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  1. sammathias

    Worcester 280 rsf Luke warm water

    Worcester 280 rsf. Heating works fine, hot water fires up but is only like warm. Now with heating demand I'm getting 240v at 3 port. With heating off and tap running it's only.luke warm. If I manually move motorized valve to left it gets upto temperature. Iam only getting about 4v on board with...
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    Vaillant vsmart simple question

    Can vsmart be overrided by simply pressing the plus sign on thermostat...reason I ask is customers + button doesn't increase temperature, never has and she's only ever been able to turn it on/off via app. Never fitted one clearly but would have thought her thermostat is faulty??
  3. sammathias

    Worcester 24i junior non condensing breakdown

    Called to a breakdown. Basically boiler locksout and flashes 4 times a second. Fans working getting 240, pumps getting 240, working but not really strong. Boiler lights and runs for a minute or so then I noticed the fan cuts out and burner flames come from under burner. Flues clear and cleaned...
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    Hive keeps losing signal

    I have a hive installed on my heating system and every now and again it will show no signal...I've changed batteries and moved position within feet of the reciever but yet still it loses signal sometimes. Worked flawlessly for a year. Any ideas?
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    Oh the joys, why me!!!

    Strip serviced a green Star 28i junior this morning. New electrodes etc. All running sound...onto my next jobs. The dreaded call back, anyway no heating or hot water. Boiler blue light flashing twice and no lockout reset. Noticed that I forgot to connect earth to fan back up...still nothing...
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    Ancient tap giving me hip.

    Got an old what I believe to be a steam train tap I fitting for a client a couple of years ago in his bathroom...recently it's started Soding out. Dropbox - IMG_20181113_122649.jpg Dropbox - IMG_20181113_122723.jpg I have repaired it with vasaline twice previously...which done the trick but...
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    Poor vaillant.............

    The reason boilers should be serviced...e Never seen a hex split like this? Dropbox - IMG_20181030_114609.jpg Dropbox - IMG_20181030_120720.jpg
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    Pressure release problem....

    Glow worm betacom 28 not holding pressure changed prv twice with prvs I had in-stock....literally top it up to 1.5bar and it will drop immediately through prv. Don't know if I'm being thick but must be a crack or something in the hydro location I can't see. They are over £100. Can I just cap...
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    New flue...vokera pro combi 85he?

    Got asked to look at a job today with very little information other than boilers leaking outside and the make being...'all it says is pro'. When was it last serviced '''never' so I'm thinking full service, new prv potential new expansion vessel. Probably more, isit worth it! Anyway knocked...
  10. sammathias

    Best system boiler????

    Soon to be taking over my old dears house and will be planning to upgrade system... Just wondering what you guys think are the best oil system boilers on the market? As I'm only gas Safe I don't deal with any oil. Probably looking at a 24kw output
  11. sammathias

    Commercial ticket?????

    I just wanted to know as I'm not 100% sure but I've been to quote up a job which was initially a big fish and chips but over the years has been downsized and the new owners wish to convert the building into 3 seperate holiday lets all going to be run off communal heating/hot water (combi )...
  12. sammathias

    Off the job Gem......

    Dropbox - VID_238250326_220028_310.mp4 Was at a wedding yesterday at a reputable Hotel down this way and look what I found.
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    Can you guess what it is yet?

    Dropbox - IMG-20180417-WA0002.jpg Dropbox - IMG_20180408_083141.jpg
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    new build sprinker system/32mm main

    I was told today that apparently on new builds that sprinkler systems are required to confirm with building regs and that a 32mm main is required as standard.... is this just a load of hot air or???
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    DDOS message. Ray error on phone?

    anyone else having trouble with making posts or replying to posts off your phones?? keep getting some error message ray:382838382 so and so....
  16. sammathias

    ariston microgenus 23 mffi breakdown

    My mate has a 16+year old ariston which isnt producing heating or hot water. I called around lastnight and gave it a service, hasnt been done in years, burner etc was very dusty. Anyway when i left every thing was fine, 11.2mb pressure on high and 2.5mb low kicking in and out on...
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    Pipework heat capacity?

    I have a customer who wants to upgrade the size of his living room rad from a 600*1000p+ to a 600x1400k2. the existing rad is on 10mm pipe probably about 12metres in total, doesnt take alot of working out that the new rad wont work very well off 10mm pipe but try telling customer that, he...
  18. sammathias

    Adey Magnacleanse....

    Looking to purchase a magnacleanse unit and im looking for some feedback from other users..... Isit effective? Will it work on microbore? Should it be used with a powerflush unit or can it be used effectivly on its own?
  19. sammathias

    Last job on a friday!

    So tennant complaining that basin and bath are blocked. Before i go to get my tools she says its only been blocked since plumber fixed a leaking wastepipe yesterday.......... Dropbox - VID_20171215_164033.mp4
  20. sammathias

    Ideal logic combi 30 lossing pressure

    Originally i got called out to the boiler which was losing pressure every 6 weeks or so. Vessel was flat and prv leaking. So recharged and changed prv. That lasted 4 weeks and i got called back yesterday. All the rads are full and no leaks to be found. I isolated the boiler and cut the...

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