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A bit of a blast from the past to see this email notification pop up! We moved out of the house over 18 months ago, so I have no idea how the repair has stood up. But I certainly think the repair was good value at £150-ish fixed fee including parts. Had I known that a Vokera engineer with...

Thanks for the replies. Fortunately a shower cable has already been wired in. I think I will look for a high-power electric shower to try and maximise the pressure. Any comments on Wickes own-brands?

Our house is being renovated and I'm in unsure of what kind of shower to choose. The hot water system will have a condensing combi boiler (I believe an Ideal boiler rated 30 or 32 has been suggested). In the last house we had a mixer shower but got frustrated by the drop in pressure or...

Yay! Don't want to tempt fate but the boiler finally seems to be working as it should be! It's now gone overnight supplying hot water and timed central heating with no trips or unusual pressure readings. Just to help anyone else with similar problems I will quickly run through what...

Pressure vessel was full of black water - well and truly gone. Pleased to hear that the boiler is worth repairing. Unfortunately the pressure vessel was replaced at my request using a part I supplied. Not having the ancillaries tested is probably the risk of trying to do your own repair...

Just an update (if anyone still following this thread). "Emergency" plumber has been over and refuses to remove the pump due to the dirty water (it is very dirty, thick almost). Says the pump will clog up again within minutes. Recommends a powerflush before any repair. Does this sound like...

Tried that with one approx. 1.5mm, had a good scratch around, just could not get the key to go into anything. So either the hole is tiny/obscured or thoroughly blocked. More bad news this morning - overnight the boiler has tripped the electric mains (twice). It's off now. Wondering whether...

Did that, pipe is clear so must be the "manifold" as you call it. Any tips on clearing it out? Tried to get a pin in there but couldn't clear anything out.

OK, so the pressure vessel has now been replaced. Unfortunately, the pressure within the boiler is still not working right. With the heating on, the pressure rises (I've seen it at 2.5-3 bar), then gradually drops down to around 1-1.5 bar (or lower sometimes). I had a little fish around...

I'll try not to make this too long-winded... About 18 months ago our boiler (Vokera Linea Plus) developed a problem with pressure in the heating system rising excessively when hot, this would result in the pressure valve releasing water, so when the boiler cooled it was under-pressured and...