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    RIELLO RDB FAN MOTOR BEARINGS

    You need to investigate the reason for the noise. It is usually allied to a leaking shaft seal on the pump.
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    HELP! Central heating pump knackered!

    If you turn down the speed on a combi like yours you may adversly affect the hot water temperature. Combi's usually run on top speed.
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    BSA Hotspur Oil Boiler

    Danesmoors are a totally different proposition. As long as the boiler itself is sound, there are generic components for everything else that may fail.
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    Oily smell from Worcester Bosch Greenstar Heatslave 2 25/32

    If the oil line enters from the rear, which I'm thinking is normal, then that is the place to check. Isolation valves are not an uncommon feature to leak around the shaft or connections, but also the swaged ends of flexible hoses are a common source of leaks. If yours have not been changed...
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    Worcester Heatslave 20/25 Pump Problem

    Get busy with your multimeter and follow the fault finding guide. Before you start replacing PCB's check for failed end switches in motorised valves and flow switches.
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    Gas smell from boiler after switching off CH

    I would monitor this for a day or so, if it continues then call engineer back.
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    Worcester Heatslave 20/25 Pump Problem

    I would suspect a fault with the diverter valve from your description of radiators heating, but would also check that wiser is wired correctly.
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    Gas vs oil worries

    If installing the gas supply is free, then take it. If it means you need to pay a pernicious standing charge, then don't. With the current lack of an objective energy policy , like the song, the answer is Blowing in the Wind.
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    Riello 40 g3b (oil boiler)

    Did you successfully bleed the fuel?
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    Gas smell from boiler after switching off CH

    Get your engineer back.
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    Bath waste clicker or turn overflow type

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-captive-basin-waste-32mm/64920 No cables or springs. Nothing to go wrong
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    Central Heating Controller turns on both water and heating

    Remove the programmer from the back plate and ensure the switch on the back is set for a Y plan. The switch on the back should be set for P for pumped.
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    Riello burner not firing

    Which reset are you trying? Apart from the burner reset, There is a boiler limit thermostat which has a reset beneath the plastic ca;p on the control thermostat. Trying to fire with the photocell removed will still need the photocell to be obscured.
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    Riello 40 g3b (oil boiler)

    Start at the tank and bleed any filters before doing anything on the burner. If you have an isolation tap at the burner, turn it off and remove the flexible hose into the oil pump so you can be sure you have oil to that point. Replace that hose, then remove the hexagon plug at the bottom of the...
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    Boiler lock out after firing

    I would try a new photocell for what it costs before a control box.At that age, a boxand cell would only be about £50-£60. (i'm assuming a B11 burner.)
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    Worcester 12/18 danesmoor oil schmelly when operating

    Riello pumps are notorious for leaking from the shaft seal when running. This creates a smell, but the heat of the pump and motor evaporates any leaks. disconnect and remove the pump to check.
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    Boiler lock out after firing

    Have you tried firing the burner wit the photocell out, but covered and releasing to light when fired? If the burner continues normally, then further inspection of the flame pattern etc is required. Have you tried the start up with a pressure gauge on the pump? It could be that the initial...
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    Oil boiler - intermittent lockout

    If you can see spark through the peephole, then so can the photocell. This can give a false flame signal that causes lockout and stop the solenoid valve opening.
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    New boiler - electric shower question

    When the Government says you can only buy electric cars from 2030, there is not a lot of action you can take. When we were told and encouraged to buy diesel cars and even given financial inducement to do so, what else can you do? You can't blame installers or manufacturers whovhave to comply...
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    HRM Wallstar lockout

    If there is no movement in the solenoid stem, then that is faulty.
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