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Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDI boiler pressure gauge
Hi Weve had a new boiler installed and the pressure gauge is on zero. Was wondering if anyone knew why this happening and if it would damage the boiler? :confused: Thanks :-)
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Pallets for wood burning stove - how do you store them?
I have found that my work place seems to get about 2 or 3 a month. So far i got 3 stacked up in the garden. How best to store them and do they need to be 'seasoned' as they are pine? I have a Californian one which seems to be made of layers of thin wood glued together - not sure this would be safe to burn. The planks are…
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Powerflushing Central Heating system
Hi there, I'm new to this so please be kind. I need some advice, I have property that I let out, and I have one radiator that isn't working. The whole central heating system was installed exactly 3 years ago, as there was no gas supply in the property. So radiators, boiler, every bit associated with it is pretty new. I…
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Southern Electric...dodgy boiler and sludge in system
Hi All, I have just had a engineer from Southern Electric come out to look at our boiler as it started to leak. Basically, my heating system has a lot of sludge in it, which in turn has blocked my heating exchange causing the leak. Water damage to the circuit board as well.... so all new parts have been ordered, no heating…
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Caulking for Petit Godin Multifuel 10KW
Hi All :hello: Just wonderering if anyone had any better suggestions for a re-assembly compound to use on a Petit Godin Multifuel 10kw Large Oval following a complete stripdown to refabricate the steel outer shell. Currently intending to use Fortafix temcem Thanks in advance ..
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Triton shower problem
Hi. When I turn on my Triton 100xr shower The 2 lights on the high and economy button light up, and then the cold button light lights up. This is then followed by the low pressure indicator light coming on. No water comes out! This is now the case after originally the shower did work as normal until it ceased and the low…
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what can i do about my broken boiler?
OK, first time on somthing like this but i really dont no what 2 do?? Im a single parent to my one year old son, living in my own flat and on benefits. My boiler broke down there before christmas and ive had 3 different tradesmen out and all say i need a new one, cheapest quote ive had is £800, now of course i do not have…
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Special chimney clearing log used in France
My colleague has a chalet in mountainous area in France. She also has a large wood burning stove. Every year their insurance company stipulates that they burn a special chemically impregnated 'log' to lean the chimney - they don't seem to have sweeps in France. Anybody heard of this?
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Burning Green Dragon brickettes in multifuel stove? - rapeseed biofuel waste product
Hi I found these googling and wondered if anybody had used them in their multifuel stove? Basically they are made of the waste product after extracting biofuel from rapeseed oil crop. See website here: http://www.greendragonfuel.co.uk/gdfuel.htm
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Is this a "G" rated boiler?
Am wanting to buy new A rated boiler but not sure if current one is G rated..cant find it on website. It was installed in 1994, has a pilot light and is labelled FER HAWK. Can anyone help please?!:cool:
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Happy with your 'modern' combination boiler ?
Hi, I would be really grateful for any opinions..... We have just been quoted to replace our warm air heating with a new 'modern' combination boiler and radiators. They have quoted a Valliant ecoTech 937 with 2 year warranty and we just wondered how reliable these boilers are - the idea of instant water, cheap running…
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How to use storage heaters
I have moved into a rented house and the landlord isn't contactable. The house has storage heaters and I have no idea how to use them as I have never had them before. Could someone give me an idiots guide on how to use them please :confused:
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Heat one room in house using electric heater or underfloor heating?
Hi all, I have a question that's been bothering me since moving into new house in November. I live in an 'upside down' house with lounge/kitchen area upstairs and 2 bedrooms/hall/bathroom downstairs. The upstairs area is heated by two radiators, while downstairs is underfloor heating with a thermostat in each room, both…
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Grant Vortex oil boiler?
Hi all Our current Trianco boiler is 27 years old and needs replacing. Our local Plumbase recommended a Grant Vortex Eco oil boiler. Has anyone heard of this make and are they reliable? I was hoping to take advantage of the government scrappage scheme however it appears our 27 year old G rated boiler is not eligable, that…
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Our Oil CH System has no thermostat
We bought our house almost 2 yrs ago now and it has Oil CH that has been installed about 7 years. I have never experienced oil CH before (always gas or solid fuel) but there is no thermostat to control it. So we either have to have the heating on or off and can only control the temp of the rooms by turning down the valves…
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how does 'Warm Front' grant work? Urgent advice needed
Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise - my 94 y/o gran is due to come home from hospital this week - she refuses all offers of help, and has also refused to have central heating fitted - she has old storage heaters. We have long suspected they are not up to the job, but she insists she is fine, and is warm enough.... She also…
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Boiler problem - pressure drop, please help
Hi all, It's been the case for a few years that I've had to occasionally put the pressure up on the boiler to about 1 bar as required but today when there was no hot water I turned the tap to turn the pressure up which it did quite quickly but I could hear a bit of a slight whistling noise coming from within the boiler as…
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Replacing Storage Heater with Panel Heater
Hi I've always been annoyed with storage heater as I dont need heating during daytimes while away to work. Now it is not working as its thermostat input is burnt. Thinking of replacing it with a panel heater with timer so I have more instant heating as well as to control and how much when I need the heating during my…
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No heating/No hotwater please help
I have Baxi Solo2 60PF the pressure Gauge is 0 bar there is no heating and No Hot water. Overheat lamb comes on continuosly after resets. Makes cracking noise. Please help it's very cold.
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Worry about heating cost with boiler in garage
A few months ago we had a new boiler installed under the Warmfront grant. Our previous boiler was in the kitchen but because the new boiler had to have access direct to outside the new boiler couldn't go where the old boiler had been. They were very keen to fit the new boiler in the garage despite my concerns about the…
