Suprima fan outlet seal This fan outlet seal on the left here for the Suprima boiler, has recently been discontinued by Baxi. This means Suprima owners up and down the land are being told by their gas technicians their Suprima…
Pulsacoil – high bills? If you’re suffering from high electricity bills with your Gledhill Pulsacoil, here are a few possible reasons. The first thing to say is electricity is an EXPENSIVE fuel. Daytime electricity is typically about four times the…
Support my sites? Just a quick blog entry today as I’ve not posted a comment for a while in this the very busiest time of the year. I get a continual trickle of people asking how to contribute or support…
Potterton Profile tripping out occasionally – why? A number Potterton Profile owners suffer from this irritating problem. The boiler works perfectly for days or weeks then out of the blue it stops dead and sits silently, refusing to respond. The…
Planning permission for heat pumps? “Do I really need Planning Permission to fit a heat pump?” Well if you have an average type of house in a suburban area, then probably no you don’t. But I keep hearing and reading…
Is my immersion heater working? So how can you tell if your immersion heater is working? I get asked this quite a lot. Well firstly, if your immersion heater is working and turned ON, you should get plenty of hot…
Potterton Suprima gas boiler – worth repairing? I’ve had a number of enquiries recently from people with Potterton Suprima boiler breakdowns, asking me if I think they are worth fixing given most are approaching 20 years old. My quick answer…
Pulsacoil – is it warming up? How to check There are three ways for the Gledhill Pulsacoil user to know if their Pulsacoil is warming up, or already hot. The first is to simply wait a hour or so then…
Kingfisher thermocouple Today I fixed a Potterton Kingfisher by replacing the thermocouple. The Kingfisher is a really basic and super-reliable floor-standing gas boiler from the 1980s. There are plenty still in regular use today. The pilot flame on this one…
