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    Glow Worm 18hxi - Airlock circulation issues WITH SOLUTION

    F&E tank is not high enough, fed & vent arrangement is not ideal. The hex has got debris caught in the coils and needs a proffessional clean.
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    viessmann 100 f5 fault

    hairdryer often works on the F5 flap problem, mixture baffle is the name if memory is correct
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    Potterton 1016

    If its a yellow box attached to wall, not that bit. Is this in the airing cupboard. You are looking for rectangular box attached to pipe. Could be one or two, come in various colours.
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    Potterton 1016

    sounds like a control problem rather than the boiler. Have you got motorised valves?
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    Heating costing £150 per month - what's wrong?

    28mm would be better, will help flow and circulation. Wont do alot for gas bills, its getting colder so boilers have to work harder. Start saving or get used to thick jumpers.
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    Inset Gas Fires

    gas fires are nice little infill jobs. Absolulty nothing to be afraid of, especially when it was all part of the training regime.
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    Coming of Age

    Big sisters 18th, little bro (14) me decided to consume party 7's chesse footballs and anything else going. Big sis decides to walk me round street before parents find out. I have a serious chunder all over the neighbours Triumph Vitesse. Unfourtunatly for the neighbour it was a convertible with...
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    New boiler installed on an old system. Bodged job?** PICS **

    There is also another aspect to this "lack of p/flush" All warmfront installers are under strict instructions to minimise costs to the applicant. Pay for permits, use of electric and other household costs etc. The installer may have made a concious decision that the existing system was clean...
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    New boiler installed on an old system. Bodged job?** PICS **

    No they don't they just want it cleaned to the relevant BS. More importantly, if you expect this or any other boiler to work trouble free for many years you need to have it serviced annualy. Not just wiped over with damp cloth and poked with FGA but correctly as specified by the makers.
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    Loud vibrating noise from boiler

    sounds like you need to get the condense discharge re-installed so it flows adequately and wont get blocked by rubbish from the sink.
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    help - conifer next door

    Dont bother paying the council to get involved, they will write to them and if they trim 12" off it the council will accept that as job done and if your still not happy it starts at the begining with you parting with more money. Cut it all back level with your boundry and the weight will cause...
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    Gas Hob pressure drop when boiler fires up

    definitly need to call transco out, they'll take appropriate actions.
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    No chavs, no litter and certainly none of the other

    no yellow lines, minimal estate agents boards, hell in a handcart springs to mind
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    Metal thefts

    Local BG installation guy had his van turned over, they nicked all his pipe and fittings and left the power tools!
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    New build plumbing/heating

    just use common sense with the price and estimate the fittings, build in a good margin for being messed about with wasted time on site. Make sure you have a written contract covering the payment schedules and extras that will crop up. Have a clear written understanding in contract that once its...
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    Plumber telling me porkies? Drayton ZA5 dud needs full drain

    must agree w/c does look bit of a dogs dinner
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    Plumber telling me porkies? Drayton ZA5 dud needs full drain

    just read through this, sounds like the motor in valve is shagged, whatever the fault it is not £500 worth.
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    How to fit a Techflange Essex flange for shower pump

    All in an excellent post post by a novice proving that diy can be done to a reasonable standard and saving quite a few quid. Us so called pro's will always find fault with someone elses work. I do agree that all the pipework requires adequate support, but looking at whats been done I expect it...
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    Inconsistent hot water supply from thermal store

    First port of call is blending valve, quite easy to test. If not scaled coil, both will cost less than a rip-out
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