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    What are people fitting to there boilers to meet the new requirement for April.

    On combis I’m fitting Worcester with comfort 1 or 2 Their website explains well.
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    Net profits for self employed

    Hi guys A rather personal post so apologies if I offend anybody. I’m looking to re mortgage and was wondering roughly what the self employed gas engineers here net profits are not gross. As a self employed fitter it’s harder now to get a mortgage and we need to show higher net profits to get...
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    Pre cast flue question

    Thank you!
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    Pre cast flue question

    I have been asked to do a landlords cert Friday on a gas boiler and a gas fire which I know is installed on a pre cast flue. The house are pre 1970 and I reckon the fire was fitted about 6 years or so ago by a local installer which has now left the trade. My question is would that flue of that...
  5. M

    Worcester Heatslave Random lockout

    Have you got a multimeter?
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    Worcester Heatslave Random lockout

    Coil most likely. Do your tests if you’re trained shouldn’t be too difficult.
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    Grant Vortex turbolators/ baffles

    how do you guys clean these secondary baffles or turbolators? Some are very hard to clean properly and was wondering if something like Dual X from HWOS would do it or maybe a diluted tub of Fernox DS1 descaler perhaps......what you reckon? Regards
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    TMV regs..............

    Hi all Can somebody point me to any current up to date info on thermostatic mixing valves in domestic property please? Seems to be some grey areas so want to clear a few bits up regarding bath, basins etc and can they be fitted at the cylinder etc? Thanks
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    Grant vortex pro external

    Check valve letting by on the heating pump my friend!
  10. M

    boiler sizing! boiler sizing!!!!?!

    Plenty of calcs online. Buy yourself the design heating guide it's the bible for all pro heating engineers and everybody should have one my man!
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    Frost damage to underfloor heating pipes.

    What a nightmare for you! You can buy 16mm to 15mm adaptors that you use on a standard comp coupling. Most underfloor sites have them. I have some on board where are you?
  12. M

    Haunted central heating

    Programmer!
  13. M

    Central heating sytem water check

    I have a Fernox kit, does it all
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    Advice please - new wet underfloor heating not working as expected

    Indeed it's wrong. First floor UF systems should be properly designed and installed between joists with insulation under. The only way you will get that working is to as mentioned check flow rates and temp and adjust as appropriate. Not going to be efficient though! Or....rip it up and use...
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    unwanted oil kit and spares for sale

    Yep defo interested please! Pm me if you can
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    Gas consumption for new supply

    Update SGN are putting in two new supplies, one for the house and one for the annexe. Our total load was 63 KW and they were concerned an E6 was not going to cope if everything was at max! So between them and the customer 2 supplies were agreed. Our purge volume was close to the domestic limit...
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    Gas consumption for new supply

    We are still working out our max boiler sizes Reckon we are gonna get total nearer 60 kw now. Customer is thinking of dropping the gas cooker now Just need to get the supply on going

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