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10/18/2011
Andrew Smith, Engineer
Category: UK Plumbing
Satisfied Customers: 4,029
Experience: Domestic Gas, Commercial Gas, LPG, Unvented Hot Water, Part P Electrical, Commercial Catering
VerifiedHi my name is Andrew - lets see if we can get you sorted in the shortest possible time. Let me guess; your boiler has a mind of its own and keeps cutting out and the only way to get it back on again is to turn the power off to it and start it up again? Sound about right?
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