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    Quite a Poser

    have had probs with acl diverter in the past now only fit honeywell. grinding noise would suggest a pump problem bit of sh1te dropping in the impellors?,you say the sys was flushed using what chemicals?if you mixed chems is their a reaction going on causing cavitation in the pump due to the...
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    Oil Heating

    in reply to oilman coming from a gas backround oil combis are twice as good as the best gas one,from my point of view and experience they are a gift to work on,they have considerbly better flow rates and less components to go wrong,i only fit worcs or warmflow ones and have not had a problem...
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    Rubbish systems

    yet to meet an architect who can figure out a heating sys or understand how it works.most new build flats here have internal boilers which need twin flues to reach the outside,why not design the places correctly with the services in the right place,after all they start with a blank piece of...
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    CAN ANY ONE HELP PLEASE IM STUCK

    ask curly he had an unusaul set up on his bb,took a day to find the pipe but it was their :lol:hows the health hanging now mate :)
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    CAN ANY ONE HELP PLEASE IM STUCK

    have a look where the pump joins the return you may have a injector tee which is obstructed/partialy blocked 28mm flow 28mm return 22mm pumped return the tee will be on the ret with a 15mm stub connecting the pump to the ret they can be compression or soldered
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    Joist hole size for plastic pipe

    words of wisdom from a true installer :lol: Ever installed it? Don`t care wether it`s copper or cast iron mate, you are talking ****, you have probably never got your hands dirty in your life so don`t tell me how to install run back to school now little boy before teacher comes...
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    Joist hole size for plastic pipe

    never heard of soft copper? comes in 25m coils just as easy as plastic but will last longer :lol: do not buy the newer angle adaptors as they cannot handle the loads.the correct drill is a makita http://diytools.com/store/detail.asp?productid=58732
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    Joist hole size for plastic pipe

    Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:35 am Post Subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As for not getting a level hole drilled through a joist has nobody got a angled drill with a cut down wood bit or auger. ah it is so good to see a...
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    heat exchanger for worcester 24cbi

    are you sure you need a heat exchanger,these boilers are prone to leaky o rings most would of been covered by warranty they normally failed around 12/18 months,if the boiler has been installed correctly they are a relatively easy job infact changing the he is a gift
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    corgi gas course

    lcgs wrote most would never trust a spark to wire up a heating job. :lol: :lol: :lol: very true :lol:
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    heating grant - dodgy quote dilemma

    just to put the record straight a full heat boiler/cly/seven rads controls and wiring comes to around £3200 gas and a bit more for oil.what you have is a repair which means powerflush,change rad valves,fit trvs,change cly[bs1566] fit full controls and a vertical flue through a flat roof run a...
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    Is power flushing worth £200 ?

    power flushing machines have been around a lot longer than most of you,i first used one back in the early eighties :lol: the company i worked for used them to descale dhw heat exchangers on early combis vokera and valiants being the main offenders,they can clear total blockages in these with the...
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    heating grant - dodgy quote dilemma

    the warmfront scheme is supposed to be for pensioners,it is not a grant their are guidelines which have to be followed,as someone who installs these i can tell you the money is tight,all work has to be done to part l so new cly new pump new controls,mv,cly stat,room stat,programmer auto by...
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    Corgi Gas Engineer Moaning , but right to !

    Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:24 pm Post Subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few observation The CDi is not a condensing boiler, one wonders if they found it in the back of their van. get back to your bed now dia the cdi...
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    compression fittings on gas pipe

    it is good practice to sleeve all pipes not just the gas,which can do the most damage fire or flood?
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    Valliant Ecotec plus 831

    p.s there is a downstairs wheel type valve shut if opened the water feeds to all the hot taps upstairs and w.c but the boiler doesn,t turn off when all the warm water taps are closed. from that remark i would hazard a guess that they have capped the pipe in the wrong place or the water is...
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    Ferroli Sigma 40-60 boiler

    all depends on your plumbing skills and access,isolate electricity to boiler,isolate heating tank, drain it remember the boiler could be a low point undo thermistor and change.if access is good bung the tank and vent and do it live :shock: if your quick you will not lose too much water if your...
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    Ferroli Sigma 40-60 boiler

    sigmas are renowned for noisy heat exchangers turn the pump up and the noise will disappear,only cure i can think of is turn the gas pressure down and renew the GOLD coloured thermistor.has the boiler been wired correctly with the pump back to the boiler and a permanent live supply?
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    corgi periodic checking of gas work

    well bg are a law unto themselves,monitoring of gas installers is supposed to be independent[reason for corgis existence]but bg get to keep their dirty washing in house not in the public domain like the rest of us mere mortals,having worked/subbed to bg i know and have seen some of their...
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