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    what should i pay

    the big 5 companies are rip offs , last quote from them without radiators ( they recommend getting pipes blasted from them) was £4200 , got one from local fitter , he was £2500 for same , and glasgow boiler company is £3800 . all prices are without rads ( I would do these myself) so is...
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    what should i pay

    looking to replace my boiler. its a glowworm fuel saver 3 , and will be changing 4 rads, (1 double and 3 singles) and adding a column 1 in kitchen . will the ce pipes that are 8mm need replacing? the water tank is in loft and services the bathroom aswell as cylinder, do the fitters...
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    frozen boiler

    I've not been staying at house and the heating was on frost protection. my system is a conventional one. my water header in loft has 1 inch thick ice inside it . my hot water (pipes run under house) and water from header tank has frozen (runs down next.to outside wall behind tile, I've put...
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    Central heating pipes

    The boiler cycles every 60 seconds , whats the best way to test pump , its a gunfoss? And it does run , I've got a willow one thats in garage brand-new, need to see if its compatible.
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    Central heating pipes

    Because my radiators take hours to heat up, its about 1 degree per hr , I've a towel rail plumbed in 15mm and it heats up quick.and my boiler keeps cycling , so a bg engineer has put it down to the small pipe size
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    Central heating pipes

    Hi , Im thinking of.replacing all my old radiators that are nearly 40 year old . The piping to the rad is 8mm microbore connected to 22mm pipe that is laying g on ground, half of it is insulated. I want to change this to 15 mm to rads and a new length of 22mm. Under my floors I can crawl...
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    What block paving is this

    Hi , im resetting my.monoblock driveway as they moved, but was going to carry the paving further , but want same blocks . Can some one identify these , they are from 1984
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    New boiler

    Ok thanks guys , how will I check pipes are ok . I might change pipes myself as it floor is tiled and just been laminated and carpeted. So whats best boiler to try get
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    New boiler

    Ahh ok , so lower power , better performance and cheaper price . I forgot to put my shower will take the water straight from the boiler , My radiators are not efficient , they are the old type single panel ones with no connection fins . Do you recommend getting new piping...
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    New boiler

    When I drain boiler it is clear water coming out, radiators heat up all over , Boiler did break down , Scottish hydro came out and wouldn't work on it because outside cupboard had no light , although day light streamed in , ended up they replaced the control board . Didn't fix problem...
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    New boiler

    This is what was suggested by the Glasgow boiler company website
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    New boiler

    I hear the pump coming on then stopping , dunno if its waiting to clear the water from pump, its 8mm pipe, , Its a danfrost pump and I have a brand new wilco I could stick on , its the waiting for 1.5 hrs for shower water heat and 2 hrs for dish washing heat
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    New boiler

    Alot of places do finance , was just wondering if you get better price for cash , the place I was looking at is the glasgow boiler company
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    New boiler

    Hey guys . I have a glowworm fuel saver 3, its a g rated boiler , it feeds 4 radiators and a towel rail. , everything uses 8mm apart from towel rail , thats 15mm. The boiler will come on for 1 min , then go off for a min , and repeat this process and it takes 1 hr to go up 1 degree. The...
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    Resin garden

    Im thinking of doing a resin patio and driveway. At the rear its full of weeds and the monoblock on drive way has weeds growing through them and blocks have had there day . So was thinking of doing resin . Is it correct to dig all the grass out down to a depth of about 4 inches. Mix up...
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    Central heating pipes and rads

    Im wanting to upgrade my central heating before I get a new boiler fitted . What I have just now is 2 rows of 15mm copper pipe running under floor with no installation. (Flow and return) From each piece it feeds 4 radiators from 1985 with microbore pipe , think its 8mm. The boiler is having...
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    Ford fiesta mk7 heater and clicking

    Hi . I've a fiesta mk7 tdci titanium 2009 with automatic climate control. From behind the dash is 2 clicking noises . One just behind the controls and one sounds further back . It started the heating wouldn't come through the blowers at any force. Just footwell. And was working on all...
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    candy grand o vita heatpump

    I wish I never got it. And at 3 hrs to dry clothes. Of u have 2 loads. That' 6 hrs. Compared to about 3 on a ordinary one .
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    candy grand o vita heatpump

    The filters I have found are . The one in door . And one in front of condenser. It' black plastic with foam inside. I them vacuumed the condenser and washed (insitu). The door water container used to get lots of water . And emptied / cleaned after every cycle. Then it stopped collecting...
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    candy grand o vita heatpump

    I'l give it a try . Thanks . But if that fails then I will need to check it. If water ain't getting to the tank then could be pump . Many got fluff in it
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