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    ceiling damage

    I will mark it out and cut along the damaged bits , dreading covering up the artex bits that will be left on bit I don't take down . bathroom is 3x2 m
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    ceiling damage

    it has the bulge bit , and a hole, piece that broke off when trying to push it up was dark gray , so took on water , think 80% celing is like this
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    ceiling damage

    I had a leak from loft watertank . it was dripping from ceiling onto floor In hall and possibly running down inside a wall (covin Is stained, but wall feels dry). the bathroom celing was bulging, so I screwdrivered it to release the water, and threw out all wet stuff in loft I need to...
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    expected price to pay

    heat up rads quicker, with 8mm just now it takes hrs to Heat. so higher flow , quicker warming rads
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    expected price to pay

    lol autocorrect , should be vented (old style system)
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    expected price to pay

    hey , I'm looking for what a good price would be to renew my central heating system . its a unvented system with tank in loft and cylinder next to boiler ., wantnit changed for combi I want new piping change from 15 mm for flow and return , and 8mm to rads. to 22x15 boiler will stay where...
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    boiler fault

    so is this just as simple as securing pipes back In , check circuit board is dry, filling up and see if any leaks then try.fire up?
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    boiler fault

    the boiler is situated outside in a room,only a wooden door and lagging separate it from elements. it was -11 and the pipe.going to red expansion tank was frozen and the water tank in loft was frozen to ice. don't know what made these pop, but system had brown rusty water and it was full (4...
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    boiler fault

    hi guys , I've a glowworm fuelsaver f35 , it was full of water and I switched of electric and valves and found this . (pics). can this be saved?, there was loads of rusty water or do yous think the heater exchange will be burst. ..it was during to cold snap , and boiler hasn't been on.
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    flood damage

    hi , went away on holiday for 2 weeks , came back and bathroom floor was wet and my small hall carpet is wet . the celing had a bulge in until (not huge) I put a few holes (went through artex no bother) and a filled a bucket . I switched all water off and cleaned up the bathroom. around...
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    what should i pay

    fuelsaver f35, for Some reason it autocorrected to 3 lol
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    what should i pay

    its 8mm , I think i woukd need to get a full install , new pipes and rads , I've not long had new flooring put down , tile laminate and carpets
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    what should i pay

    boiler doesn't make noises , it will stay on for 10 mins when first put on then reduce . its a fuelsaver f35 , ,discontinued in 1991, pump runs , and diverted is diverting , I don't know if its anything to do with the hw and ch being on at same time
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    what should i pay

    pump does run , it can be heard from utility room , bg engineer says it was ok and never goes , I have a new one that I got from b&q few years ago . might swap it out and take a radiator of the wall and insert clear tube . try and eliminate each radiator .
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    what should i pay

    its the burner that goes off , then reignites
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    what should i pay

    system has 1 double rad , a small rad, towel rail and 2 medium rads , . the thermostat is a hive , it has a wilco pump and it's a y plan . whe. in sitting room. you hear system start up burner , then after a min it cuts off , then repeats cycle. bg had a look at it on last service and says...
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    what should i pay

    is that from cold ? I don't use the system when I'm staying away from home, everything is switched off. but when u fire lt up , it takes time , you can hear tge pump going for 1 min then it will stop for a min, I did read on this forum u think , they usually do this when the hot water isn't...
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    what should i pay

    boiler is from 1984, and had a few problems , but got solved . (gas valve ,pcb board and fan). what I mean about timings is . for water hot enough to shower, it has to be on for 2 hrs , for water to wash dishes then 2.5 hrs (both from cold) . and the temperature in house goes up 2 degree a...
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    what should i pay

    why not a combi ?, my ordinary boiler takes 2.5 hrs to heat , and my central heating takes 1hr for 1 degree of heat . there's no water on demand .
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    what should i pay

    thanks , its for heat and water , need a full system probably , tge
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