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i have a strange problem which has been going on for about a year. neither the gas board or ANY gas man can help. i have an old thorn housewarmer mark 11 backboiler. it flares to life for few mins then dies. im lucky if i get half a bath in 24 hrs, yet when i turn thermostat on for heating, the radiators come on and the back boiler will remain alive. the gas board say i need a new boiler (they might be correct) but say they cannot clear the sludge out of the pipes because of the way my drinking water is linked up to the mains (??) independant gasman says i need a new cylinder in the loft-everyone says different things. ok i need a new boiler eventually but if my radiators come on hot then why can i not have hot water? its a gravity central heating system they say.