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Thanks for that Chris. Couldn't find him in Yellow pages but I sent him an email. I will let you know how I get on. Cheers Troy

Thanks Chris. At least now I have a rough idea of what of the problem might be and how much it might cost me. Might not be as bad as I thought. Got the new fan heaters going full blast now to heat the place up and hopefully I will get someone out to have a look at the boiler next week...

At the habit of repeating myself ...THANKS !!!!! This is the first time I have used this forum and I am amazed by the response. I will buy a couple of fan heaters and use them until I can get someone to look at my boiler. Have a good weekend everyone :D

Thanks for all that guys. One more question though....do you think it is ok to keep using the central heating or should I not use it all until it is checked out ?

Thanks again. Being a single woman it is always a bit worrying having to ask a stranger into your home when you need work or repairs done. Unless you are lucky enough to have someone recommended to you, there is no way of knowing who is going to rip you off or who is going to be a complete...

I had a guy check it over for me about 10 months ago......he put in a new thermo couple (I think thats what he called it !) and he checked that the boiler was running okay.

Thanks Oilman. It doesn't happen when the boiler is lit. The boiler clicks on and then usually it just lights the flame but sometimes there is a second delay and then this mini explosion occurs as the flame lights. I suppose I am just gonna have to bite the bullet call an engineer and have it...

Thanks Sparks :D

No husband...and yes I can see where this is going. Straight into the gutter probably.....lol :oops:

Cheers Mate !!! Very helpful....NOT....lol :wink: No way can it be my wife....I am female and last time I checked I didn't have a wife !!!

My back boiler has recently started to make a banging noise when it fires up. It seems to run okay for a while, clicking on and off as normal to heat the water, but every now and then it will make a loud bang before it lights (the only way I can describe it is kind of like a mini explosion :? )...