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Yorkshire. Like I said, not criticising the engineers who come out (4th visit tomorrow). But dealing with Group Service is a nightmare. They just can't seem to get it right. Wrong heat exchanger sent on first visit. Insulation pad they said was definitely going out didn't come today, with the...

...or do they just hate me? This boiler repair has turned into a farce. The engineers who come out all seem like nice chaps. They might be good boiler engineers too. It's difficult to tell, as Vaillant is incapable of sending them out with the correct parts. Or the parts that they tell me...

We cancelled the power flush. Engineer was due to do the leaks Friday, but called to say parts not arrived at merchants. Leaks got a lot worse over the weekend, so we've booked Vaillant to do the repair, on one of their 'all you can eat' for £288. Though we've just done the sums. Given that...

Thanks for the replies everybody. You're right, he might be suggesting unnecessary work. Though I don't think he's that short of work, it was 3 weeks from seeing the job to him finding a space in his diary to come. To be fair to him, maybe he's just wondering why a boiler from a supposedly...

Thanks SGM. I've been wondering if a power flush might be unnecessary. As I said, they're all newish radiators, the water looks very clean and there's a magnetic cleaner on the system. But it has had a lot of work. And as all the work has now been finished (bar this one radiator), I'll...

It's a 4 bed semi, 3 reception rooms, 10 radiators (or 12 depending how you count the 3 little ones joined together under the bay in the front room).

Our boiler is leaking, from at least a couple of joints. Vailant Ecotec Plus 831. 7 (ish) years old. Boiler man is coming to do repairs soon. He's had a look at it already. He thinks seals/O rings have gone, and thinks due to lack of flushing at install, and/or flux left in system by...

I'd like to replace the curved radiator under a bow window. It's a fairly gently bow. I see various people advertising them on the Interwebs. They usually seem to be single panel (presumably they have to be, to bend them). Anybody any experience with these? Just that it seems to me a bid...

I've got a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 327 We had a leak a while ago that a local independent fixed. It's developed another leak. But in a different place as far as I can tell. I know I'm not supposed to, but I took the front panel off. To see where the leak is from. There's a black plastic...

After fitting of landing carpet the bathroom door is catching on the door plate. I've taken it off, and planed a bit off the bottom. Before I re-hang it I thought I'd (at least) prime the bottom edge. Questions: 1. Do I need to paint it at all? It's the bottom edge, the top is...

On the floor at the moment! But it was in the hall. Could be anywhere really. We've got hall, kitchen, side hall/utility, stairs and landing which are all doorless, and staying like that. I did a heat requirement calc using one of them there internet thingies. Had to pretend they were all...

PS, when I say 'I hope' it's 15mm, I almost came a cropper when I assumed 3/4 inch was 22mm.

About to disconnect a radiator. I've got room under the floor to do it. Easy way, having looked, is to cut off the two 15mm (I hope) tails going up to it, and cap them. But that would leave one of them as a short little 'up stand'. So it'll have air trapped in it for ever. Would that...

About to fit a new hall radiator. Bit tight for space. On another thread, somebody said that my boiler, Vaillant Ecotec plus has a built in bypass. So I can put TRVs on every rad if I want. I'm in two minds about this rad. Having a TRV on it would be good, but two lock shields actually...

Even better. I've just read the installation manual too, so it looks like TRVs all round. I'll set the hall one to full for now. The boilers just been serviced, but when he comes back to do it next year I'll get him to check the by-pass valve. Thanks.

Briliiant, thank you. Yes, found a few on the internet. Presumably as close to the boiler as possible?

Thanks. Would there be an automatic bypass valve internal to the boiler? It's a Vaillant Ecotec plus 831. Or could I install one? I'll be installing a different radiator in the hallway anyway, probably in a different position. The pipework is under the floor and access is good, so it wouldn't...

Thanks chaps.

Thanks for the reply. There's a tall rad in the utility room, which is actually like a side hall. Is a TRV on full not the same as a lock shield?

1920s Semi. 4 beds, 3 receptions. Newish Vaillant Eco-tec Plus 831 Boiler. Every rad (apart from hall) has TRV on. I've just taken the hall radiator off, for the decorator. Do I really need one in the hall? That's where the thermostat is, but it's wireless, so could put it anywhere...