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Cheers my friend, you sound like an expert :D On my last gas check as I've leasehold property it mentioned the Concord Seals starting to fade (case seals) & rust in casing. I have had quoted £65 for case seal renewal + boiler service, is that a good deal that I should take up and what in...

Hello, As everyone may have realised from my numerous posts on here about my ancient boiler system.... I have a Ideal Concord WRS 240B (mid 80's I believe) in a in-direct, gravity fed,vented system. I am trying to find the best central heating cover for the price. I don't care about a...

Hi, I have a regular vented boiler system with a HW cylinder. My old timer in the Kitchen (Randall 3020P) has an 24 'round timer' within it and a couple of switches for off/on/timed and hot water/HW & Central Heating. The only problems are I have to have the HW on twice a day as the two...

Yes I see what you're saying. One small problem though I believe. The engineer mentioned he could not find the 'nipple' on the radiator valve to drain the system, I believe he drained it by connecting his near to something near the cylinder. This cannot be done again as I am keeping the cylinder...

Hi, Yes, I'm positive the HW cylinder change had nothing to do with it, what it was I guess was removing an old radiator which had been there for ages and the previous owner liked lathering paint around the fittings! Shall I attempt to do this myself?, I have a conventional system (2 tanks...

Hi, I got my HW cylinder replaced today as my old one was leaking. That all went fine, the engineer noticed that my radiator in the hallway apparently had a very small leak, ie a few drips every now and then. He then removed my radiator and fitted a new valve on one side and the connected...

What a lot of fuss over nothing :lol: Kirkgas answered all of my questions perfectly. I'm not bothered whether my question were separated and answered like they was or if you bunched them all together, it's the content that counts! Thanks again Kirkgas, you are the man! Regards BW 8)

thank you for the help kirkgas it was very much appreciated. Thanks again:)

Good Morning :lol: I had a gas safety check in my flat on Monday and are just looking at the form now. I would have posted this in the plumbing/central heating but I believe this part only relates to electrics. Can one of you experienced persons decipher what the form says if you would not...

There's all ready one in the room, I'm not that daft :lol:

If I planned to stay in my flat for many many years I would have no hesitation. However my Plan is to be in my flat only for another 5 and half years. Hopefully the boiler will last the majority of that time and if it comes to needing a new one during my last year then so be it but because I'm...

I note your point about efficiency but the fact that I live on the 1st floor of my flat and that I get lovely free :D heating through the floorboards means I only have to have the boiler on an hour a day to supply all the hot water I need. Keeping that in mind, efficiency gains won't be...

Hi Petit_pablo, I'm not sure what to believe about my boiler. Some people say, as you did, it's on borrowed time and likely to need replacing soon and some people say that it will last another 10 easily if it's serviced each year.

That's better than Kevplumb :D , Can you list the items which will need cleaning and whatnot for a good service to ensure it last's another 6 odd years. I'm guessing; main seal replace, clean burners bars, pilot light area and heat exchanger, anything else which will lengthen it's life...

Hi, Does anybody believe it's worth trying to get the seals changed or is what the bloke said a bit 'over the top' considering the boiler is 20-25 years old. What else can be done to it 'service wise' to give it another 10 years, you'll have to explain each word so I can quote it to the...

Hi, I hope so somehow! :o Is the gas engineer referring to the seal of the 'shell' or a seal deep in the machine critical to safety? I hopefully can track one down somewhere, is it better to call the gas company (who carried out the gas check as per the leasehold service charge) and...

Good Evening, I've had my yearly gas check today (only moved in end of July so my first whilst at the property). My Ye-olde Ideal Concord WRS 240B was checked over. I wasn't in but my lodger was and he made a comment about the WRS being ancient, cheeky man! It passed all thee tests but...

Hi, It's currently on NO 4 which is apparently 71 degrees. I got advised by a friend to always have the boiler temp 10 degrees higher than hot water tank temp (which is 60) Will temp setting 3 on boiler be sufficient for central heating & water than (as well as saving gas). My friend also...

Hi, Yer the water gets very hot, it's never cold. Thanks for you advice, least I know it's not absolutely knackered. Cheers BW

Hi, forgive me apprehension, not much experience in these matters. So am i checking the smaller of the two tanks in the loft, what do I need to look for? Do I then turn on the central heating and monitor something? Regards BW