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Ferroli Optima 701 - APS Venturi

Just wondered if anyone could describe where the venturi is that operates the APS? The boiler takes a little while to fire up following demand for hot water and I understand that it may be due to a...

Scoobmeister

Boiler & Pilot light

The pilot light does not light when the thermostat shows the heating should be on. Then mysteriously it may work 5 hours later. The heating is not set on a timer and is on permanently

madworld

Alpha Boiler overflow leaking

I have an Alpha Combi Boiler (no tank). The overflow pipe outside the bathroom has water dripping out constantly. How can I stop it?? The pressure gauge is sitting at about 3 bar. I have heating cover...

annyrub63

gas central heating boiler

my system has taken to cutting out and being difficult to relight, it remained on for 6 weeks and has suddenly gone off again. I can relight it but it doesn't stay on for more than a few hours. It is...

yorkshirepud

Sime 30HE Condenser boiler - turning it on?

We have been renovating our house and we had a sime condenser boiler fitted with whole new heating system. When we went to switch it on the bolier (it needed switching off for other work), we can't...

housemover

Radiator removal

Is there a way to permenantly remove a single radiator without having to totally drain the water system?

codswallop

central heating

Can anyone please explain why my radiators get hot but don't give out much heat especially upstairs? Thanks

pastafreak

Boiler repairs-excessive costs

6 months ago I had a potterton boiler installed by a local heating engineer. I now have some problems-a flame failure due to low water pressure plus 1 or two other minor(I hope) problems. After...

what..the?

Gas boiler and ventilation / air flow in the room

We are having problems with pest's as in rats/mice in our garage the main problem is that below the 'up and over' garage door is a massive gap. The driveway slopes down in tarmac to meet the garage...

cold1

heating

I get heat upstairs , slight heat from 2 out of the 5 radiators down stairs .how can this be what is the problem? the water from the taps is roasting as well. i have bled the radiators but no air came...

kopite08

ideal classic combi boiler

combi boiler (ideal classic) is not working no hot water or heating the pcb board has been changed but the fan inside is not working ?? can anyone help!!!

terence7556

gas hob

my gas hob has one ring that will only simmer and not increase its flame unlike the other three rings which work fine so i suspect the control knob or gas tap is the likely area. any ideas ? tx in...

LuBlu

Woodworm

We brought back a carved wood statue from our holiday in Mauritius in 2006. Scarily, we have just realised that it has woodworm, there are small piles of sawdust on the floor and small holes in the...

tommyo

central heating not comming on

i have a potterton boiler. thermostat on the boiler, thermostat in the lounge and a thermostat on the water tank. in airing cupboard with the tank there is a box. one pipe going in which then branches...

YorkieJohn

Replacing central heating clock/timer

At the moment we have a Horstmann 425 Coronet with the electrical supply running up from a double socket, we are replacing it with a Horstmann Channel Plus H17XL series 2 plug in direct replacement....

Curious Cat

Combi Boiler and Microbore piping - compatibility

I'm about to have a combi boiler installed - as we are having a loft conversion (hence need to get rid of the tank in the loft) and could also do with better power to our shower. We live in a...

andy352299

gas pipe for new boiler

hello all i cureently have a floor standing bolier in the kitchen which is fed by an external copper gas pipe from the meter which is approx 6 feet away. this is the only gas appliance (electric...

puzzled2403

Boiler pressure

We have a new boiler (condensing combi). The water pressure drops so we have to top up about 2 or 3 times a week. Is this usual in a new boiler or does it sound like a problem?

thundercrack

lpg cooker

hi all, calor gas cooker. big one, will be in kitchen, gas bottle outside. regulators and hoses out side all o.k. pipe coming through wall(copper pipe), what should be on the end of it to connect the...

pureevoke

Gas Boiler

I bought a magnet that fits on a gas or oil boiler it is saving around 15%. How does it work?

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