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Hi Guys, right had a dual coiled cylinder (Albion SL120 seperate shower coil) go caput on the shower side, tried to tap the shower off the standard hot water side but no pressure to the shower although all taps work fine, put a booster pump on (grunfoss 15/90 home boost pump) still to no...

trying to put a new ceiling rose in my kitchen after a flood, took old fancy light off to fit a standard rose, old light has 3 x Black cables, 3 x red and 2 x earth, where should these go on the new rose? Im thinking 3 x red to the loop and 3x black to the nuetral and obviously eart to earth...

Right folks, Gone to a heating system today total upstairs heating pipework dry and pump making a right row. I have never came accross this cylinder before but believe the built in header feeds both the CH and HW and is most likely the type with a bubble in it if you know what i mean. My...

Hi Guys, Well as the story for alot goes i have been laid off due to ever increasing fuel costs. I am currently looking for a full time position in the hull area but will travel (was doing 400 miles a week just to get to meet and back) and am willing to work at half rate as an assistant if...

Anyone looking for a fully time served engineer in the Hull/ Humberside region? Conversant with most systems, and fully conversant with servicing all systems. Gas Quals Boilers Cookers Range Cookers Water Heaters Pipework Combi Analysis Fire Warm Air Also have my Part L and P...

Right Guys there is a distinct lack of info on this one. Alpha 33HE, fires up for 10 seconds or so then locks out on both CH and HW any ideas? Neon A stays illuminated Red and wont reset. Only had conversation over phone with client and am not going to job tomorrow, looking around beleive...

Hi guys, Been to a leaking Heat Exchanger on Brittany II (Not TII) today, Phones parts centre for part quote to be told the HE is now obsolete!! The HE on this Model has the Hot and Cold pipes facing each other at connection point and not the Hot facing straight down as with newer models...

Hi Guys Hopefully someone can help me as even Valliant spares could not identify the part i require. Boiler is the Valliant Turbomax 282/2-3 What im after is whatever sits behind the 1/4 turn screws to hold the control panel up. Any help would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks Charles

Hi Guys As usual im sniffing for some help. Been and serviced a boiler, burner insulation in a bad way and defo needs replacing, the only info i have is from the boiler casing which is that it is a Baxi 38m 3RS. Now can i use any insultion or must it be specific? If it helps this...

I have a customer who wants a combi installed as at the moment they have no heating (as in no heating was ever installed except Baxi wall heaters) and only an immersion for hot water. They are insisting on on a combi and if i dont put it in they will find someone who will. The biggest...

Went to this boiler today a bit blind. Customer called stating that heating was fine however hot water was intermitent, show up with new diaphram as over the phone this appeared to be the fault. Stupidly to busy talking forget to turn off cold supply and undo first top nut on housing. Good...

After an arguement in pub i wish to know what you guys class as a boiler service. I check and clean everywhere but most importantly the burner, also check and clean sump on HE and always the expansion vessel on all combis, should i be do more or less in your opinion? Just for clarification the...

Next door neighbours (Elderly Couple) came to the door on Sunday and asked me to look at their boiler, Central heating fine but hot water shot so diagnosed as Plate Heat Exchanger as Diaphram seemed fine (now replaced both as they were both shot). After i finished job (Charged #130 including...

Right guys, Gone round to a boiler fault which at first appeared to be the Diaphram on the above mentioned Boiler however boiler also seemed to be overheating, changed diaphram which indeed was knackered. Boiler Still Overheating only now instant however central heating works perfect...

I sold my soul to the devil and am now looking for a full time job preferably in hull but can travel. I have 12 years experiance and just done all my ACS again (Feb 2 2009) i also have my Part L and Part P. I am still working for the devil but can leave hell whenever i wish. If its on the...

Hi Guys, I have been asked to install a Mains 24HE Boiler, has anyone come across these and if so any thoughts?? Thanks

I have a friend who was recently made redundant and has paid and started one of these £4500 pass in 8 week Gas Courses. Is this legal? The reason i ask is that he has asked to shadow me on jobs for some sort of portfolio. Now the guy in question has been a port master since leaving school...

Working for an estate agent i was asked to go out and try to bleed 2 radiators as the tenant was having problems. Got to the job and it was 2 of the old style with the bleed nipple at the back facing the wall it was hung on. Both nipples were completely sheered off and there was no way of even...

Hi Guys, Hoping for a little help if possible. A customer whom i fitted a gas fire for has called tonight stating that she has no hot water but has central heating (Fire was fitted months ago and boiler has only been in a year). I asked the obvious question that does she have hot water whilst...

Hi Guys, Right where to start? Been to 2 Jobs today the first was an Alpha 24CBX (not HE) where the A and B Light were flashing at the same time, after reading the manual the diagnostics seemed to think it was a flue blockage or a problam with the fan(defianately the fan as it does not...