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Keston is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley and the historic county of Kent. It is part suburban, part rural in nature and lies on the edge of Hayes Common, just beyond the London conurbation to the south of Bromley Common. It includes the small hamlet of Nash to the southwest. The northern, more suburban part of Keston is sometimes referred to as Keston Mark.

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    Keston c55

    Been out to fit new heat exchanger to a keston c55. On inspection the exchanger wall was getting pretty worn and causing the outer casing to scorch. Changed heat exchanger fine. Changed ignition electrode and gaskets. On firing the fan runs, and then a pop, pop. And error message e02. Checked...
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    Keston c55 advice

    Been out to fit new heat exchanger to a keston c55. On inspection the exchanger wall was getting pretty worn and causing the outer casing to scorch. Changed heat exchanger fine. Changed ignition electrode and gaskets. On firing the fan runs, and then a pop, pop. And error message e02. Checked...
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    Keston boilers

    The company I work for have just got a new contract and the few I have been out to over the past week or so have Kestons fitted is there any common problems with them that I should be aware of apart from being a pile of poo and needs ripping off the wall.
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    keston c40 exhast tube leak

    this afternoon i recieved a message that bg have been to a job i did three weeks ago and the exhast tube inside the boiler has a split in it and they were called because of smells (poc) i carried out a lgsr on the boiler and got perfect readings on the fga but i had previously id the boiler as...
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    Keston C55 Control Block Unit

    Hi all, Has anyone come across anything like this before?? I serviced a Keston C55 last week for a regular client. On removal of the case I saw that the control block unit (PCB) had fallen from its mountings onto the fan (The plastic had become brittle & with the same consistency of dry...
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    Gas rating Keston C36 Combi

    Hi guys :bow: Im very newly qualified and have gone from an apprenticeship with a big company to working on-site a shopping/residential development, and I'm just trying to find my feet after coming across a few confusing things.... I'm commissioning Keston C36 Combi and Keston Qudos 28s...
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    Should I stop digging and replace Keston?

    I've had a Keston C40 boiler for 5 years. I had no problems with it (despite not having regular maintenance) until I had a kitchen extension done. The builder had to extend the flues so that the exhaust flue is now 9.8m long but has a large number of 45/90 degree corners taking the length to...
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    keston c55

    went to this boiler which was fitted late 2009. the casing is discoloured from heat and on removing the cover and peeling back th insulation i saw the overheated heatexchanger in the lh corner.i did not remove the burner as i did not have another gasket. all i can assume is the burner has...
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    Keston celcius 25 flue overheat all the time

    Hi i have a Keston Celcius 25 boiler. Due to the nature of my apartment the flue has to exit thru the roof. It passes all safety standards etc. About every 2-3 weeks the boiler cuts out... the error signal says that the flue has overheated and needs resetting. I have spent the last year...
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    Keston Boiler - long term leak

    I have Keston Boiler which has been leaking for several months. The pressure decreases quickly more than one bar in one day as the boiler is used. Several plumbers have had a look at it and do not seem to solve the problem. How often does the air from radiator need to be bled? A lot of air is...
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    Replacing Keston C40 problem

    Hi, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I am looking for some advice on replacing my Keston C40 boilers. My house is a large self build (5000 ft2 5 bed 4bath) and has underfloor heating throughout. I originally fitted two Keston C40 boilers when I built the house 5 years ago. One...
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    Keston Puzzle

    I can hear all the 'Hairys' spitting out their tea at the mention of Kestons but.... Our Keston 60, which Will be replaced next Spring has developed its usual failings in time for Christmas. Having endlessly changed PCB's,ignitors et al in the past I currently have two old working PCB's (...
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    Keston boiler - even more problems

    I've a Keston C36, 4 years old and had nothing but problems with it, almost from day 1. Last week I had the pcb replaced, the ignitor rod and a couple of other bits and pieces as it wouldn't ignite. It was ok for a couple of days now, when there is a demand for water, it ignites, the water warms...
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    keston 55 boiler

    I'm having a problem with a Keston 55. Its showing code b 26 showing low pressure. How do I increase pressure? The system is connected to the hot water system but I can't identify water inlet other than to hot water and thers no problem with the hot water at the moment. Error code been showing...
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    Keston C25

    Came across my first keston this week, gas rate was fine but co2 was 9.7% (should be between 8% & 9%). Fitted in compartment with no vents. AR'd it and advised customer to get Keston engineer to give it a service. Anyway customer got told by keston they can't svs it for a month and she's asked...
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    Another dodgy Keston

    Just fininshed a report on another dodgy flue on a keston. I'd rather not touch this peice of rubbish. Check out the video I made here: Keston C25 - Faulty flue (High res) - YouTube Check out this for a nice flue termination: And this was after remedial work was completed late last year...
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    Keston C170 replacement

    Hello All, I’m looking to replace a Keston C170 boiler I’ve mainly worked on Combi boilers does any one have a replacement recommendation? Regards
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    Keston c55

    Hi had a call from a customer today about the above boiler,it has a intermittent fault. does not always fire up when called for , and Read's error code which is fan not working. this boiler [not registered] is we think about 2 years old. Any body had this fault before or any idea what wood...
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    any rival to keston flues????

    are there any manufacturers who do a flue that can run as long as keston can?
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    pictures speak louder than words

    Thought we could start a thread on horror installations we come across,this is a flue from a warm plan wall heater I removed to inspect a few weeks ago as called in due to strange smell [/IMG]
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