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I've just had mine serviced and it was also a bosch, the engineer took at least 45 minutes. he spent 10 minutes giving it a good clean :)

He pretty much said exactly what you have put above, but he did say the flue was rock solid but he had to mention as it was not to current standards I presume you mean white plastic outside? The flue is galvanised steel and there is very little showing

Yes, cemented in 700 including the bit that sticks though the wall

Sorry, its an old Worcester 24i Piped in 15mm (correct gas pressure) pipe isn’t adequately supported/Flue has no bracket there is about 2mtrs of 15mm from a 22mm pipe, and the flue is about 700mm long (Also a previous engineer said the cable support clamp was missing)

I’ve just had my boiler serviced and the engineer said that the boiler was in good condition for its age But on the report he has put some issues on the report, but says not to worry as its fine. Is this normal?

Thank you woody (y)

It was the bit at the back of the chimney just above the clean cement (middle of the photo) the concerned me the most The gas fire has gone, its now blanked of with a metal sheet & duct tape against the marble (The one from behind the gas fire). I was just concerned that when the builder...

I had my chimney stack removed about 6 months ago, but the builder left a ness in the fire place were all the rubble fell down. After I cleaned out the fire opening I noticed quite a bit of damaged brickwork where the old coal fire& back boiler used to be. Could the broken bricks at the back...

Seems you are correct, thank you for your reply I’ve just found this useful link on HSE:- Checklist - Places and materials that can contain asbestos (hse.gov.uk)

Thank you for the link, from what I can remember it's like the one in the picture, maybe a bit darker in colour The house was built in 1950’s

I cut a slot in a breezeblock wall a few years ago but the breezeblocks looked dark blue/gray colour and I have been worried that this may have been asbestos? They were quite gritty and soft, I used an angle grinder so it made quite a lot of dust!

I dismantled 3 old storage heats a few years back, but I’m now concerned (if a little late) they may have contained asbestos? The where originally installed in the 1980’s

What happens to flux in cold water pipes does it just get washed away when the piping is used, and how long does it take to flush it out? Can’t imagine it would be healthy drinking water with flux?

If I did use any grease it was probably carlube LM2 grease as that's the tube I have have! I've noticed Toolstation and Screwfix sell 57g of plumbers grease I presume that the grease shouldn't get past the seal and contaminate the water, as the tap would leak?

Hi I’ve taken my mixer tap apart to repair a seal, what grease can I use. At the moment its full of a grey black grease I did fix it years ago but I not sure what grease I used (if any) but would this cause a problem (e.g Toxic) as I didn’t realise that you could get grease for taps!

(sorry posted in the wrong forum) When I moved into my house I had all the carpets replaced and the ground floor was tiled with old vinyl type tiles They were generally in good condition but all the ones around the edges where damaged by previous carpet grip strips The carpet was installed...

That would explain it, the kitchen was not finished when the heating was installed by the previous owner. The kitchen had only been plastered just prior to my purchase I guessed they wouldn't work but they have not leaked in 15 years so is it best just to leave them alone? If they did start to...

I have two radiators in the kitchen and hall, but have just found 2 isolation valves under the floor where the piping drops down to feed them. they are the cheap type 15mm with the screwdriver slot, the ones they sell at the DIY stores for water Should a heating system have isolation valves on it?

where would the pipe vent to, Back to the stench pipe on the outside of the house? the drain is only about 12ft from the property As it seems so shallow could it have been damaged when the patio was dug up, an would this cause any problems?

I’ve just had the chimney stack removed from my property. The builder who did the work left one hell of a mess! He didn’t clean any mess up and there was a mountain of rubble behind the fire (higher that the fireplace!) And the house stinks of soot! I have also noticed that there is a draft...