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  1. M

    Replacing boiler with an Ideal

    Hi Does anyone have any experience of the Ideal Logic Max Heat or the Ideal Logic+ Heat boilers. My plumber says he fits Ideal and needs to be a Heat only one due to less pipe work changes needed ? Any advice appreciated, thanks.
  2. M

    Replacing boiler from a vented to a sealed system.

    I currently have a Glow Worm Flexicom 24hx condensing boiler (13 years old) on the ground floor and a water tank and vented expansion tank in the loft. My home is a detached chalet style bungalow, ground floor and first floor with a small loft area above. It has 4 bedrooms with around 15...
  3. S

    Pressure release inside boiler

    Just added some rads to the system and when I went out to check the external boiler it was sitting in a puddle of water. I realized we must have over-pressurized the system. However when I look inside and the plumber has installed the pressure release pipe inside the boiler. As such when the...
  4. S

    Do I need the pipes replacing? Or just a clean?

    It’s not my house but my friend is doing some renovation, she mentioned it to me but she doesn’t know if to get someone out or not to look at it? It’s not owned by her but her landlord doesn’t have time to check and tell her but the she thinks they may be getting too hot and that’s why there’s...
  5. cyberdyne

    Greenstar 8000 noise

    Hello, We had a Greenstar 8000 life installed a few months ago and it’s worked flawlessly over the winter months, we’re very happy with it and have no complaints. Recently however, we’ve noticed a fairly loud humming noise coming from it periodically- maybe once per hour - when neither the hot...
  6. L

    Boiler issues. Pls Help

    Basically, My Gas turned off duebto the meter running out. I go out, put gas on the card, Put it on my meter and come back in to see this. I won't lie, I have turned the Salus box this on and off and tried to see if that fix it. It did not. Any help. Oh, And I really have no idea about this...
  7. K

    Kitchen wires help

    Hi We are renovating a small bedsit and the kitchen wires are all exposed and a bit of a maze. I have traced most them them. However, the once circled in red comes from upstairs into a black junction box and back the same way upstairs. What is even more confusing is it is wired up with the...
  8. W

    External oil boiler

    Is it possible to install an external oil boiler in an old out door store cupboard? This model does not have a sealed flue available, but then because the space only has the boiler inside it and is not air tight, is this important? I could even replace the door with a louvred door if that would...
  9. L

    System boiler has lost pressure after temporarily taking down radiator

    Hello, We recently took down a radiator temporarily for paintwork. (We have an Ideal Logic System boiler with hot and cold water tanks in the flat, if useful to know). We re-fixed the radiator this morning but now have no hot water or central heating. We have an F1 error message - all water...
  10. L

    Combi boiler AND 2x water tanks??

    Hi everyone, wondering if I can get some advice We have purchased and moved into a one bed flat which had a combi boiler and central heating system installed in 2014. For some reason though, we have an airing cupboard in which there is a massive cold and hot water tank. We think the water...
  11. S

    Pipe sizes and new boiler

    Hi, I need some advice as I think I have hired a cowboy plumber who came with good recommendations... Have a 3 story house (via loft conversion). 2 Radiators in Loft (1 Single Large, 1 Bathroom) 4 Radiators on the first floor (1 Large, 1 Medium, 1 Small, 1 Bathroom - All single) 5 Radiators...
  12. R

    Identifying parts

    I have just dismantled my old oil boiler (22 yrs old) and electrics that go along with it. A new one will be installed later in the year, and moved to a different location due to building works. In doing so, there are a couple of components in the electrics that I have no idea what they are...
  13. V

    High Pressure - Is there air trapped in the system?

    Hello I have a Worcester condensing boiler and recently changed the towel rail in the bathroom. I filled up the new towel rail and then topped up the boiler a little to return the pressure to normal. However, now when I run the boiler the pressure goes up high to 3 bar. So I bled the...
  14. M

    It's got all of the components of a C-Plan system, but it's not wired up like that!

    I've spent quite a few hours trying to fathom how my boiler is configured. At first sight it appears to have all of the components of a c-plan system, 28mm 2 port valve, hot water cylinder thermostat, central heating pump and room thermostat. Firstly the controller, a British Gas UP2 (Drayton...
  15. M

    Help with Nest E Heat Link Wiring

    Morning all I'm walking through moving to a nest e from a neomitis and I was hoping someone could let me know if I've made the right assumptions about the wiring please? On the photos below am I right in thinking I need the brown live as the C wire on the nest and the black as the NO?
  16. W

    Combi or not?

    Hi Can people please offer some advice on the following choice? We are in the process of fixing our old central heating system which is open vented and has almost no hot water pressure upstairs (cylinder and boiler downstairs). Our plumber suggests sealing the system and installing a mega flow...
  17. K

    worcester Greenstar I28 junior hot water controls missing

    we have the green star i28 junior combi boiler, when we use tap water or shower the water temp is very hot but flow ok but after some time its gets cold and then hot water start again, it is almost like it runs for a min and then takes 15 second break. I want to do two things, 1) decrease the...
  18. R

    Baxi Solo 3 pfl50 ongoing problems

    Hi I’ve just moved into a house with one of these boilers. It broke down after 3 weeks and I had a plumber out who replaced the fan (after 10 days without heat). That was in Feb…it’s been repaired about 2-3 weeks and it’s gone again today. Obviously I’ll be calling them on Monday but I was...
  19. Z

    Underfloor heating pump wiring

    Hello everyone, i have installed underfloor heating, and cant figure out how to wire manifold pump so that it only turns on with the heating on and not with hot tap water it is a ideal logic + combi 30 boiler. Anyone know if its even possible?
  20. M

    Boiler losing pressure but can’t find leak!!

    Hi, We’ve had an issue with the boiler losing pressure that needs refilling once a week. We’ve had 3 different leak detection companies and they could never find a leak. We’ve had multiple boiler engineers and they can never find an issue with the boiler. Recently, a gas engineer suggested...
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