back boiler

Hi, At some point in the near future will replace our trusty old Oil fired Danesmoor, hopefully a new boiler will fit better in the kitchen units and lose the vertical flue. A plumber has suggested he fit a Firebird with a 10 year warranty, thoughts ? Also wondered if that would be a good time...

Hi, I wondered if anyone could explain how the gas fire ignites and gets its gas supply on the Thorn Housewarmer S Back Boiler & Fire combination. I'm happy with lighting the back boiler pilot and firing it up, but not clear on the fire i.e. is it electric ignition or does it have its own pilot...

Evening all. Asked by customer to look at new unvented installation he recently had done by others. Number off issues picked up on the install but the my main concern was the fact they converted the back boiler from open vented to a sealed system. Expansion vessel is way undersized. Am I right...

My house is a 1930's semi with a back boiler behind an old fashioned gas fire in the dining room. It is serviced by B.Gas every year and so far so good. But...I guess it's really uneconomical as my bills are very high and also parts are getting harder to come by. So I need to change but what to...

Hello Lads, as above I am having an upcoming boiler conversion. I am a little bit concerned about few things. First of all it is a council flat which makes the installation much harder. Furthermore I am having just concrete walls and floors which is really hard to run pipe works throughout the...

I have moved into a house that has a Firemaster High Output Back Boiler (BB) and oil central heating. Everything was working fine until I noticed at weekend when fire was lit the hot water cylinder did not heat but pipe running from back boiler to the cylinder was roasting (couldn't put my hand...

Hi all Can someone steer me in the right direction diagnosing a glow worm 45/2 back boiler issue. It’s cutting out after about 10 minutes in operation. Always serviced, clean as a whistle. Pump is ok, header tank is ok. Motorised valve is ok. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Many thanks

Hi, i am moving into a house with a back boiler open fire. which is great apart from working long hours and not been in to keep the fire going? i want to keep the system but would like a back up sytem that will kick in when the fire goes out? would i be able to put in a oil central heating...

Hi, I will be changing my trusty old Baxi back boiler for a combi in the next couple of weeks. I am competant to do the water side of the plumb and will employ someone to deal with gas and flue side. I am carrying out some preparations prior to proceeding and just checking before I chop a pipe...

Hi all, i have just bought a house with a back boiler in, eventually i am going to replace it but at the minute i cant afford to and have other priorities. I am however looking to change the programmer to make it easier to live with. The programmer i currently have is a Horstmann 425 tiara...

Hi, My system currently works off an old Parkray with back boiler in one room. I would like to install a new stove with back boiler in an adjacent room (re opening a blocked fireplace in the process) I would also like to integrate a gas boiler at some stage in the future. How feasible is this...

As title my fathers back boiler is firing more than it should , any ideas what this is please , with my limited knowledge would it be that the room stats packed up and its relying on the boiler stat , thanks in advance . Howy .

I put some cleaning fluid through my system about 6 weeks ago and drained down at the weekend I ran the heating until the water was clear but after filling I still have kettling when only HW is running. As far as I’m aware the HW is heated by gravity as I cannot see a valve only the pump. Am I...

Hi We got an older not to energy efficient oil boiler camray 5 util with an open fire back boiler fitted as our central heating and hot water supply. there are storage tanks for hot and cold water. We would like to take the old boiler out and have new Combi boiler fitter doing away with the...

Hi guys I'm looking for a bit of advice. I need to get five radiators from this stove 3 upstairs and 2 downstairs I don't need to go to a hot water tank and I have no header tank for the system so I'm hoping I can just have a circuit or 2 for rads only I have 1 grundfos pump but can get another...

Hello I've had a google around but haven't found anything that suits my situation. I have an old back boiler (complete with a typical lovely eyesore 80's gas fire) in the chimney breast in my kitchen that used to be a dining room. The gas fire part of it is never used. Obviously it's massively...

Hi I am moving house soon and our buyers asked for a gas check last minute. I organised this quickly and had no worries about our gas system. We have a Bermuda back boiler in our house and two gas men have said it is 'spilling'. This was tested through using a match in the front fire. We had...

Hi i have an old back boiler in a ground floor flat. The expansion tank is in the bedroom cupboard and above it is a black tank that is full of cold water with a ball cock in it. This has been making a constant runing water sound for a week and i have only just noticed the overflow outside is...

Hi, I've been asked to provide a quote for a customer who wants central heating. Currently the property has only a conventional coal fire with a back boiler. My plan is to install combi. So drain down the existing gravity feed direct hot water system and remove the hot water cylinder. The...

Hi I could do with a bit of guidance to empty my system to clean and inhibit it I think I'm on the right track with the below method but would like someone who does this as a profession to double check, I have had to put up with some knocking pipes this winter (1st time since moving in 14...