Anybody good with boilers?

If a combi was installed, most of that offending pipework would be removed, along with the sludge.
And the HW cylinder.
And the loft tank.
And all associated pipework.

Yes, the central heating side of the system would need flushing, but a brief google tells me this can be done by a qualified plumber for £175.

He's already stated that the main blockage is near the immersion tank.
Where on a combi system would you place the immersion tank? - I've never seen one myself but I'm not a BG plumber, I just assumed with a combi that the mains cold water goes in one side and comes out hot at the other side when you run the hot tap?

You still trying to sell him a £650 powerflush for pipework that will be in a skip when his combi is installed? - Typical BG garbage.. 'first thing we need to do love is powerflush everything at 650 wing-wangs, then tomorrow we'll rip all those pipes, cylinders etc out that you've just paid to be cleaned and charge you five grand for fitting a boiler', sign here.

No one in their right mind is going to listen to advise from someone who works for a company like that.

You've already said you sorted your in-laws out, why didn't you let them pay the astronomical amount that all the rest pay? - do you really think that anyone with half a brain pays for a crap service like this? - obviously not, but luckily for you, there's still many thousands that do so you can stay on the gravy train for now.

No one installs boilers for £300 a day.

I installed boilers for £300 a day.

Jesus christ it's like groundhog day
 
i like how you manipulate the thread for your posts and delete the ones you dont like. just like the one where the point i was trying to make that having to pay for all your own stuff you aren't going to fit boilers for £300. like i said i wouldnt even waste my time doing that as a homer.
You also missed the fact that yes i was getting that money fitting systems but the company did not have to pay for any heating kit or fittings and their charge for install alone was a flat rate of £1800. i didnt need to use my own tools so i would be daft not to take it seeing as your building sites only pay £180-200.
The solution to everything is not just fit a combi and especially the poor quality one you said.
Your comment about my inlaws is as stupid as all the rest you've posted.
I get paid for fixing central heating the proper way and have nothing to do with determining the prices. just face it, your advice in this thread is all total nonsense and being unqualified why would you think ones who are, are talking rubbish.
I am dumbfounded by your arrogance.
 
http://www.fish4.co.uk/job/7142962/plumber/

http://www.fish4.co.uk/job/7194112/plumber/

http://www.fish4.co.uk/job/7194112/plumber/

http://www.fish4.co.uk/job/7130363/plumber/

Average wager offered here is about £17 an hour

Obviously fitting boilers is gonna be a bit more, but nowhere near £300 a day.

If your plumbers are charging $1600 for a days work, there's obviously a shortage of plumbers
now you got me interested.is this just a hot water system or is it hot water heat as well?also,if this is just hot water why would they put this in a single family dwelling?
 
Anniman.
Everyone reading this thread can go back and see what's been said.
The guy had no hot water and a complete mess of pipes, cylinders and all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

My advice was to get rid of all that and put in a combi.
Your advice was to pay BG £650 to attempt to clean all this, which wouldn't have worked as has already been confirmed by someone who has been there and told him he needs a combi.

Throwing £650 away on a 25 year old system is nothing to you, but some people work a fortnight for that amount, not half a day.

I said rather than throw good money after bad, he can get someone (gas safe registered) to supply and fit one for a grand and posted the links.
You spat your dummy out and got your 'mate' to sign up to the forum in order to start throwing abuse around, although the majority of it was badly spelled.

And you have the cheek to use the word 'arrogance'?
 
now you got me interested.is this just a hot water system or is it hot water heat as well?also,if this is just hot water why would they put this in a single family dwelling?

Not sure what you're asking here lol. the usual way in the UK is a combination boiler which runs both central heating and hot water on demand.
Not sure what systems you use in Canada?
 
The local council have just installed [ i believe it to be... ] a new combi boiler into my home...and i did not realize that you cannot get the heating on when you are running the hot water .... lol .. did not know that you cannot run both at the same time...and that progress for you..pmsl....
 
That's true wullboy:(y):

In reality though, even in winter when the heatings booming, running the hot for ten mins while you shower isn't gonna make a lot of difference to the room temp
 
Not sure what you're asking here lol. the usual way in the UK is a combination boiler which runs both central heating and hot water on demand.
Not sure what systems you use in Canada?
no,thanks,that was exactly what i needed to know.not a lot of hot water heat over here,although i had it in an automotive shop.this explains the complicated setup.i just had to install a hot water heater,as i use forced air gas heat.i still think that this system is getting pretty old tho.thanks for the insight.
 
Pabbloescaban why are you wasting your time replying to this, he obviously knows everything there is to know about heating systems and is just trying to troll this conversation ie quoting a post from me I made right at the begining telling me the questions I asked were all wrong ?????
 
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i like how you manipulate the thread for your posts and delete the ones you dont like.
I have manipulated / deleted posts, no-one else, i deleted a shed load of abuse that added nothing to the OP 's question.
At points, I considered banning some people for abusing others.


Please keep it civil, or the thread will be closed, and/or people will be banned.
 
not sure if same idea as my combi boiler does rads and and hot water in the immersion and to regulate say winter to summer one has to turn one of the taps nearly closed to heat rads or loosen off to allow immersion to heat.
 
Hi cactikid, the system probably needs balancing, there's plenty of info on this on the www:
Code:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=opera&q=balancing+central+heating+radiators&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
 
no not that way as you are adjusting rads,mine was a tap on the immersion to increase/decrease flow as i had mine nearly fully open to heat rads and boiler knob on 4 or 5 nearly max to heat house but was giving me a full hot tank of water.
having the tap about 1 1/2 turns from closed can now warm house enough as less water to heat.
so many nobs to pull or turn one needs to know what they all do and having previous installs from back burner and oil burner still there.:grin:
 
This post has caused a bit off a rammy lol. Anyway guy been round checked everything does seem to be a blockage he's going to try and drain the system if that doesn't work he has another spartan tank to try as thinks it could be that that's fecked


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I Can almost guarantee its them 15 mm hot rods blocked (pipes going into cylinder).....upgrading to a combi will not sort this problem if theres a blockage in the return to the boiler ( and if the pipework is blocked the whole system will almost certainly need cleaning out anyway as it will be dirty) ......if who ever powerflushes knows what he/she is doing 99% of the time you can pin point where the blockage is anyway. When you have a problem like this there is no quick solution it is a lot of trial an error. If it is a bad blockage even a powerflush wont budge it and pipework will have to be chopped out.
 
Drained all the system took away spartan tank & replaced with expansion vessel. Still not working going to try chemical flush through the system


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If it's choked chemicals won't be able to pass through. That pipework has to be disconnected from the cylinder and the coil scraped out but the pipes on the return might need cutting out. Should have gone with the powerflush when the was still a small flow through.
 
Well hot water through thank feck couple of flushes and sentinel put in. Boiler ignites for few minutes then goes off then comes back on for a few take it that's ok? Radiators come on aswell when just hot water selected


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