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    Low loss header - Do I need it?

    we are in the 21st..not the 18th
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    Low loss header - Do I need it?

    heating is a topping-up process...you heat water...to flow through a metal container..that heats the metal...that heats the air in the room... so convection, radiation, conduction...all at the same time. An essential issue that is always missed is air change rates....you heat the air...
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    Understanding how my boiler operates

    OR......you can install heaters that are 21st century that have a range of functions and features that will reduce consumption and maintain a comfort level...OR you can stick with an NVQ bod to tell you what is best LOL
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    Do I need a new electric CU for (Rental) EICR? (Ed.)

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-control-changes-for-higher-risk-buildings-and-wider-changes-to-building-regulations/circular-letter-changes-to-the-building-control-process
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    Hive 2.0 standard to combi?

    why?
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    Vaillant ecotec plus 438 no heating or hot water

    thermistor needs replacing. I'd take any bets on that being the fault
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    Hive 2.0 standard to combi?

    hive is a simple on/off so will work with any boiler
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    Do I need a new electric CU for (Rental) EICR? (Ed.)

    not law darling, it's guidence..bit like the highway code....pretty but not worth the written word
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    Plastic gas pipe to boiler!

    whilst i was being facetious I had to laugh at your "thermal expansion theory". Is molecular physics a thing with plumbers now? LOL
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    Do I need a new electric CU for (Rental) EICR? (Ed.)

    While BS7671 itself is not statutory or legislation....
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    Lp722 boost not switching off

    I always find it amusing when people have "zone" issues yet the water comes from a single source
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    Ideal Mexico HE18 intermittent re-ignition fault, update

    so you are blaming a faulty part as being the reason it failed AGAIN on your system! Have you considered it might not have been the reason? Well at least when the brand new one arrives you can be sure that it will work this time
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    Ideal Mexico HE18 intermittent re-ignition fault, update

    so a replacement of the module will solve all issues!
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    Ideal Mexico HE18 intermittent re-ignition fault, update

    years ago I had a recurring issue with a combi when it would work fine then would have period where the ignition failure would occur. Tested everything and even changed the fan and the pcb (default when the NVQ "engineers" have no idea) Then I began monitoring the conditions under which the...
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    Basement water ingress

    it's climate change mate...
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    Sockets on skirting boards

    did he suck-in through his teeth and suggest it would cost a lot of money to fix?
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    Joining kitchen waste to bathroom waste

    too late..the building control stasi monitor all threads and have already identified the address which is now under surveillance. The "that's not right bit of pipe" police (from the "special branch") will be round to arrest
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    Leak on fill valve

    is that akin to how electricity flows from a solar panel into the power station? :-)
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    Leak on fill valve

    valve has a flap/gate that rotates through 90 degrees to block the pipe diam. In order for the gate to be a water tight fit, the rotating gate is supported on a pin that locates through the main body hence protruding through
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    Possible boiler noises

    air
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