Heating & Gas Questions

Unsightly pipes, scorching & cracking of plaster & skirting
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I’ve just had a new boiler and replacement radiators fitted in a newly decorated and plastered house. As I feel that the gas safe registered heating engineer’s work is untidy, I was dismayed when I saw it. Unfortunately, he has utilised part of the old, (unsightly), painted pipework, so that …

Air source heat pump not heating after new cylinder installed
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Hello, I’m really hoping someone can help. I moved into a flat a year ago that has air source heat pump instead of a boiler. I had a crack in my indirect water cylinder. Have had it replaced like for like, yet now the air source just is not heating …

Boiler sounds on when not asked for
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We've just recently moved house and we have a Ideal Logic+ system boiler. Every now and again the boiler sounds on but we've not asked for it to be in and the indication on the panel indicates the letter C which in the manual say "the boiler has called for …

Not All Radiators Heating Up
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I've fully bed all the radiators in my house multiple times and there's no trapped air. All valves are fully open but the upstairs radiators only seem to turn on occasionally and I can't understand why. Any ideas? The pressure on the boiler is unchanged and in the target range …

Boiler water supply
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My hotwater tank upstairs was leaking. I drained it. Now I try to fill it up again. But the water doesn't really come through. Glow worm shows error message F9. No pressure. How can I get the tank to fill and the water to reach the boiler? Please help?

Central heating
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Hi, currently looking after my elderly mother’s house which is unoccupied for large periods of time. The building insurance has asked us to leave the heating on via a timer which is no probs. However we usually turn the water mains off when there is no one about so what …

clunking noise
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everytime cold water us turned off I hear a clunk noise in boiler also hear it when my neighbour is using cold water

New radiators - when to clean system?
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I am replacing 7 new radiators. Do I clean the system now or after fitting the new ones. Thanks roy.

boiler not working same after installation of a combi boiler
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Apologies in advance for the long text, but i would give as much details as possible so you know the full situation. Radiator not working as used to Had system boiler replaced for combi boiler and one of my radiator was very hot on the top and warm on the …

New boiler needed, but have Stainless Steel pipework?
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Hi, I need to have our gas boiler changed. We currently have an old system with a hot water tank. Our house was built during a copper shortage, so while the pipes to the radiators are copper, some of the pipes under the floors are Stainless Steel. Does this matter …