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			<title>UKHomeHeating - Avoid</title>
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            <div class="smallfont">Published by <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=196339" rel="nofollow"><u><font color="#22229c">johnharding</font></u></a><br />
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                        <div id="post_message_1447004" align="justify">Trading as ukhomeheating.com - just avoid! <br />
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                        We had a new central heating system installed in Sept/Oct 2007. They ripped the old one out (well left it under the floorboards except for a 20cm high pipe capped off in a wardrobe which was the water supply to the now-gone tank.<br />
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                        When we returned from honeymoon in mid-Oct 2007 we noticed that the flue was leaking onto a new radiator and had stained it rusty and reported to UKHomeHeating. And again. And again. And again. Until in mid-December they sent a local subcontracted engineer round who looked at it. Called it bloody awful and said he would get UKHomeHeating to send another flue to be fitted. Which they didn't<br />
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                        So I rang. And rang. And rang. And rang. Numerous times. I threatened them with Trading Standards and CORGI.<br />
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                        So avoid.<br />
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                        CORGI are coming next week (if the wife doesn't go into labour first) and then hopefully that will be the end of the matter. Or else it is to Small Claims Court.</div>
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            <div class="normal">By <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=196339" rel="nofollow"><u>johnharding</u></a> on 1st April 2008, 14:28</div>
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            <div>Slight update. Wife went into labour yesterday and gave birth to a little girl.<br />
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            CORGI came today. Condemned UKHomeHeating's handiwork and isolated the gas.<br />
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            So I have a baby, one day old and no central heating.<br />
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            Cheers UK Home Heating. <br />
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            This will almost certainly end up in court.</div>
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            <div class="normal">By <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=41825" rel="nofollow"><u>Bigmac versus</u></a> on 1st April 2008, 20:51</div>
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            <div>Congratulations on the birth of you little girl, hope mother and babay are doing well.<br />
            Sorry to hear of your situation, I am a heating engineer and unfortunately there are a lot of companies out there who simply dont fit the systems correctly. I know its not much use to you now but maybe for the future when getting major work done ALWAYS ask for references and then follow them up the best tradesmen to get are those that are recommended by others.</div>
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            <div class="normal">By <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=196339" rel="nofollow"><u>johnharding</u></a> on 1st April 2008, 22:43</div>
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                        <div>Originally Posted by <strong>Bigmac versus</strong> <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/diy-home-improvement-products/136607-ukhomeheating-avoid-j.html#post1452525" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" title="View Post" border="0" alt="View Post" src="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif" /></a></div>
                        <div style="font-style: italic">Congratulations on the birth of you little girl, hope mother and babay are doing well.<br />
                        Sorry to hear of your situation, I am a heating engineer and unfortunately there are a lot of companies out there who simply dont fit the systems correctly. I know its not much use to you now but maybe for the future when getting major work done ALWAYS ask for references and then follow them up the best tradesmen to get are those that are recommended by others.</div>
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            Cheers! Mother is tired and baby is loud. <br />
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            They were recommended. They are &quot;brokers&quot; for local companies so what was actually recommended was the local engineer. The CORGI guy was absolutely fantastic and the original engineer is coming back tomorrow. <br />
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            Can't thank CORGI enough though. Where I have failed in the last five months, they have succeeded in two hours.</div>
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            <div class="normal">By <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=41825" rel="nofollow"><u>Bigmac versus</u></a> on 1st April 2008, 22:59</div>
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            <div>Excellant they have the power to remove the company from the Corgi register which would basically stop them from any gas work.</div>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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            <div class="smallfont">powerflush<br />
            Published by <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=188595" rel="nofollow"><u><font color="#22229c">stockleyclose</font></u></a><br />
            11th December 2007</div>
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                        <div id="post_message_1280030" align="justify">Can anyone help with documentation to prove British Gas powerflush was guarantted for five years in sept.2003</div>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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            <p>Published by <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=227832" rel="nofollow"><u><font color="#22229c">Longs</font></u></a><br />
            28th November 2008</p>
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                        <div id="post_message_1842525" align="justify">Recently paid for a new solid oak floor to be laid which looks great - however to corners of the lounge the floor has come away from the adhesive (laid on a concrete floor) and moves very noticeably when walked on<br />
                        By the door entrance and hearth on fire it is pushing up where it has expanded to much<br />
                        The floor specialist scabbled to original floor, leveling compound on it, dpm and adhesive<br />
                        His advice is that the floor has taken so much moisture from the original concrete floor under the ceramic tiles in the hallway - the new floor is absorbing all the moisture which has caused the massive expansion - which has broken the adhesive under neath which has caused the DPM to be faulty.<br />
                        how do we get over this situation where we have a useless wooden floor that has been paid for</div>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>CenturySeal </title>
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            16th July 2007</div>
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                        <div id="post_message_1006583" align="justify">Based in Greater Manchester, this firm is reliable, professional, and do a fantastic job. Their sales team are not &quot;pushy&quot;. Their double glazed units are top quality. I never thought I would be able to recommend a double glazing firm as one hears so many horror stories, but I certainly can this one!</div>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title> Mfi </title>
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            <div class="smallfont">Poor service<br />
            Published by <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=225314" rel="nofollow"><u><font color="#22229c">homegate</font></u></a><br />
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                        <div id="post_message_1809637" align="justify">PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T shop at MFI. I wish I'd have read and researched more before I went there. Bought fitted wardrobes and paid over &pound;3,000 now had fitter back 3 times adjusting doors &amp; drawers. Now MFI &amp; fitter are not answering phone. SHARPS were double price but you get what you pay for! No wonder they're closing.Terrible customer service. I'm treating these wardrobes with kid gloves and they're still falling off the hinges.<img class="inlineimg" title="Sad" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif" /><img class="inlineimg" title="Mad" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/angry.gif" /></div>
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            <div class="normal">By <a href="http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=5" rel="nofollow"><font color="#ff8429"><u>BankFodder</u></font></a> on 29th November 2008, 09:11</div>
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            <div>Well it looks as if they may now have gone to the great flat-pack in the sky - so end of story!</div>
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