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    Unvented heating system, unusual boiler fault

    Apologies "Best" .... It's a stainless steel cylinder ...
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    Unvented heating system, unusual boiler fault

    Thanks for all your input / answers guys I am going to call back to the customer and inform him ... That'll be fun ...!! .... Thanks again gents ...
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    Unvented heating system, unusual boiler fault

    I isolated the F&R at the boiler at 1.5bar and it held ...... Once the return was opened the pressure rose immediately and water meter was turning over ...
  4. Pauld1962

    Unvented heating system, unusual boiler fault

    It's an old system boiler Vaillant thermocompact vu 282/1e ... Unvented cylinder ... Is there a test for split coil and what causes it ... They use the immersion most of the time as solar power is available ..
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    Unvented heating system, unusual boiler fault

    Called to a customer today and the system boiler keeps repressurising on its own ... After I dropped out all the pressure I watched as it refilled ... The filling loop was disconnected at the time ... Customer reports that it's never done it before ... The only way I could stop it was to turn...
  6. Pauld1962

    New to the buisness ... Info required.

    Hi ... Thanks for all the input much appreciated... I called at the customers yesterday and tested the heating as JTS suggested.. All rads get hot within 10 mins... I'm not doing the job for a couple of weeks now so will let you know how I get on ... I think I will be draining down and capping...
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    New to the buisness ... Info required.

    I considered that but the customer isn't too happy with the disruption, concrete floors throughout ..!! She does have paperwork from BG regarding Powerflush 2 years ago ...
  8. Pauld1962

    New to the buisness ... Info required.

    Hi Scott...Sorry don't have any pics ...its a very old system ...no valves just a pump and microbore pipework to rads... There is is some 15mm stuff so work has been done at some point .. Cheers Diddy
  9. Pauld1962

    New to the buisness ... Info required.

    Hi .. I am GSR ... Been doing combi repairs mainly and swaps.. I've been asked to remove old gravity system and install combi ... My thoughts would be to drain everything down removing all old tanks and cap off all in airing cupboard... Then route flow and return under landing floorboards to new...

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