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Update - I am getting a new boiler. This one has totally died on me. Long story but it is what it is. RIP Ideal Classic.

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Hiya guys, Apologies for late reply. Been a busy day. Cheshire is a bit away from my neck of the woods - Stoke-on-Trent. Thank you though for the offer and the recommendation

You're the expert in your field and you know what other things gas engineers use nowadays, so need to apologise at all.

I did ring Ideal and they said they didn't know what the issue could be and because of the age of the boiler, they wouldn't consider coming out. I am waiting for my friend to pass me a couple of numbers for Gas Safety Engineers he has used in the past who he rates as decent. I will show...

ianmcd - Thank you so much for getting back to me and being so honest about things. Your advice and input is very much appreciated

Just a quick update. I now have a full flame on in viewglass. The part flame came on initially and then I heard a click click sound come on as though it was trying to ignite the flame. It did this a few times and the full flame came on. I thought I'd update you, ianmcd, just in case it may...

Hi ianmcd, Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. I don't feel comfortable giving my postcode on a public forum but I live in Staffordshire. I respect that you can't tell me what the fault is but could you give me an idea of what sort of price bracket I'm looking at to resolve the issue...

Hi guys, I have attached a pic of the issue. Could do with some advice please. Apologies in advance for long post. Boiler was making a horrible sound which sounded like 2 live wires connecting. When this noise started the flame would reduce massively and tilt to the left as you look in the...