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    Gas Fire Coals

    The coals shape, size and layout is dictated by the fire manufacturer, as an engineer if I do not follow the layout of the manufacturer I am at fault. Essentially you are fitting non manufacturer parts and in the event of a safety issue the fire would be deemed immediately dangerous, as the...
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    Potterton Promax 24HE Fault

    Is it a system boiler or a combi - system boilers have hot water cylinders, combis do not. If the hot water is failing on a system boiler this could be a problem with a 2 or 3 port control valve. If a combi the secondary plate heat exchanger could be partially blocked, or the diverter...
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    Qualified for domestic, commercial heating on gas, oil and LPG, commercial catering, boats...

    Qualified for domestic, commercial heating on gas, oil and LPG, commercial catering, boats, caravans, park homes etc
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    wood burners and gas fires

    1. it's nice and ambient 2. why heat the whole house and bear the cost of the heat losses to the whole building if you are only using a single room. 3. a wood burner using coppiced wood is CO2 neutral and sustainable 4. if you improve the insulation on your home a wood burner will heat...
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    Gas Meter Disconnected in Basement

    Perfectly acceptable to have a meter internally, if in a compartment it will require vents at high and low level at a rate of 1% of the cross sectional area of the compartments floor area. This is to keep any potential leak of gas below flammable limits (LFL) If the property is to be...
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    Leaky boiler

    A possible reason why the condensate is dripping would be if the condensate discharge pipe is run in copper or if any fittings are brass, as the condensate is acidic and rots the copper pipework. The discharge pipe could be blocked and the condensate has backed up to the first air gap.
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