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Ironically it probably the Evo that has kept the Drayton valves going. They have a solid reputation in the trade for getting stuck. Who would have thought that?

It's a blue one if this helps

Have a look at your post again and ask yourself what key information is missing. EG: My car won't start, what is wrong with it?

All this talk about heat pumps, the thing the punters are never told about is the reheat time on the HW when the weather is cold. So you end up having to augment the system with something very much along the lines of what you would buy if you hadn't chosen the heat pump option in the first...

We have always fitted new valves when installing Evo. Apart from the incompatibility issues the battery life is optimised when paired with the valve it was designed to be partnered with. That being said, their earlier (1998-2012) HR80 valves seem much better on batteries; these commonly last...

I was referring to Boulter Camrays, Worcester Camrays etc. There are two different pumps fitted, so specific advice cannot be given. If you are saying you know more about oil boilers than me, I consider myself honoured to have posted in the same thread as yourselves.

Fair few Camrays, some have different oil pumps. Wind some PTFE tape round the tread for now.

There is a commonly held view that those who make the most noise on internet forums, and claim to have the most experience, are often the least qualified to offer an opinion. Just saying.

Best UV might be an ACV. Price puts off most punters. Tank in tank design allows smaller store, faster reheat.

We fit insertion sensors to most UV cylinders. Vaillant cylinders are nothing special. At all.

I don't think it is the targets that are the problem. It is the customers trying to obtain the cheapest quote. They want a Worcester but don't understand that a boiler alone doesn't dictate the reliability or longevity of the finished job. It is only 50% of the story. The quote chasers...

I will leave the last word to the internet specialist above.

Around 100 of my customers per year, for starters. And I can't recall any of my Worcester boiler customers saying they wished they'd bought something else. Some of my Vaillant customers might have a different view, sadly.

The trouble with Accredited Installers are that consumers think these people are experts in their field. The reality is that someone in the company has attended a one day product familiarisation course. An accredited installer has to reach a turnover target on the number of units installed per...

Might be a V7000 also, Ideal made a lot of Concord Ser2s. Quite an expensive valve. As said above, if you sell a house with old lump of a boiler in it, every surveyor will warn the prospective purchaser of imminent expense, whether or not you've just put a gas valve into it. A 30yr old...

I'm assuming your installer hasn't registered the boiler with building control, as is mandatory per building regs; primarily because the work they've done is in contravention of building regs. Since the work does not meet the regs the boiler warranty is also invalid. And I think it is fair to...

If your 20/25 has the optional HW/CH programmer recessed into the panel, this is often the source of loose connections internally. You could try (if you are handy with LX) looping the CH timer outputs and seeing if the problem goes away.

The internal bypass is of course set in the factory, but installers are encouraged to adjust it where necessary. When an installer fits an ecoTEC MKII, and it doesn't warm up properly, they often try adjusting the bypass in an effort to cure it. Therefore it is not at all uncommon to find an...

Seconded. That radiator is at least 40 years old.

Get someone to check the internal bypass.