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Boiler quandary

We have an elderly Vaillant Turbo max 242E which has been serviced, etc but during the last 3 months has increasingly been "locking out" when we try to use it. The engineer who has serviced...

alextg

I have a Vailant boiler VCWGB 282EH that does not always light correctly. When the hot water is turned on the gas turns on, the igniter sparks, the gas lights but then immediately goes out, the boiler...

stanwilcock

Which organisation is in charge of gas safety in holiday parks static caravans in the Newquay area

Which organisation is in charge of gas safety in holiday parks for static caravans in the Newquay area? Who actually by law can issue a landlords/owners gas safety certificate? It was covered by Corgi...

thellers

Halstead Ace High Boiler - Overheat and Lockout

We have a Halstead Ace High. Within about 45 seconds after drawing a substantial amount of hot water (two showers) the boiler will start spitting out steam and hot water droplets from the little...

Addy123

Advice on how to get the lodger to help in the house

I have a lodger who has been living with me for about 18 months. We get on really well as friends. About a month after he moved in he got made redundent and I let him live rent free for the two months...

tamborine

boiler terminal

"is too close to adjacent wall and has no guard" can anyone explain what this means ? The flue is on outside wall of kitchen but within an open brick porch. It's faced with a metal plate...

rosiew

Flue Liners

Hi All We are thinking of having a flue liner installed so all the soot and brick dust does not fall onto the hearth. My concern is that at £550 can we be assured that this will solve the...

terence7556

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jaspercarrot

scaffolding hire cost (or purchase)

can anyone tell me the approx scaffolding hire cost for a new build house 38 ft x 37 ft, 3 storeys high. or how much it cost to purchase scaffold for that area prefarably cup lock scaffolding....

minniemoo

Central Heating

Hi everyone, we had a new central heating system installed when we moved into our house 4 years ago. Every radiator has a valve on it that enables you to turn the heating up or down except for the...

gucciman

what power shower can I have?

Our electric shower has packed up and I want to replace it, It's a 7kw unit and the power supply is 6mm cable, what is the max power of shower I can have on the existing cable i.e. can I go up to a...

2Margaret

gas combi boilers

We have a 10 yr old Ideal combi. We have had several breakdowns over the last 12 months and now have another. Various plumbers over this time have expressed a dislike for combis and many will install...

indie_chick5

Gas fired AGA...HELP!

My boyfriend and I are moving into a house with a gas fired AGA. I know nothing about them, this one has two large doors one above the other and a little door on the left. It has two "hobs"...

dancecaller

Central heating and controls

Our central heating has been condemned because of a botched job on the flue (22 years ago and someone's just noticed!) Should we have the thermostatic radiator valves replaced at the same time? Are...

flobadob

Open fire flu.

Firstly I don't know if that is the correct term but what I was wondering was, on our open fire at the top above the back boiler there is a little piece of metal that can be moved back and forward....

42Bootneck

High Pressure Jet Cleaners

Has anyone had good or bad things happen when useing a home jetwash on cars?? also can they recomend the best detergent to use... Thanks in advance

Sandy-Wroe

Carbon monoxide alarms. Where should they be fitted?

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woodman42

Receipts for heating and plumbing materials

Hello, Just had a major plumbing and heating job done. New oil tank/ boiler fitted, new radiators etc. Whole job came to around £10K with labour and materials. No real problem with that. Got an...

foxyferret

Replacing timer for central heating

I want to replace the Danfoss Randall 103 on my mothers oil central heating system with a more up to date, easier to see and use digital one. My mother cannot see the dial very well on the old one and...

dickbarton

worcester 15CBi lockout problems

Hi having problems with my Worcester 15 CBi boiler after replacing tthe circuit board and the gas valve ,which had become faulty, the boiler keeps locking out at least once a day ,especially after...

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