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New Central heating install, opinions please??
Had a few quotes for a new CH install, and am thinking about going for the cheaper option, Glow Worm Betacom 30 Combi, 6 rads, trvs... £2800.... 2 yr warrant on boiler... Have been told I dont really need a room thermostat as the boiler has internal thermostat, and the trvs can control the temps of the rads... But am…
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central heating problem
hello - am hoping someone can help me. im a novice at this home owner stuff and its been one thing after another since i bought this house so its a very steep learning curve! i have a problem with my central heating. its an old house with an old boiler. it says on the boiler that its a potterton profile. my central heating…
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Boiler/Heating Insurance
Hi Has anyone got boiler/heating insurance? If so, who is it with and what's the best deal to have? Example, the fixed £50 fee or not? I'm so bloody confused! Thanks
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Boiler installation advice
Hi everyone just joined the forum, i have just wrote my first article on what you should cosider before getting a new boiler, it does not matter if its a boiler replacement or a boiler conversion, the advice aplies to everyone, i would also like some feedabck on the new boiler scrappage scheme, it has been great for…
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Taybrite / smokless fuels - not hot enough?
Hi there, With recent elongated cold snap, I've got through most of my stock of seasoned wood for the winter already. Looking to eek the remains out a little I bought a bag of taybrite to try a coal fire. The common advice seems to be to build a small wood fire and add the cobs to that. This was simple enough and during…
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Storage heaters
My Mum has recently moved into a warden controlled flat and no one has any operating instructions for the storage heaters. The only name I can find on the controls and actual heating units is 'Zarvik' but I cannot find any contact details for them on the net. Could anyone help with this please as my Mum's flat is either…
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Having problems with my Glow Worm Betacom 30c Boiler
Since the gas ran out yesterday in my house the boiler wont work properly , Ive since put gas in but the boiler wont run properly , its a Glow worm Betacom 30c , when I reset it the boiler it will fire up and light for about 30 seconds but then the flame goes out , ive tried resetting it a number of times now but still no…
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Oil to LPG - will Calor boiler promotion bite me in the backside?
Hi Forum - I'm new here and not a very ‘utilities savvy’ lady so apologies for any apparent repetition of similar questions on these forums… I've been down all the oil/LPG forum chats and am now more confused than ever and just wondered if there are any professionals or consumers out there who could advise me? I live in a…
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Anyones worcester bosch boiler frozen up
Woke up this morning to no heating and have tried all the trouble shooter tips etc only to find the little wiggly pipe outside has frozen up. You know the one that comes out and goes back in to the house again. Hubby been outside with a hairdryer on a low setting and defrosted it,now waiting for our son to come and sort…
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LPG, OIL versus wood burner
Hello All! i know this has been covered Ad Nausuem! :confused: but it's making my head ache! i live in a small semi, with no mains gas. when i moved here, i had central heating installed, and four LPG cylinders outside. each cylinder costs @£70.00 which is @560.00 per year i am told by many! that i have the most expensive…
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Thermostat
I have just fitted a volted room thermostat to my combi boiler. See my problem is is that the boilers thermostat cuts the heating off when the return flow gets to a certain temperature. This has been stopping our house heating up as everytime the system gets hot it cuts off. I have jsut fitted a room thermostat to stop…
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No hot water to the shower!!
Hi, We have an Ariston Eurocombi boiler that has recently started playing up. The strange thing is that the hot water to the taps are fine but not great, the heating works perfectly but we only get luke warm water to the shower. We've taken to showering at work! Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?! Thanks…
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Price of coal
I've always used logs on my open fire, but on a whim I purchased some coal from B&Q a while back and am very impressed with it compared to wood (I'm currently using a bit of both - the wood looks nice, and the coal burns hotter giving more warmth. However, I suspect buying 10kg bags from a DIY store would work out quite…
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Heating help please
I have a baxi boiler and the pilot has gone out and wont re light. Im holding in the grey button and pressing the black ignition thingy and nothing is happening. Doesnt even appear to be a spark. Its cold and theres loads snow here so I doubt an engineer could get out to me. Any suggestions ?
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heating problem -- best solution
Hi there, I am having a problem with the central heating, the downstairs radiators are not hot, all the upstairs radiators are hot, the boiler is working(I have hot water). Now My question is what will be the best way, cheapest way to solve the problem, I have no breakdown cover. Is there any way I can subscribe now to any…
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Replace or not to replace LPG boiler
Can anyone out there give me advice - my LPG boiler of 20years is now defunked and I now am looking into the most effective heating source. I live in a listed detached barn - facing south - 40' long - one storey - 13" wide - no mainline gas - LPG is SO expensive I am paying £120 month all through the year for such a tiny…
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Dimplex Opti-myst electric fire
Does anyone have any experience of using one of these fires?
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Landlords renewing boilers.
The council flat i have moved into, has a really old boiler which stands on the floor and the council say they won't replace it. It must date from the 60's as it is green. Now i could have sworn there was a law on this, that i could quote at them. Does anybody know?
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British Gas Service Call let down
Hi , We came back from Holiday on Saturdayr to find our boiler had Packed in . After much ringing about we decided to go with service call . Paid our dues , was told there was no engineers available sunday . We booked a 9-5 appointment monday which they never turned up . I phoned and they booked another appointment for…
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Boiler scrappage scheme and finding installers
I've read this and seen the news about the boiler scrappage scheme, whereby £400 is available towards replacing G rated boilers. Funnily enough, I had my boiler service this morning, the First Service as part of a Homecare agreement with BG. The boiler (unsurprisingly) has passed but is very inefficient, rated as a high G.…
