Heating & Gas Questions

How do I repressurise a Glow Worm Compact 24c boiler?
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After bleeding a radiator, 2 year old boiler showing zero bar, how do I repressurise?

Draining system
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Hi I have to drain my central heating system. I know where the drain valve is etc. But one of my radiators is isolated and empty. Will the system still fully drain or do I have to get a hose on the isolation point afterwards? I can’t turn on the …

Best combi boiler for a 5 bedroom house and 3 toilets?
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Hello This website has did wonders for me in my last question. Hopefully I can get some help on this - in short I am getting my house renovated and looking to get a new boiler. I have bedrooms. And 3 toilets/showers. I want to get a combi due to …

Replacing analog dial Thermostat with new digital, Wiring Q?
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Current Thermostat is a Honeywell typical dial. only two wires that go in, suspect high voltage because my tester light on the screw driver lights up. New digital (chinese thing) from RecaSmart Model BBHt-002 has to be powered 220v. On the back it has 4 connection points, 1&2 are marked …

Baxi boiler doesn't kick back in?
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We had a leak on our boiler 2 weeks ago managed to stop it then got the plumber out to check it and do a service on it. Day after it stopped working properly, it wouldn't re-ignite, especially when using the hot tap. The plumber has since changed the following …

Plume Flue Regs
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I have had a combi boiler fitted in the cellar. The flue exits the property about 200mm about pavement & a plume flue fitted to around 2 mtrs high. A basket guard has been fitted at the right angle where the flue exits the building but should the whole flue …

Boost turns off when using hot water
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We only turn our heating on when it's needed, so we use boost maybe one hour sometimes 2 hours a day when it's very cold. I have noticed that if I start doing the washing up around the same time we use boost, the hot water is indeed hot but …

Multiple thermostats on oil heating system with stove input
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I have a thermal store heated by a boiler with its own thermostat. I also have a stove with a back boiler. The stove heats water in a separate tank. There is a thermostat on this second tank that pushes hot water over to the store tank when it's hot. …

Boiler thermostat - can I cheat?
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Boiler and thermostat is located in an outbuilding which gets very cold. Therefore the boiler keeps firing up when it's a little cooler eventhough both heating and hot water switched off. Can I insulate the thermostat somehow? Honeywell froststat

Change radiator valves
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I am trying to change valves on a radiator. I have turned of the water flow and put the boiler on standby. It's a vokera plus 30c. I am trying to release the pressure but the water just keeps coming. I have drained 4 bowls of water but it is …