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    Flue lining for gas fire

    Many thanks to everyone for your advice - it really is appreciated. As gas safe fitters yourselves, would you insist on the flue being replaced before fitting. As I said above, I was thinking of getting it professionally swept and certified and wondered whether this would suffice for fitting...
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    Flue lining for gas fire

    I think the current liner is 5 inches. Is it possible to run a gas fire of a liner with lower diameter than this?
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    Flue lining for gas fire

    The fireplace is in the living room, which is part of an extention. I've no idea what original flue system there was. The new one is a double walled flexible liner (insulated with vermiculite, which I'm worried will cause a right mess when drained out). There was an old gas fire in place when...
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    Flue lining for gas fire

    Dear all, My wife and I are replacing a woodburner with a gas fire. It's a long story but the woodburner was a bad idea. We have used the woodburner for only 4-5 months (one winter). Now that we are having the gas fire fitted, the engineer says that we need a new chimney lining because it's...
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    trickling/sloshing sound in pipes

    OK. I'll get an expert out in the New Year. Cheers Steve
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    trickling/sloshing sound in pipes

    Thanks for the quick reply. Do you mean that I should just proceed with the pump screw only? If so, does the system and pump need to be on or off while I do it? Steve
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    trickling/sloshing sound in pipes

    Actually, the sound is really only when the hot water is on. The sloshing is not there when it's just the central heating......
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    trickling/sloshing sound in pipes

    Dear all, I'll start by saying that I know little about central heating systems so thanks in advance for your patience. I've just moved into a house that has the standard boiler system (not combi). There's a tank in the loft and a pump/hot water cylinder upstairs. Annoyingly, when the...

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