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Central heating flue

Advice needed please. We are renewing our gas boiler (after 25 years) and need to know if we can use the old steel lined flue. Thanks Julie.

tabathazig

sky broadband

i am soon to change my broadband supplier to sky. Has any one out there had any problems with the changeover.

bubbles4920

age of death

is it true that poorer, working class people die younger than more affluent people?

mikegm

fitting radiator in conservatory (bungalow)

Just qualified as Plumber, but have a question for somebody 'in the know' - Where would I pick up the feed for the new rad.

Brum Lady

I have just jumped out of my seat as a series of rumbles occurred and it sounded like something was falling down the chimney onto the metal plate at the back of our inbuilt gas fire. I've been outside...

Dollychris

Replacing old radiators with new more efficient ones.

I need to replace 2 lounge radiators (1 = 6ft 4" x 2ft single & 1 = 6ft 4" x 2ft double) with new more efficient ones. The old ones are about 20 plus years old now. The room is 26 ft 6" long x 12 ft...

baldyblade

Recharge/Filler Key snapped off inside Worcester 26CDi extra Combi Boiler

hi, i have a worcester 26CDi extra combi boiler and after bleeding the radiators i had to recharge/fill my boiler. i inserted the plastic key as normal and filled the system. Unfortunately as i have...

stompe

Knickers or Panties?

now i have your attention! what do you call them?

sugmi700

Tapping in heating

I have a tapping sound coming from my 3 way valve. I have changed the body and head and it is still there. I have TRVs all round and the system runs with a pressure relase bypass. I can vary the sound...

Whoever

Gas Boiler pilot light stopped working

Any ideas why the pilot light on our gas boiler has suddenlly stopped working? Normally when you turn the thermostat up it retriggers the pilot light but this won't work any more. Thanks.

mahargy

Combi boiler no hot water central heating works fine?

I have a Halstead Ace High Combi boiler that appears to have stop producing hot water. I can hear the water flowing through but the boiler does not ignite?

oops!!!

gas central heating boiler leaking

We heve a Worcester Bosch 280 boiler that is leaking and the pressure has risen quite a lot.,the engineer can't come to fix for 4 days!!! We are concerned about the rising pressure ,what can we do...

Spreeny

rust inhibitor

My central heating system has been drained & refilled but without any rust inhibitor, I've bought a can but I'm not sure what to do.. Do I drain the same amount of water off & add it all in one go to...

rov1200

Car Industry layoffs

Honda cars made in Britain have been given a 4 month layoff because of falling sales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7859863.st m In France and Germany the motorist has been a massive trade in...

hartigan5

oven fan

my fan on my cooker is on all the time i have to switch it off at the plug any answers please pat

happyman

combi boiler presure bar is 0.

I have a biasi combi boiler presure bar is 0. underneath the boiler there is a black knob, I turn it to fill the boiler but after about a few minute I turned it off because the presure guage was...

Brum Lady

Adding a thermostat to programmer

We have a Honeywell ST6400C programmer which controls the central heating and hot water. We have a new condensing boiler and still have the hot water tanks. Apparently we are classed as high users of...

puddicat

Memory Foam Mattresses From Pounstretchers???

I know its a long shot,noticed the other day were selling them at ?189 couldnt see the thickness as they were all boxed anyone got a single or double one and what do you think of them!!!

Explorer-8

noisy central heating boiler

My neighbour has a noisy central heating boiler (which I think is a combi boiler). It sounds like a small aeroplane flying in the distance (or like a pre-war aeroplane). What could be wrong with it to...

Prudie

Boiler - help

We have a Baxi Solo boiler for heating and water which runs on a timer and everything seems to be working fine except - for the last month or so I've noticed that although it goes off about 10 at...

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