Gas Engineer needed

[Lush]

I must say, you all sound very manly

 

[BN9 BHA]

I must say, you all sound very manly

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I must say, you all sound very manly

Even the guy who hasn't a CLUE what he's even looking at?

 

[Albion my Albion]

I've engineered plenty of gas in my time.......................always sounds rather manly.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Something to catch the water in after undoing the nuts would be useful

One of the worst things about removing an old radiator is the black sludge that sits in the bottom of some.

I use some closed nuts that I screw on straight away then take the bugger out to the garden and undo them and let the sludge flow out. I must say with new boilers and filtering systems there is less black sludge, but it still gets in there.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Thanks Simmo

That seems to crop up a lot on google searches into this stuff! A lot suggest that at when it lights but won't stay lit. Here I don't think it's even trying. Do you know where the viewing window for the pilot light should be?

Cheers

Sorry bit late replying.
You need to lie on your belly like a snake to have a chance of seeing that.
There is a clue in the picture.

 

[Garage_Doors]

I use some closed nuts that I screw on straight away then take the bugger out to the garden and undo them and let the sludge flow out. I must say with new boilers and filtering systems there is less black sludge, but it still gets in there.

I think there called caps (3/4" bsp) but know what you mean.
Never heard them called closed nuts before

 

[BN9 BHA]

I think there called caps (3/4" bsp) but know what you mean.
Never here them called closed nuts before

3/4 caps wouldn't go onto the radiator to carry it outside, he probably means 1/2 plugs ( brass, galv or black iron)

The 3/4 caps are useful for putting on the radiator valve, type with bigger nut 3/4 , just in case someone accidentally opened the valve when the rad is removed.

 

[Garage_Doors]

3/4 caps wouldn't go onto the radiator to carry it outside, he probably means 1/2 plugs ( brass, galv or black iron)

The 3/4 caps are useful for putting on the radiator valve, type with bigger nut 3/4 , just in case someone accidentally opened the valve when the rad is removed.

Yep you right

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Sorry bit late replying.
You need to lie on your belly like a snake to have a chance of seeing that.
There is a clue in the picture.

Hi Simmo

You have to get down on your belly to see any of it. Had a CHAP round last night to take a look. Pilot was actually burning fine the whole time - wasn't the issue at all (and now I know where it is - entirely the opposite side to the diagram!). Boiler wasn't firing, due to an rotted electric cable. He had to replace it from the spur on the wall to the unit, and all now hunky dory.

Thanks for your help