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Ok thanks for your help John.

Hi there, My garage door needed repainting and I have primed bare spots with a primer for non ferrous metal which I've discovered is the wrong one as the door is made of ferrous metal! Just wanted to ask do I need to get it all off back to the bare metal before using the correct primer? If so...

O.K-so could this have contributed to blocking up the HE-the thing I initially posted about?

Please could you explain to me in layman's terms the implications of a missing flow regulator/filter from the DHW inlet pipe.Thanks.

Thanks for your replies!Fernox was added at time of installation by the way!

No Dave ,you didn't answer this for me because you assumed the system was without a scale reducer for the two years but I subsequently posted that it was only missing for 6 weeks. Look at all the info I,ve given and think about it for me please! Thankyou.

I recently posted regarding a two year old Ideal Isar with a limescaled HE that needs replacing.At the time of installation the thermostat remained uncommissioned for about 6-7 weeks so it read 24 instead of 21 which we'd set it to.During this time the magnetic scale reducer had not yet been...

Thanks for your insight,Tony.Would you mind explaining why the dripping tap would cause a limescale build up on the HE?

Yes-the hot tap in the kitchen has been dripping for ages but I haven't bothered to get it fixed as I'm going to have a total kitchen refit soon so didn't think it was worth it.Do you think that's significant then?

Thanks for your responses.A magnetic scale reducer was fitted about six weeks after the original installation.Could the delay in fitting this have contributed significantly to the limescale build up,or not really made much difference?I'm trying to work out whether to just accept this as 'one of...

Hello there! I'm looking for opinions regarding my Ideal Isar boiler. It is only two years old and the hot water pressure is SERIOUSLY reduced.I had it inspected today and was told the heat exchanger is badly crudded up and needs replacing!Although I live in a hard water area this still seems...