"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:52:32 -0000, "David W.E. Roberts"

Indeed,ah the laziness of acid self cleaning flux. The true tool of a
cowboy. I would never use the stuff myself. Despite all the flushing i
dont believe that it can ever truly be removed.

[snip}
Quick investigation revelaed a loud hissing noise in the vicinity of
the meter. The stainless steel meter inlet flex had a nice big hole in
it hissing away. It had probably been like that for days if not weeks.
Directly above it,an acid fluxed soldered joint had dripped its acidic
residue onto to steel flex and eaten through it in such a short space
of time.

Who knows what damage it was foing to the finely machined innards of
the Vaillant turbomax? Its propably stopped working by now.
Irrevocably knackered.

CORGI Reg'd and ACS certified you see,totally competent.



The problem is how do you find a competent installer, given that this is not
ensured by CORGI registration?

There are some very helpful, thoughtful and professional installers in this
newsgroup, who you could rely on. But many of us live in areas where we
simply have to depend on the yellow pages - or recommendations from friends
who probably do not appreciate the quality or otherwise of their
installations.

James




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