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@bontwoody Highly opaque comms from OE, quite atypical. I looked at the scheme and couldn’t understand the returns either, it needs to be buttoned dow...
@old_scientist 100%, the cover is for warrantied units only. How it works in practice is that in the event you wake up to no heating or DHW, call BG...
@jamespa I can only guess the issue is with cost of disposal or refilling. I know they also limit it to certain manufacturers too, I assume to the ...
@old_scientist this was the one I used (there are 3, but this is the one for warrantied items, non glycol soupy stems only.) They were here 4 hours...
@jamespa Thanks James. I’ll see what they say. I always thought the purpose of trunking was largely to protect the cable against UV and mechanical ...
@majordennisbloodnok I was half earwigging, BG rang Samsung and asked him to check the shielding status. I don’t know the status but apparently the...
@jamespa Thanks, bottom left is the section from the install manual, it looks like a mandatory instruction to me.
@l8again I had one. The chap whom did mine seemed to know less than me, which is an achievement in itself. I never received a copy, nor feedback.10 mi...
@toodles Didn’t happen with me on IOF once, and I was on it from April-Oct. The only time it played up was during a calibration event and that was dri...
@batpred Didn’t feel like failure to me a couple a months ago, going at 350kmph between Shanghai and Beijing, it was like being in Bladerunner. Partic...
@unsure Thanks. Yes, if it weren’t for the warranty I would do it myself. Going to try BG basic heating and hot water cover, it includes both the serv...
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