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    Can a new boiler be fitted entirely from the inside?

    Is access to the rear necessary so that the hole can be sealed with silicone/render to prevent water getting in?
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    Can a new boiler be fitted entirely from the inside?

    It's second floor but pretty high up from the rear elevation - at least 35ft. And the scaffold needs to go through the ground floor flat so will cost around £2,000
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    Can a new boiler be fitted entirely from the inside?

    I'm having scaffolding go up at the rear of the property where I live this Summer for redecorating works and a heating engineer from British Gas suggested that I have a new boiler fitted in my flat at the same time (even though the existing Vaillant one is fine) because he says that if the...
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    Combimate leaking after replacing crystals

    I think it was me being stupid! I cleaned the rim meticulously and scraped it with a screwdriver and it's now fine so even though it looked clean, I think something must have been in the way. Thanks for all your advice!
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    Combimate leaking after replacing crystals

    Ok thanks, I'll try to buy some silicone grease tomorrow. Presumedly it's normal that the dome can't be pushed in fully due to the location of the rubber seal? There's a 1mm gap between the dome and the thread on the white plastic that the dome is pushed into, but I can't get rid of this without...
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    Combimate leaking after replacing crystals

    Thanks for the replies. Just tried again with no joy. I haven't tried any silicone grease. If I can get hold of some tomorrow should I just rub some on the 'o' ring and then replace the 'o' ring near the recessed ledge?
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    Combimate leaking after replacing crystals

    I was told my my plumber that the crystals in my Combimate needed changing and I decided to have a go at it myself but now it's leaking - there is a steady drip coming from the bottom. I cleaned everything thoroughly, replaced the rubber seal with a new one, pushed the dome in as far as it will...

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