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Thanks for the info on Homeserve, they appealed as they can come quickly.

We have a Worcester Bosch 35CDi II RSF boiler that we've had for about 10 years and it's developed a problem. When we turn a hot water tap on at a low rate it ignites quickly and starts working as expected and then after about 10 seconds it starts making banging noises and the pressure gauge...

We've got a Hotpoint cooker EW93 and when we turn the main oven on to a set temperature the preheat light doesn't go off even after an hour or so whereas usually it would take about 10 minutes. The oven is getting hot although and after about 1.5 hours the oven went off and the the display...

Just an update for everyone, I spoke to a couple of other CORGI guys this evening, one came and had a look at the job, and they basically said the same as you all have that he should have fitted a condensing boiler. They seemed reasonably happy with the rest of the install and although they...

Interesting to hear about the flue, I guessed they must take a worse case scenario although the guy at WB I spoke to didn't mention it at all. I've updated my profile to show an email address but I can't see it shown anywhere but hopefully that's me being blind. If you can find it then...

Hi All, Just spoken to the CORGI guy again at length and basically he's not happy and in his opinion and the property is exempt from needing a condensing boiler and as I asked for and accepted that boiler it's my fault and he won't pay to change it. I've spoken with CORGI and they say the...

Hi Tony, Yep I called CORGI when I first contacted him re a quote and also last week to recheck his name and company name against their database and he is registered as being suitable for gas and central heating work. I first asked for a combi boiler with my only real requirements being a...

Hi Arf, As mentioned the other day we've already part paid for the job which included a number of other things as well as the boiler which have been done satisfactorily and we still owe about £1300 and I'm withholding that until it's all sorted. I have spoken to him briefly and have said...

Thanks for that Simon, gives me a few reasons to say back to him when he says it's not a problem and 'there's plenty of leeway built into those figures'.

Hi Simon, Thanks for the reply. I rightly agree with you that only a competent person should install the a boiler and I don't claim to be one hence my reason for employing a CORGI engineer to do it. It's a shame that it's me having to double check his work as I don't think it's up to...

Hi All, Can someone tell me what the likely problems would be if a flue is longer than the manufacturers maximum stated length other than a voided warranty? The boiler in question is a Worcester Bosch 35CDI. I'm guessing that it may not be able to get enough air to or from the boiler...

A few lessons certainly have been learnt. The builder did everything except the gas and electrics which we organised. I think I will do as suggested and tell the guy to fit the correct boiler as requested. If he says no would CORGI be likely to act if it can be shown he's fitting the wrong...

That's basically what he is saying There was no written quote. I believe if a place qualifies for an exemption then you can install still install a condensing boiler

I believe so but nothing would surprise me now So is the basic consensus tell him to change the boiler to what I asked for in the first place. This will obviously annoy him so is it worth telling him to remove the boiler and get someone else to supply and fit?

He says that the original he supplied was a 25CDi and was a condensing boiler but I seem to remember (although I'm not 100%) it looking very similar to the 35CDi II RSF and I believe the greenstar models look different. He says he supplied a 35CDi II RSF because that's what I asked for. I...

Hi Arfurrr, Are you ready for a long story, sorry to bore you all :) It's become a whole messy affair. There is no original written quote just a verbal one (and yes I'm now starting to understand this is a mistake) to install a heating system into our 3.5 bedroom 2 bathroom house. The...

Thanks for the replies guys, they're very helpful and it's interesting to hear everyones opinions on these kind of things. A copper pipe from the prv to the outside world is what I understood it should be from comments here and elsewhere but I've just had a conversation with a technical guy...

Well spotted that man. This is another bone of contention as I asked for a Worcester Bosch 35CDi and they've installed a 35CDi II RSF which I didn't realise until yesterday isn't a condensing boiler. From what I've seen and what the guy has said I believe it does qualify for an exemption...

Thanks for that, so I take it what's shown in the image at the bottom of this mail is not allowed then as the prv pipe goes into a plastic waste pipe which then joins with the washing machine and then goes under a concrete floor and outside. Also if a Corgi fitter says something like this is...

Thanks for that, I thought it may be a la test like a cars mpg where the government figures are nothing like the actual ones you get.