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Hi, I have been noticing my underfloor heating taking longer than usual to heat up. Decided to take a look at the manifold and noticed the water in all the loops looking a bit worse for wear:

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While not super urgent right now, I think I should get that sorted out in the near future. How big a job would this be for someone, an hour, half a day, a day?

Thanks in advance!
 

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