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    Gas cowls for my chimney

    My chimney has not been used for several years and i wish to use it again by fitting a gas fire heater. Can someone tell me which type of gas cowl i require for my chimney. As you can see from the picture, current cowl insert is a Hood Top, i have been told this is incorrect for gas fuel...
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    Dry fix system vs traditional mortar ?

    Hopefully i too would be adding these to my roof, its all added cost to make the roof look beautiful :lol:. My Neighbour has Redland REGENT tiles on his roof but i'm looking to have the Redland Double Pantile or Double Roman tiles installed (i hate choices lol :D ). Are these tiles...
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    Dry fix system vs traditional mortar ?

    Thanx guy's for the input, I won't be going down this route. I'll stick to traditional methods like datarebal says:
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    Dry fix system vs traditional mortar ?

    Will be having a new roof done sometimes this month, once the weather turns. Recently i went to my local builder/roofer merchant, on display they had a Dry fix system setup. The bloke behind the counter said these are better then the wet mortar system. He claims that majority of roofers...
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    Glow worm 50FF and PCB

    I'm in the process of replacing a pcb in my glow worm ultimate 50FF boiler. i read somewhere that its best to replace the thermistor with a new one before connecting the new pcb. I can not seem to find a part number for a thermistor for my boiler and also can you please point out where would i...
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    Glow worm 50ff problem

    Is there anything else i can check before i call a heating engineer to look at the gas valve.?
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    Glow worm 50ff problem

    Just got back in from work, and noticed the boiler doing the same thing on Hot water ? :shock: should i still look into opening the mid-position valve, or could it be another problem? One thing i have noticed is if i leave the boiler switched off for 1 hour and then try switching it on...
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    Glow worm 50ff problem

    Thanx for the quick reply m8. On the heating zone valve (Honeywell mid-position), is it possible to lubricate or clean the valve ?? so it doesn't get stuck. what are my options to fix this problem?
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    Glow worm 50ff problem

    Hi all, i have a glow worm 50ff ultimate boiler with problems, When i turn the heating on, the boiler fires up and reaches it temperature and then cuts out, like it should do. But after 5 min or so, the boiler fire up (burners are lit) and then cuts out within 20seconds and then every 20 sec it...
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    Many thanx for all your help lads, the boiler is all singing an dancing now :D Turns out the programmer ST699 was faulty, changed it for a Randall 4033 which i had lying around in me shed and it works. Just quick question, what is a good programmer to buy for my system ? need it to have a 7...
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    Disconnected the room stat wire from terminal 4 in wiring centre, 240v is still present, on terminal 4 which traces back to prog terminal 3. Stat wire has 0v
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    sorry m8, misunderstanding, the terminal 4 i am refering to is on the honeywell wire center (10 way block) which has a connection to prog terminal 3 and room stat terminal 1, this gives me the 240v and there is no wire in the prog terminal 4 - Not connected to anything as you rightfully stated.
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    HW and CH off at programmer, i get 240v at 1&7 in wiring centre, which i measured from neutral and also to earth but i also get 240v at 4 in the wiring center.
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    After reading your recommendations I have now: 1.removed link from k1 and k2 from boiler control 2.wired the pump into the boiler terminal (P) 3.removed the link across SL and 9. 4.connected SL to the honeywell junction box terminal 8 which connects to orange wire of mid-position valve...
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    I apologise for the long detailed post, i wanted to describe what i have done as much as possible. Diagram i have been following is this http://www.diynot.com/network/Hunter2k/albums/1037/4098 when I purchased the property, i was told previous owner tried to change the faulty clock to...
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    Glow-worm Y Plan Help!

    I have been following the Honeywell Y plan diagram to connect my system and it doesn’t seem to work properly. On the programmer (ST699) I slide the Hot water only button to cont. (continuous) nothing happens, boiler doesn’t fire up. Only when I turn the room thermostat the boiler will fire up...
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