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    Automatic air vent leaking dirty water

    Sounds fishy i didnt realise i wernt aloud to take the cover off, hence me asking if im aloud to remove it or if it requires, after your feedback i have since contacted my friend whos gonna do the work. Im going city plumbing on the way home to get the part. Read the whole feed before piping up
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    Automatic air vent leaking dirty water

    because im ordering the part so its ready for him to fit, my mates a GSR engineer and it will save time if i order the part so he can change it when he gets here. We have no hot water or heating and its freezing.
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    Automatic air vent leaking dirty water

    Ok ill get a GSR engineer in. Does anyone know the part number for the AAC for this boiler? (ideal Isar HE35)
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    Automatic air vent leaking dirty water

    When you say casing what do you mean. The silver front panel that covers the top 2/3rds of the boiler? I have isolated water and gas, drained system was going to complete the repair then get it all tested and re-comissioned at the end. But really cant see how you get to the bottom of the AAV to...
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    Automatic air vent leaking dirty water

    Its coming out the hole at the top
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    Automatic air vent leaking dirty water

    Hi, my IDEAL ISAR HE35 boiler has started leaking dirty water, its coming from the hole in the top of the automatic air vent. Any quick fix ideas? And if not does it require a new AAV, and does that require gas engineer works? Thanks all
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Actually now iv compare to the new one ita just my spring moving not the actual diverter, thats really stiff so ill swap and see how i go
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Ok so my diverter valve cartridge has came and just taken the actuator off to get to it and the spring seems perfectly fine? Free from dirt etc...Could it be the actuator itself
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Brilliant so is the cartidge and the valve the same thing? Ill order this now i really appreciate your time to answer thanks mate
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Ok, well Does get very hot to be fair and rads were starting to heat up and all that happened was a quick pre heat and then DHW
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Ok so heres an update, can someone confirm if its the diverter valve i need to replace... so i isolated the boiler, let everything cool off. Then switched back on with the Central heating switched off, and the pipe that im pointing to on the photo instantly gets hot (during which period only...
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Well i already taken off to realise i had incorrect size and i cleaned it out there was only a bit of perrished seal in there really seemed pretty clean but my mate said they can fail aswell as get blocked so iv got another heat exchanger on the way anyway which paid £8 for. However i now feel...
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Ahh thats good to know. Iv had a play around with the flow and basically i can get the flow rate low enough to get boiling hot water downstairs but then upstairs its barely coming out of the tap... (too slow) if i increase flow rate so its a decent flow upstairs, it goes luke warm again. Cold...
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Yeah so the guy who sent it me has sent me a new one out, i already purchased the seals so have them. Had to fit the old one back on for now i have flushed it out as much as i can. Still got the hot water issue so hoping its a failure of the part inside rather than a blockage. Easy enough to...
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    Heat exchanger wrong size

    Hi, i ordered a heat exchanger which was advertised on ebay as compatible with my he35 ideal boiler. However it is half the size. It will still fit but suspect i shouldn’t? Kind of hoping someone tells me it will be fine? Common sence says no but i can hope :-)
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    Hot water issue

    Ok thanks for response. Ill see if the heat exchanger fixes issue if not i guess ill have to seek help
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    Hot water issue

    Hi, my Hot water is only running hot when taps are on slow, the faster i flow the hot water the colder It gets, note that one of the seals have just gone on my heat exchanger so i have ordered new seals and a new heat exchanger to swap over the next couple when it comes Through the post, could...
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