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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    Trundletrucks I have to praise myself coz nobody else will! lol. Re the police comment, I do work within the police service but not frontline, I counsel young victims of sexual abuse so to me I feel my role is as prestigious as they come and I'm privileged to do the work I do. Yep, there I go...
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    Whilst I thank you for taking the time to respond in relation to my question, I would like to point out that I did not come here for a personal attack based on your assumption of me, based on the sole information that I gave of me being a 30 year old female with a child in a council property...
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    thanks for your replies and I think under the circumstances, I'm not about to put my families lives at risk so i'll be going with the qualified heating engineer on this one!!! I must say that I dont feel very comfortable with a back boiler (didnt before but definitely dont now!) however, I think...
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    :shock: ok, i'll sleep pretty sound now thanks :roll: just kidding, prefer it straight so carbon monoxide detector is a definite requirement then, any recommendations on the best one to get? basically, if it was your house what would you have?
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    ah, such conflicting advice but if you put it like that, I won't cover it! I didnt realise that even if you dont use the gas fire you need to be aware of allowing adequate ventilation, i just assumed that the flue up the chimney was sufficient but hey, thats why I'm here asking first! And...
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    sorry to ask, but i just want to make sure i get this right, regardless of whether I use the actual gas fire (which i dont plan to) there is still the issue with ventilation? I can cover the fire so to speak but only with something designed to allow good airflow like a radiator cover or perhaps...
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    well this is what i was hoping if i could find one with a big enough depth
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    bloody hell, thanks for letting me know, how safe are these then in terms of carbon monoxide leakage? and any advice on how I can safely make it babyproof?
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    Thanks for the reply. Bit confused now as he said i couldnt take the gas fire off and cap it so I asked him what if I built a wooden cover to put round the gas fire (like a radiator cover as I dont plan to ever actually use the gas fire itself) and fix it by screws to the wall, he told me that...
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    Idiot guide to back boilers needed pls!

    Hi, I have just moved into a property which has a Glowworm 45 back boiler flued via the chimney and as I have never ever had one myself, just need some advice and reassurance as to how safe they are as I am always weiry re carbon monoxide etc. The boiler has been regularly serviced (as...
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