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Hi We have quite a new wall hung boiler (18 months). Twice since being installed it has just stopped overnight (1 last year, 1 recently). Our engineer reset it and looked for any problem, he could not find any and said it could just be a 'glitch'. I know roughly what a ' glitch ' is in...
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Jobbing builder …. Has taken boiler down and flue etc . Refitted on another wall in the room . Complete with flue No gas safe cert issued . Local council are saying it would not need to be notified Thanks
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My gas engineer is replacing 6 gas meter boxes. He has discovered when they were installed in 1980 they used PE pipe from behind boxes. This is fine as it's underground. But, there is a metal compression joint, joining copper from box to PE pipe, which is also under ground and hence rusted. He...
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Hi all, just had my annual gas safety check as i live in rented accomodation owned by local authority. I have recently qualified in gas ( domestic ) after a few years out of the industry. I decided to check the boiler inlet working pressure which i recorded at 15.5 mbar at maximum output ( hot...
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I have a vaillant boiler eco plus that came with a 5 year warranty. On the last service no issues were found ( although the chamber wasn't physically opened - not required by the manufacturer as it would then require new seals) A water sample testing came positive and was advised to have the...
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Could someone work out total KW input for the following applying the diversity factor. 36 KW combi 24 KW combi Cooker 12.9kw It would appear according to gas Safe that my original assessment was wrong that they had exceeded badge capacity of a U6 as I didn't apply diversity factor. Now the...
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Ideal logic plus 30 kw, gas rated at 21 kw net on hit water. Inlet pressure 21mb at boiler, flow rate 12 lit pm, temp 40.3 degrees. Have checked, gas valve, injectir internal boiler pipework for blockages. Fga readings fine, boiler gas rate on central heating 23.5 kw net, service mode gas rate...
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I'm on a new build the boiler is in the garage. I have the option of drilling straight out with the condensate in to the stack. Or drilling through from the garage to the house to tee in to the kitchen sink waste. So it's either coring out and coming out with that black dot is.
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I am new gas safe and met hard situation when I did gas safety check on large property with 3 acre site. The property is old and large size, installed two 30KW heat only gas boiler to supply CH and DHW, range cooker and gas hob. I was be told the meter is installed at the entrance of the...
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Hi I’ve got a couple of gas safety checks coming up and I’m a bit confused as to whether I need to tick yes or no to the appliance serviced part? Does a landlord cert count as a service or does this mean has the appliance been serviced within the past year? Many thanks
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anyone been on a gas safe registration inspection event?
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Morning all Is it possible to put a gas outlet (like the gas taps back in school science lessons) or similar in a garage? Thanks if you can advise.
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Hi all, first question for a gas trainee so please go gentle.....lol Exams start on Thursday and I am at a loss regards adventitious air in a compartment/cupboard. Do we take the 7kw for adventitious air off an open flue boiler venting to outside same as if it’s in a room? Getting so many...
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Hello all. I'm new to this forum and need some advice about some concerns about a new gas boiler that I have had fitted by a gas safe engineer. My old boiler was a heat only (with a copper tank) and has been replaced by a modern combi boiler. It just used two 22mm pipes to feed to the diverter...
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Hi, Customer has a Main Multipoint Balanced Flue water heater. Both the gas rate and burner pressure are under what the MIs state. MI state burner pressure is pre factory set at 14.1mbar and should not need adjusting and my checks showed burner pressure as 6mbar. Gas rate MI state 2.9 m3/hr...
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So I’m looking to do Part P. Who’s done it? Any advice/recommendations? Feedback on training centres used? I’m West London. Thanks chaps.
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Hi folks, Another thought... The new Ideal Logic Max boiler did not meet the requirements of the job. However during this installation process, the installer realised the problem. Can you tell me, whether the boiler could be un-installed, taken down from the wall (although some of the gas...
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Is Britherm pump a better choice than Grundfos for Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 400 15kW Heat Only Boiler Wiring is SPlan and the intention is to install Grundfos UPS3 15-50/65-130
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I've got a boiler with case clips missing and as case forms part of 'gasway' the boiler was classed as AR. Now I've come to it and am struggling to find the parts. It's an early worcester greenstar R28 he gc: 41 311 62 Parts arena shows screws and slots where you attach bottom of case to...
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