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My employer at local health authority wouldnt let me do my gas course, so i resigned, just as my daughter was born. Kept in touch with the maintenance lads I worked with Contacted my gaffer who I served my time with, he had some domestic refurbs going on and some shopfits booked in. Did bits...

Didn't use them when I jumped ship, maybe I was lucky.

Any decent tradesman won't need introducing to anyone, he/she will be busy as fook and will take weeks to get booked in. Especially this time of year.

The FAQS cover this issue.

Yes spend money now, save money from now on!

Your input on this forum is as good as you choice of tool recommendations. I suspect you've been booted off another forum and have decided to drag this one down. Either that or your mum has found your porno site history and set parental controls accordingly.

Weak pump, system restriction, filter blocked or bypass open somewhere. Edit I did go to a job with similar problems last year. Turned out to be the hot water flow turbine was faulty, replaced it and heating was fine after that. Model of boiler could be helpful.

This thread is better than anything on tv tonight!

Read the user manual before you call him back out. I'm sure you'll find the info there. If not the Installion instructions, these are usually very detailed on the vaillants

Bovine?

the ends that go into the tap body or the other end? two small o rings should be at the tap body end (usually) if its the other that joins to the pipe/ fitting. they are usually nuts and olives that go onto the pipe or they will be 1/2 inch male iron connections. they will need connecting to...

Did you fit the black metal circlip that holds the micro witch casing in place?

Turn hot tap on, check if spindle with black cap on touches and operates the micro switch. If it doesn't there's an issue with the diverter, could be as I said before. Gently insert a screwdriver to operate the micro switch, does it fire? If it does, keep the screw driver in there leave it...

See if black cap is still on the end of the spindle inside the microswitch, it might have dropped off. If it's still there, open hot water tap and see if it moves all the way over. Could be gummed up diverter valve, or missing/broken restrictor in the back of the plate heat exchanger.

I'm getting slower in my old age! :mrgreen: My red cape and underpants were hung up a while ago.(y)

Cost is whatever it takes to feed nominated boiler man to feed his wife and kids, pay mortgage etc. Your 30min service man isn't going to do it right. Allow for travelling too.

Monkeys peanuts and organ grinders. Ask around your friends and families for a recommendation. You only find out how good your boiler man is if he answers the phone when you have a problem.....

We obviously have different opinions then. We live far enough apart for it not to matter too much. I wouldn't need to worry about your wonky towel radiator falling on me, should I ever of needed to use you loo after having a cup of tea at yours! (y)

Sorry my fault , I thought they went together. IE. Can I have a coffee please? Thank you! Must have been the way I was dragged up.

Try saying please ffs! This forum has many members with thousands of years knowledge between them. Saying please and thank you might just get a response. Try it, you never know!