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    Triple X boiler silencing additive, does it work?

    No connection to the product other than as a possible purchaser. Seems very cheap, £6 for enough to treat 100 litres. I generally use Sentinal or Fernox, but this stuff is about 1/3 of the price. I can then spend the difference on beer if it works. But does it work?
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    1987 Ideal WLx, maintenance contract?

    Hi Boiler has served the house well over the years, three thermocouples and one gas control valve since 1994. Must be about time something expensive went wrong, are there any maintenance contracts that will cover this fine appliance without the usual weasel words of "beyond economic repair"...
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    Condensing boiler plume, acidic or not?

    Hi I'm looking a definitive answer, so where better to ask than here!? There are those_who_should_know who tell me that the plume is just water vapour, but there are also those_who_should_know who tell me that is mildly acidic because it contains other products of combustion (oxides of...
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    CH system, replace Grundfos, clean and treat?

    Hi Traditional system is 22 years old, Grundfos pump is probably original (at least 15 years old), some noise and vibration from the pump in the cooler weather. It must be three years since I last drained the system, do the cheap cleaning and treatment additives work? One supplier offers 1...
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    TRV on vertical pipe

    Hi We have a heated towel rail with no TRV, the pipes to and from the rail are all vertical straight out of the floor. I've installed TRVs to horizontal pipes previously (so the valve is vertical), I've also installed TRVs using angled fittings straight into the radiators (valve is vertical)...
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    Owner occupier servicing

    Hi, first post etc, interesting website. I have an elderly Ideal boiler for CH and hot water, 20 plus years old, I've changed a couple of thermocouples over the years, plus the motor for the 3 way valve and the controller. What is the legal position with the owner servicing? I've just paid a...
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