse by installing these leak prone devices under the floor to minimise water damage. To be fair, when these first came out, there wasn't much choice available other than the expensive original Spirotechs. James.
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    Gas pipework: is it affected by frost?

    That's why I see lagged gas pipes. :lol: James.
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    Intergas 24/18 locking out 'fault code 4'

    Firstly, I'd like to know which of my comments were derogatory or abusive. Secondly, any work carried out on the ignition module requires the removal of the front cover. The front cover of the boiler forms a seal that should be maintained. So, any work requiring the removal of the front...
  17. J

    Central Heating Inhibitor - Price Variation

    How do you define a clean system Tony? I'm intrigued. James.
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    intergas boilers

    WB is no better than Intergas on technical support. Also why do 'big names' like WB & Vaillant use cheap pss poor plastic and neoprene parts that cause maximum damage when they fail taking out other components too? At least Intergas do not include obvious weak points in their products. I believe...
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    i have glow worm 40bf boiler which won't fire pilot light ok

    Tut tut Agile, you should have given Pete more than 8 minutes since his first reply for him to recommend hiring a RGI. Oh I do love it when the customer rings me up saying that his gas valve has failed. James.
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    leaky new shower enclosure (glass/trim area outside)

    Is the enclosure sealed internally along the base of the enclosure to the tray? James.
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