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What make of combi is it and what does the pressure gauge say on the boiler?

Thanks for yoor replies so far. I spoke to Heatrae Sadia and they told me that fitting Megaflo's in basements is fairly common. They advised I contact someone like Stuart Turner Pumps to seek a solution. I'll let you know the outcome. I didn't contact Heatrae initially about the problem as...

I'm not a fan of electronic inhibitors too. I sometimes find them with scaley crusts on the joints. I usually use a Combi-Mate scale reducer when fitting a combi. They can protect a single appliance or the whole of the house. You have to top them up once or twice a year with siliphos balls...

I have to fit a pair of Megaflo cylinders in a basement. My problem is running the dischage pipe to a suitable and safe place. I have been told that there is some kind of 'thingy' that the dischage pipe can run to that can automatically pump the very hot dischage water up and out the building...

Turn the water off overnight and leave it off if your out in the day. Better to be safe than sorry! Call them back as a matter of urgency tellling them that you have no water. Insist they effect a proper repair expressing your concerns about the floorboards. :D

I've come across two of these in my travels. One I condemned because it was leaking gas and I was told you couldn't get parts and the second one I replaced with a modern boiler cos the pilot would go out evry couple of days despite my best cleaning efforts. Replace asap!

Make sure that the chrome plating has been removed on the first inch of the pipe i.e. the part of the pipe that goes into the shower.