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Thanks. That's a good point to consider. Do combis go wrong more? On average, do they have a shorter life span?

Thanks. Water pressure from mains is good to check. Will ask british gas bloke to check on Monday visit

As detailed in other posts, I'm replacing my back boiler with either a combi or Conventional Boiler. Am in the proceedings of getting quotes and trying to work out which to go for. We have a medium sized 3 bedroom mid terrace house with single bathroom with shower over bath and total of 7...

Aside from British Gas and and small local companies. Any big companies like British gas I could try for boiler replacement? Have British gas coming Monday but feel I need more quotes. Are Boxt any good for example?

Thank you. My understanding is that the pipes that feed the central heating are coiled inside the cylinder. Since we had the thermostat changed there is clearly a noticeable difference in radiator temp as expected. The cold water is clear, so I'm guessing that the header tank in the loft must...

For those that saw my recent post enquiring about replacing my back boiler to something modern. Looks like this has now been brought forward. Have started getting brown water coming from my hot water taps. All cold water in bathrooms and downstairs is fine. I believe that the piping inside the...

Nearest town is Fleet, Hampshire.

It's a 3 bed mid terrace house with single bath with Aqua Lisa Quartz digital shower over the bath (I know this will require a cylinder). Our problem is where to put the replacement boiler. My gas service engineer said that the loft would be the only real option. There is a larder cupboard...

Am biting the bullet and having my very old Baxi Bermuda back boiler replaced with something new. Hopefully this summer. I know it's going to be a big job and a lot of upheaval but just wanted some opinions on where to get quotes from. The local bloke that does the yearly service recommended...

What is the problem with them?

Are fire angel bad?

I am due to replace the two smoke alarms in my house as they are quite old now and was considering replacing them with a model that has 10 year sealed lithium battery but have seen reviews stating the the batteries have only lasted a fraction of the time or have a habit of going off...

Couldn't agree more. Thanks

Don't think so to be honest. He's close to retirement and says he is quite happy doing the servicing and small fix it jobs. Did ask him about boiler replacement once and he wasn't interested.

Great thanks. That's good to know. Wonder why my engineer made a big song and dance over it?

I have a Baxi Bermuda 552 Back Boiler and was told by my gas safe engineer who services it that the ignition is on its way out. Hence, tricky to reignite. When I asked him if he could replace it, he said that the problem is getting the parts as is a very old boiler and it's unlikely he'd be...

Decided not to in the end as called my heating engineer to arrange a future appointment for him to fix properly. He advised against tightening as can cause the seal to break up and make it worse. He also advised against bunging thr spout as can cause leakage at the screw part. So managing the...

Thanks all, not sure I want to pack any sealant in the spout though as will need that clear for when I eventually drain the system. Will try attachimg a small section of hose jubilee clipped to the pipe. Then seal the other end of the hose somehow.

Was thinking about somehow bunging the spout where the drip is coming from and leaving the main fix job till the summer. Blocked section of short hosepipe jubilee clipped in place. With the spout bunged though, I guess there is the possibility that the leak could then come from the other part...

Sounds a bit risky for me.