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    Noisy boiler

    Possibly the fan on its way out, you'll need a gas bod to take a look.
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    Shutting off water valve in toilet where no valve visible

    Back to wall toilets should me made illegal. Access for a very simple repair can become a nightmare.
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    Olives for Imperial

    Copper olives are available from plumber's merchants in imperial sizes.
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    Logic boiler backlight display randomly lighting up

    I wouldn't worry about it, sounds like there's a little gremlin in there.
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    Ideal Logic Question

    Latest Logics do not have/require safety mod.
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    Slow boiler pressure loss

    I think you are worrying too much, if it stays at around 1 bar, then leave it alone, if you had a leak, it would soon drop to zero.
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    Removing rad vogue max 32

    Close both rad valves, open bleedscrew on rad to check valves have fully closed. Undo one end (hold valve while undoing nut so it doesn't turn), cap rad tail with 1/2" plug, repeat other end. You'll need an old towel under joints to catch drips. No need to drain boiler or system.
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    Potterton Promax 24SL – Heat Exchanger Leak – Repair or Replace?

    Might be worth asking someone else to look at it, sometimes it's as simple as the condi trap leaking, they're prone to cracking. The other favourite is the flow switch assy. If the hex is leaking, then it's scrap.
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    Potterton Promax 24SL – Heat Exchanger Leak – Repair or Replace?

    I think most pros on here will tell you to change the boiler, they're not v popular with engineers, you've been lucky to get 13yrs out of it. There's an estate in my village which was built around 13yrs ago, all fitted with those boilers, I've changed 6 of them over the last year or two.
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    Draining radiator -rad pipe to close to wall

    This seems a lot of fuss for something very simple. Close both valves, open vent to check they are both shut. As said, hold valve with stilsons and undo nut, gently pull pipe away and substitute valve for 1/2BSP stop end. Move to other side and repeat. The water will only exit rad as fast as air...
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    Repressurising sealed CH system.

    I can't think of how that can be done unless you have a fairly recent Logic, in which case there's a "vent system" function in the menu.
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    Grohe Concealed cistern fault

    Sorry, typo on my part, I meant don't use Grohe parts.
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    Grohe Concealed cistern fault

    I would replace the components, but use Grohe ones. Similar components are readily available for a fraction of that price.
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    Cleaning plate heat exchanger issues

    Normally only primary (heating) side gets clogged. Brick acid is my go to solution.
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    Shower, rounded grub screw cant remove cover, replace shower?

    Drill grub screw out, then enlarge hole & rethread?
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    Any chance of removing snapped refill key from boiler?

    Assuming it's fully inserted, just leave it, you will use the the square white tap to refill boiler. Replacing the whole assembly is only a 10 min job.
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    Service engineer let the air out of expansion vessel?

    He's an idiot, do not let him near your boiler again. EV should have a charge of around 1 Bar
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    Hive system - Logic combi ESP1

    I think you will need the single channel Hive, as opposed to what you have. Why didn't installer change it, or advise you?
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