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    Washing machine tripping the circuit breaker

    Hi all, I thought this was more electric than specific appliance related. Got back to the house : electrics tripped - I turned off all individual circuit breakers, turned on the main breaker then one by one the invidual ones. The kitchen breaker for the washing machine was the culprit. I rewired...
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    ELSON CORAL E ELECTRIC HEATER ADVICE SOUGHT

    Hi all, Some advice sought re my dear old Mum's boiler !! There is a slight "weep" coming from the housing of the top element - I got a heater element spanner and a new fibre washer BUT !! The spanner is a couple of millimeteres too big in diameter to fit into the recess. From the attached...
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    Vaillant DHW Heat Exchanger query

    Hi all, My friends boiler is a Vaillant Turbomax Pro 28/2E - installed 2001. The DHW performance is quite low - only properly hot if the hot water tap is turned down low. He is not working at the moment so over a £100 plus labour for a new heat exchanger is not possible. Can someone advise...
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    Glow Worm 85 / 100 Pilot light

    Hi all, This boiler is at my brothers house and fitted in an outside cupboard - quite old and came with the house when brother bought it a few years ago. The pilot light goes out after about 20 - 30 minutes each time with DCH on. I am not near it at the moment and there is no manual so have no...
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    Replacing my old Vaillant - where can the new one go ?

    Hi all, My old (1985) Vaillant Combi needs to go. Three bedroom Victorian mid terrace. The only external wall downstairs is the side wall of the bathroom extension - the original kitchen was widened. Tony Agile may remember - you did a repair last winter ! The boiler was installed in...
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    Sainsburys and British gas offer

    Hi all, Planning a new boiler this summer. My wife picked up a leaflet from Sainsburys advertising a new installation in partnership with BG. Has anyone here had a visit and quote from them recently ? From this forum I understand BG were overpriced. Regards
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    Hotpoint Aquarius WD440 - 1400 Spin

    Hi all, Done a search but cannot find an answer. The five lights down the left hand side are off , of the five along the front the second one ( Wash ) is on constant - the other four are off and the on/off light on the RHS is on steady. Cannot find a clue if this relates to a fault code -...
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    Vaillant Sine 18 T3

    Hello all - following on from a previous thread re my boiler ( which Agile/Tony thankfully sorted ) The DHW is only tepid with the flow valve screwed out and hand hot with the valve screwed in. Also the DCH makes the radiators hot but not as much as they used to be. The temp dial reads 60 - it...
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    VALLANT SINE 18 T3 WFH COMBI BOILER

    Hi all and wondering if someone can help. The boiler is quite old but has been working OK. Now the pilot light is on but the CH and instant hot water do not kick in. The water pressure in DCH system had dropped so I refilled upto one bar but no luck. I did a search and found reference to...
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    Repair to terrazzo floor

    Hi, A small section ( palm sized ) and quite shallow - three or four mm- of floor has crumbled. I understand from searching online that it could be repaired using " epoxy resin " - however I cannot find a specific repair kit for terrazzo . Can anyone point me in the right direction ...
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    Vaillant Turbomax Pro 28/2E - flashing ignition indicator ?

    Hi all, This is my friends boiler - so will try to explain his problem. When switched on and DHW and DCH both switched on and tap opened all the lights light up and stay on. After a while the flame indicator and fan operation indicator lights go out and the ignition indicator flashes...
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    Vaillant VCW Sine 18 - part nos. list needed - DHW problem

    Hi all, New member but regular " guest ". I have a Vaillant VCW Sine 18 T3 WFH combi boiler ( GC No. 47-044-01) I need a link to a parts number list or service manual that may have them. On line parts sellers list the type of parts I need with a part number but not the model it fits...
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