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    Brass to copper solder?

    Why not buy a flat faced iso valve?
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    Boiler Replacement

    New build house builders love throwing in Logic ESP 35 boilers, they must get them dirt cheap from Ideal. Half the time, they're grossly overpowered for the house.
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    Choosing right plume kit for ideal logic + boiler

    You'll need to buy the Manu's plume kit. Also, that flue hasn't been cut to the correct length, there shouldn't be any white on show.
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    Ideal Logic C30 8 years old. Hive connection.

    Has anyone messed with max flow temp settings in menu? If not, refit the link, without the Hive and see what happens.
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    Combi system pressure - why

    Simply because the boiler "needs to know" it's full of water to stop it dry firing. Most boilers have a low pressure switch in them for this purpose.
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    Horizontal expansion vessel

    I'd be curious to know why. I don't see how the orientation of the vessel will affect its performance, given that part of it contains water, and part of it contains air.
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    Advice saught - failed boiler pressure gauge. How do I claim for labour?

    I wonder if the gauge has failed because it's full of muck?
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    Bleed AAV manually

    The red button will either unscrew, letiing air out, or some just need gently pulling up.
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    Help! Ideal boiler red indicator wording on display.

    Normal display, it just tells you the heating is on.
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    Who Needs DIY Bodges

    Always sleeve mine through steels
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    Worcester Bosch combi - cutting out on hot water

    Possibly shower valve or mixer tap fault, can be difficult to trace.
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    Central Heating Nightmare - Air in System Daily

    I'm going to bet a virtual £ that somewhere under the flooring, a flow is mistakenly plumbed into a return, as per my previous post. Please let us know, so that I can give you details of my virtual crypto account for my virtual £.
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    Central Heating Nightmare - Air in System Daily

    A light bulb went on when you mentioned possible DIY install, what's the betting it's a combi conversion, and Mr DIYer has got the pipework wrong under the floor, so that for example the flow is going down what was the old cylinder return, or something similar? This happened to me when...
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    Gate Valve Glanding

    I never use gate valves now because they seize quite quickly, or never close properly when you want them to. Use a lever valve instead.
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    How to tell direction of flow for new radiator

    Join the two valves together with some temporary bodge plastic pipe, open valves and turn heating on, you'll know then.
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    Gas tightness test

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    Is this a fair price for gas work?

    Outrageous I reckon.
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    Will engineer need access to loft tank?

    Do you have a dead body in the loft you don't want them to find?
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