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Thanks for the advise noseall, but the chimey breast which is 450mm deep seems to be solid and not a single run of bricks/blocks at the front. How does a 75mm x 100mm lintel support this ?

My chimney brest currently has a small gas fire in a fire back and I want to open it up to install a log burner. New opening would be 0.9m wide by 1m high. I have taken the plaster ceiling down (for another job) and now find that the chimney breast stops at ceiling height and resting on it is...

I have started the boiler and all rads are warming-up. The pressure gauge has moved very very slightly. Bengasman, can I ask what you mean by corosion being the probleum ? Thanks Steve

Thanks again. I have tapped the tube several times but it did not do anything (I am a bit uneazy disconnecting bits). I have water coming out of the upstairs rads via the bleed point so assume that I have water in the system. Would it be OK to run the system with an unknown pressure ? Steve

Hi Mickyg. The guage was working fine when the boiler was running this morning and I have tapped it several times but there is no movement. Can you recommend a course of action. Thanks Steve

My boiler is a Worcester Combi 28CDi RSF. I drained the system to remove two radiators (one permanently) but it will not refill. The pressure gauge is showing zero and although I have let if fill for some time the gauge is not moving. Every now and then as it is filling, there is a loud...

Thanks MW. The boiler is a Worcester 28CDi installed in 1998. I will check the expansion vessel presure before I do anything else, but if it needs increasing, where do I find the boiler drain point and how much water do I need to drain ? Can I use a tyre pump to increase the pressure and I...

Thanks for the reply Grib, I have water dripping out of the pipe that goes from the boiler to outside the house, I have pressed the valve needle and only air comes out so I will check the pressure. If it needs increasing can I use a standard tyre pump and how do I release the system pressure ?

I have a Worcester Combi which I set at 1 Bar when cold. The pressure is however dropping about 0.1 bar every 24hr period. I am consequently topping it up every day. The pressure stayed at 1 bar over the winter when the central heating was not used. I have checked for leaks but can not find...

Have you considered buying a smaller house ?

Thanks for the advise, I think that I'll replace with modern style rads and get rid of the old boiler (and I don't mean my Worcester).

We moved into our 1960's house late last year and I am thinking of replacing the radiators. Having done some research, I get the impression that the most efficient rads are those with thin water passages (modern style) but my wife would like victorian style, which I assume are inefficient as...

Thanks for the advise Dave, I have decided to install a room stat rather than replace the boiler. A Worcester Bosch Engineering did service the boiler late last year when it had an ignition problem, but I was at work at the time and my wife did not mention the time it took to get hot water to...

Worcester Bosch's tel No. is 08457 256206. They also have a web-page.

I moved into my house late last year (3 bed detached with 1 bathroom) and is has a Worcester 28CDi Combi, installed in July 98. I am not happy with the performance of the boiler and am considering changing it for a new model but am not sure if this is necessary. Specific problems are: When...

I have Worcester 28CDi Combi and it stopped working last year shortly after I moved into the house. I could'nt get any local Engineer's to attend (or even reply to my phone messages) so a neigbour arranged for a BG Engineer to come round after he had finished his shift with BG. He attended 4...