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9/12/2012
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, this is most likely no or poor CH flow, probably a stuck pump, remove the centre screw and insert a small screwdriver and give it a flick clockwise, if it fails to run it may mean a new pump, Rick
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