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It smells have I knakrd it???
My oil filled radiator, I have put towels on it for short periods of time for drying I am aware of the 'do not cover' sticker to tell you don't put owt on it....however so as not to disturb a sleeping pet, I left a big towel on it, for a long time, I guess its overheated it as the oil inside now makes it smell, like its…
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Electric boilers
Can anyone tell me whether these elctric boilers which are available are as good as they seem to be? Can you really get a beth of hot water from one of these boilers which they say can be fitted in a cupboard? I do not have gas so am looking for something which can be the next best thing. Currently have an immersion heater…
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Help Me Keep Warm This Winter
I live in a 1 bed private rented flat, the flat has storage heaters which are useless to me as the heat is good in the morning till afternoon but seems to be poor when I get home in the evening when I most need it. The windows are single glazed and are not all that so its not the best insulated property. What would be the…
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Boiler Efficiency
I have a oldish boiler (a Myson Apollo 50, approx 13 years old) which is working fine but must be near the end of it's life. I am trying to assess whether to change it now. I can find efficiencies etc of current boilers but nothing for my old boiler, neither when new or in it's aged state. The problem is made more…
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New plastic oil tank and heating system
Hi , after trying for some time to get somekind of affordable heating in my home ( i have no gas) i have chosen to install an oil tank and central heating system. ? condensor/combi boiler. if any one could give me some advice on where to start/ research on companies that would be great and if anyone can recommend anyone,…
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Am I saving money turning the boiler down?
In a quest to save money I turned the thermostat on the water heating tank down from 60 to 50. This means that a lot more water is being "run off" to fill the bath et.c and then we are running out of hot water. It then has to heat up a whole tank full again. Would it cost less to put it back on 60 and just add cold to the…
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Gas or Electric Fire and where to put radiators
Hi I am soon to be modernising my lounge and am removing my old fireplace and back boiler and moving the new boiler to another room. This leaves me with an open fireplace. I would like to keep the fireplace but dont want to use it all that often (hopefully my new central heating will work!) - so i'd prefer to minimise the…
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Frost Stats
I moved into a bungalow about 2 months ago and am still getting to grips with everything. This morning the central heating appeared to swtch itself on despite the control panel showing as off. The boiler is in the attached garage, and I do know that there is a frost control gadget fitted in the loft, so could this be what…
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having problems with my combi boiler
Can anyone help me? My combi boiler only fires up when I put the timer on to heat the hot water. My central heating doesn't work. No heat to the radiators. As soon as I switch off the hot water, the flame goes out.
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Immersion Heater - no hot water!
There has been no hot water for 3 days in my flat and the finger points at the immersion heater. The power seems to be on and there are normal noises emitting but it doesn't heat up. My suspicions (being a complete plumbing novice) is that an element may need replacing. A plaumber has quoted £130 - does this sound right?…
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Dilemma re heating system
Hi just wonder if anyone with Central Heating knowledge could give me some advice... We have a perfectly working system at present but the boiler is maybe 15yrs old and my brother says its probably coming to the end of its days.... what I want to know is although the rads we have at present work fine and there is no rust…
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Britony Combi SE boiler Please Help!!
I was wondering if any body could recommend a corgi plumber in SE London? I have a Chaffateaux and Maury Britony Combi SE boiler which has broken down....according to the flashing lights on the front the problem is 'no flame detection'. I called British Gas for a one off repair who recommended I spread the cost and take…
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Britony Combi SE boiler Please Help!!
I was wondering if any body could recommend a corgi plumber in SE London? I have a Chaffateaux and Maury Britony Combi SE boiler which has broken down....according to the flashing lights on the front the problem is 'no flame detection'. I called British Gas for a one off repair who recommended I spread the cost and take…
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what should we pay, qoute or invoice?
Hi We phoned for a quote for heating oil, and agreed a delivery date, when ordering we pesifically asked for an price including the vat and delivery, the price we were given was an inclusive price and a better deal because we are a regular user with this company, The oil was delivered today, whilst we were out, on checking…
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Weird Bathroom Heater?!
Hi I've been in my house 4 years now and recently the bathroom heater broke and I've got no idea what to do, you'll understand when I try to explain it! My bathroom light has a round metal cage around it which contains a heating element type thing. Basically it's a metal coil/spring within a glass tube which heats up…
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Need a new boiler - help!
Hello I'm writing on behalf of Glow-worm... more and more people have contacted us to find out information about boilers and the best type for them. No longer do people simply want to rely soley on the word of their installer - we thinks it's great that so many of you want to learn more about boilers so we've launched a…
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Need a new boiler - help!
Hello I'm writing on behalf of Glow-worm... more and more people have contacted us to find out information about boilers and the best type for them. No longer do people simply want to rely soley on the word of their installer - we think it's great that so many of you want to learn more about boilers so we've launched a new…
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Condensate pipe
The water that drips out of the condensate pipe (from a condensing combi boiler)... what's in it? Is it just water?
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Boiler problem
Hi Firstly, of course I will get a corgi engineer in to do any work , but would like some guidance to help in my decision / to compare with engineer view --- Just moved into new house ( well 40 yrs old, but you get the picture).., its got an extension. Main house including upstairs part of extension is run off a Vokera…
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Combi-boiler british gas rip-off?
i am new to posting messages, replacing boilers and spending large amounts of money.:cool: I have just had a quote from British gas for replacing my conventional boiler with a combi. The price includes removing exisiting water storage tank, overflow tank and pipework; adding wider gas piping and thermostatic controls to…