british gas

British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica. Serving around twelve million homes in the United Kingdom, British Gas is the biggest energy supplier in the country, and is considered one of the Big Six dominating the gas and electricity market in the United Kingdom.

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    How do british gas get away with it!

    Fitted a boiler for a customer late last year, alpha intec 28x, system was flushed when installed all worked perfectly, customer had garage converted into a living space so i added them another radiator, whilst i was ON holiday customer wasnt get much heat to rad, last in line of 12 rads, bg...
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    Ideal Classic FF230 British Gas Declared boiler "At risk"

    Hi, I'm hoping someone here can help me as I'm getting nowhere with British Gas on this matter! On Thursday, BG came out to repair a leaking radiator (Under homecare agreement) as well as to rectify a fault in the hot water system (he replaced the 3 port valve in the airing cupboard) and...
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    BBC Watchdog - British Gas

    Its on tonight BBC1 at 8.00pm, apparently a major energy supplier have been replacing perfectly working boilers!!! I think its British Gas, but cant be sure... Anyway, its a must watch i reckon...
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    British Gas 330 / Glow Work HXI - boiler dead - Bromley, Kent

    Hi, I need a gas engineer in Bromley, Kent area experienced with the Glow Worm HXI boilers. See here for problem description: http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/central-heating-forum/34424-british-gas-330-glow-worm-new-post.html Thanks
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    British Gas 330 (Glow Worm)

    Hi, I have a British Gas 330 condensing boiler (manufactured by Glow Worm). I've been plasterboarding today and removed the downstairs light fitting and although the downstairs lighting circuit was off at the consumer unit I think because I touched the neutral and earth together the whole...
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    british gas 532/1

    this is badged up boiler but what boiler is it,very similar to baxi duo -tec ,but not sure.
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    British gas 330+

    Working on a house with the above boiler and noticed when I turned it on it ignited with a bit of a bang. The customer says it often does this and has on occasion gone to F1( tried to ignite 5 times without success). Does any body have any ideas or are familiar with this boiler , I would have...
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    thank you british gas

    got another power flush job done thanks to british gas ! engineer went round last week , turns flow valve under boiler 3/4 off boiler over heats and tell customer its a need of a power flush ! customer called and got job done today ! changed all valves + ch filter+cost power flush still cheaper...
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    British Gas

    A friend on another forum found that he had no water supply to any of his hot taps, so he called BG to come and fix the problem. Now, what would you do if you were the plumber who turned up? I'm going to assume something like this: Unvented or vented > vented Check CWSC > no water Check float...
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    British Gas need a Plumber in Peterborough

    British Gas are recruiting for a qualified Plumber to cover the Peterborough area. This is a permanent role, working as part of our Dyno team. You must be qualified equivalent to NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing, and hold a full UK Driving Licence with 6 points or less. Please visit...
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    Complaint against British Gas

    I installed a boiler for a family friend, She had a BG contract that she had tied herself into. They quoted 3 grand for a boiler replacement, i managed to shave a few quid off! Anyway, she had a BG engineer come and inspect the install???? Is this something they do? He said that the 1''1/2...
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    british gas v national grid

    did a heating pack last week for social services. i was told last monday that n.grid were coming to install a meter!. he turned up opened the supply stick to see if the supply was live. which it was as i heard it, then he disappeared?. come thursday i thought where the hell is my meter so...
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    British Gas Homecare, Sludge, and boiler diagnosis

    Hello All, I'm hoping someone can help, I have had various boiler problems with my Heatline S24 Combi for awhile, including cutting out. I have British gas home care, but they refused to do anything much unless I pay £800+ for a power flush, due to sludge. I decided to flush it myself, I done...
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    British gas lookong for plumbers with gas safe in dorset

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    British Gas 330

    Went to see a mate today and he asked if I could have a listen to his boiler (make and model in title) when the stat calls for heat it seems to go through the start up procedure as per normal but it also makes loud revving/banging noises and then it calms down. This problem occurs day and...
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    Recommended by British Gas?!

    I went to look at a job today converting an open vented system to a combi boiler and when I asked the lady where she got my number from she said BG gave it to her along with another local plumber! They are also coming to quote this job. What is that all about?
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    British Gas, trusted or not?

    I went to a customers house yesterday who told me that she had been quoted £650 by British Gas in order to rectify her heating issue. She previously had British Gas home care, which covered all aspects of plumbing & heating within her property. You know the one, the unlimited call out, unlimited...
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    british gas subby work wanted

    Hi I'm new to this site and starting my own businees I just wondered if anyone has done subby work for bg ( boiler installs ) and how do you go about getting the work
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    British gas, recommends a powerflush ???

    Hi, Had BG call on Friday under there boiler cover scheme, trouble with the water not getting very hot but also the rads warm up when running the hot water, was here for about 1 hour checking the PC boards with his laptop, anyway says the valve assemble wants replacing and someone else will...
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    British Gas applications ?????

    Hello all, Does anyone know when British Gas start accepting applications for apprenticeships? I'm thinking its probably early next year but if anyone knows for sure it would really help. Thanks, Alex

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