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6/13/2012
Rick Ridley, UK Heating Engineer
Category: UK Plumbing
Satisfied Customers: 2,708
Experience: 30 Years on the tools, now retired, Ex CORGI
VerifiedHi I am Rick, UK Plumber, and I specialize on Boiler problems, sorry kfb 40 never head of it, are you sure you have the correct model, Rick
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