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I have installed a simple pull switch and bulb holder in my loft. To get power to it, I broke into the existing circuit and added two connector units and about 10 metres of lighting twin & earth. My problem is that the bulb lights, but only at about 1/4 of it's expected brightness. Also...

Can't go rear as joins neighbours garage. Can't go left as would stick out of front of house, can't go right as would have to go through new kitchen / toilet. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a new one :roll:

I need to move it because we are having the wall on which the old boiler sits removed. Old boiler is 20 yrs old and cant be re-used. Got 3 year old boiler from brother in law who replaced it with a combi, but it is in perfect working order. It's a Gloworm Energysaver 50 - GC 41 319 70...

Specific boiler !! NOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo The once the flue comes out of the boiler its JUST A F*CKING PIPE !! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG...

It REALLY wrongs me to ditch this boiler and then get ripped off by B Gas for a new boiler that I neither want or need. it's WRONG WRONG WRONG. 3 FEKKIN grand. wait... 3 FEKKIN grand. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG...

Why ? If the boiler itself can be used with a vertical flue ? Come on Kev put the Bentley brochure down and think a bit ...

I have a perfectly good Gloworm condensing boiler with a horizontal flue. I contacted Gloworm for a price for the vertical flue kit, but they no longer stock it. As the flue is just a pipe inside another pipe, could I buy a standard 90 deg bend and then vent vertically up through the...

It adds another £145 to the project. But it's not the money, it's the pain of having to take up the floors in 2 rooms and take down garage ceiling to get pipes in.

Yes that is helpful thanks. Do you know if it runs independantly of his central heating ?

As you will see from my other posts I need to replace my old boiler with a new condensing unit (poss gloworm 18hxi). The main reason for this is that we are extending the kitchen, and the existing boiler is on the wall that is to be demolished. One problem that we have is that with the new...

Yes I understand. It's just a pain to have to lift all upstairs floors to run gas pipes. If only I could persuade the wife that a boiler in the lounge would look perfectly normal ..........

Fair comment. Was still suffering from red mist ...................... This is turning into a nightmare. Kitchen floor up, bedroom floors up........ Didn't want to change the boiler in the first place, then got a free replacement that I cant use, now I have a quote for the thick end...

It's a well established local firm (50 years). they have CORGI,OFTEC,APHC logo's on their quotes. The boiler is not any higher capacity than the current one, so why would I need a bigger pipe ? I am switching to a condensing boiler, but do they really need so much more gas ? Also, it's...

Had British Gas out to quote for a new boiler (Gloworm18hxi). As well as quoting a ridiculous price for the boiler and fitting he wants to charge me £145 for 28mm gas pipes. Got another quote from a Corgi registered installer, who said I didn't need to change the pipes as the current ones are...

Cheers Croydoncorgi, I read the entire artice and found it very interesting. Unlike the 'engineer' I would never dream of tinkering with the boiler or gas / flue etc. I fully understand why you would be unwilling to go in and shoulder the responsibilty of someone elses work. It just...

Nah nothing available. Good ideao though Kev. What are the chances of me getting a Corgi engineer to come and fit a new boiler, if I buy all the bits from the British Gas quote (at half the price). And, I'm pretty handy I could do the piping work for the water & supply the fused spur (BG...

Looks like I am stuffed. Just rang Glow-worm who said they no longer stock the vertical flue kit for the Energysaver 50. Shame, as the boiler is in fine working order. Really annoys me that Brish Gas quoted £1208 to supply and fit a boiler that I can get for £600 !! .... supply and fit...

Yeah fair point. I'll have a look through the mi's. (note the newly aquired jargon !!) Thanks for your help. I'll raise the beer that I just opened to you !!

Cheers lads. Is venting the flue up through a pitched roof taboo in heating circles then ?

Yes I have all the original installation instructions that came with it. Do you think I can still get hold of the flue's etc ?