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Any advice on good gas leak detectors. Doesn’t need to be something mega expensive, but in the same sense something that isn’t cheap as chips and goes off when it smells a bit of jointing compound
Sick to death of trying to find leaks with fluid and it showing up nothing.
Thanks
Do you tend to go with the regulations in the gas safe books when installing these. Or the individual manufacturers instructions they all seem different
Hi all,
Just curious - how often do you all replace the burner seal on a Worcester Greenstar during servicing?
Assuming all is well with combustion levels, pressure test, etc. (As without X-ray vision, one obviously can't see the state of it until you take it apart).
Thanks everyone,
Jennie
So I've got a gas pipe in my kitchen, but due to a miscommunication on my part it's got the wrong fitting for the cooker I intend to buy. It's got a nut on the end, and is facing upwards, whereas I need a bayonet, and if I understand correctly, those should always face downwards so the rubber...
I know how a lot of people feel about Centrica but bear with me!
I am midway through the application process with Centrica Business Solutions to become a Combined Heat and Power Engineer. I am coming from an aviation maintenance background, where there is literally no work at the moment. The...
Evening all.
Have encountered a problem with neighbours boiler and wondering if one of you out there could help me.
When the programmer is turned on , everything seems in order. ‘Boiler on’ lights up, ‘fan on’ lights up, ‘pilot on’ lights up then burner on.
After around 5 minutes, the boiler...
Hi all. Hope you are all good and are doing ok with work due to lockdown, self isolating etc.
What instruments did people purchase to comply with this bulletin?
I only paid £160 for a fluke 116 last year and now need to spend a lot more due to this bulletin.
Cheers all.
Hello,
What would cause an intermittent gas leak around a boiler?
In the evenings there is a strong smell of gas coming from the boiler.
I got a gas sniffer from Screwfix and it detects gas in the kitchen and squeals when near the boiler.
A plumber inspected the boiler, in total they...
What do you guys do when you encounter dead birds behind a gas fire? Clear them and carry on as usual or fit something on top of the chimney to stop this happening again?
My mother in law purchased a free standing New World gas cooker 25 years ago when she was 71 years old and it was used for a couple of months. We then we moved her to a new property and defying all the odds she has just died aged 96!
The cooker has stood in a dry garage and looks like new.
The...
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I just learned the external pipes for boiler system should be insulated especially in loft and garage as they are in very cold area. I checked my loft and found some pipes are insulated but others are not! I think it is because the insulated pipes are from previous owner's, since I...
Hi everyone,
I have an issue with Valliant eco tec combi, tenant complaining heating is coming on sometimes when programable wired room stats (danfoss) are up to temperature. Typically when i attend it is always working fine so intermittent fault. I replaced both room stats for first measure...
Any recommendations on the FLUKE 113..as know WAY am I going for the FLUKE 116 I keep hearing is the engineers multimeter.. REALLY??
113 Half the price and does the trick?
Resistancd
True RMS
Voltage
Continuity
Think the only goodness is the FLUKE 116 is it has temperature. - NO NVC??
I was paying particular attention to a British Gas radio ad the other day where certain efficiency and cost saving claims where being made. Oh and there it is, a disclaimer at the end of the ad said in rapid fashion that the savings claimed were based on a Band G boiler or less than 70%...
hi, I am after some advice, I recently fitted a new gas valve to a vaillant ecotec earlier. the boiler was fitted in 2015 and has been serviced since
anyway I put my analyser in the combustion side of the flue and the readings were extremely high, something along the lines of
CO ppm —OR—...
Hi All,
I need your advise as I'm really concerned here. I only just had regular boiler replaced with combi (Vaillant ecoFIT Pure 25kw). I had few surveys done and everyone stated the gas supply pipe from the meter to the boiler must be changed from current 15mm to 22mm. The plumber I used said...
Hoping someone can give me advice with this one. At an annual gas service today I found a Worcester Greenstar Junior 28i to be using only running at around 12kW on high when carrying out the gas rate. The CO readings were where they should be, fan speed was okay and inlet working pressure was...
can somebody explain to me the reason why you have to do a tightness test then purge and then complete another tightness test on a lpg system rather than purging and then just doing one tightness test. How help will be much appreciated and so I get a better understanding. Thanks
Evening all. Just need a touch of advice please! Quick back story, I have been plumbing/pipe fitting for 14 years. Just passed my ACS after a 10 year hiatus, only had around 18 months gas experience, and that was back then. Deciding to dip my toes back in.
What tools would you recommend for...
I wish to add a second boiler to my existing meter. Location 20m away. Underground run. Can l use 32mm yellow pipe with copper tails at each end. Thank you in advance
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