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Have a sytem boiler with unvented cylinder with 2 heating zones plus hot water in a house we moved into recently.
To start with we were always amazed at the water pressure so on the odd occasion that the water was only luke warm it was easily forgiven, but over time we have come to realise that...
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Milky hot water. Recently had a Viessmann 100-W combi boiler installed. Now when the hot water reaches any tap it is very 'milky'. This appears to be micro bubbles and clears, upwards, in a few seconds leaving no residue. Though this is a hard water area in 45 years have never had this cloudy...
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Anyone shed any light on ideal boilers catching fire , something about air pockets in the heat ex ? ,in a fault condition , thanks ray .
Hi, I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 30Si combi boiler, the analog clock has stopped and the On-Timer-Off switch only works on Timer setting,.
So I have set all the little timer switches to ON and the boiler does work then.
Any help or source for a new clock would be great.
TIA
Flue Snugs
Hello all new member here.
Flue snugs. I’m seeing a lot of boiler installs on you tube that don’t have flue snugs to comply with Part L building regs.
What are the rules regarding flue snugs, do they have to be fitted on all new boiler installs.
I prefer to use sand/cement...
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Wondering if anyone can offer any clues please
// Potterton Promax 18
// Had an E1 error code, repressurised via with filling loop
// Boiler fires but now the pressure runs up from 1.5 mark in the green up to 2.5 in the red then flicks off.
// Error code again
// Once held in reset for...
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My daughter's place has a small water leak on a ground floor radiator valve. The radiator pipework is small diameter.i.e 8 or 10 mm. A plumber is coming back in a day or so to make necessary repairs. I am a little concerned as the house has a Boilermate 2000 on the upper floor and the...
What is/should be the switching differential in the above, installed in a Heatrae Sadia unvented HW Cylinder, set to 60C. Can't find anything in the spec sheet re this.
Hi All,
Looking for a recommendation for a heat only boiler to replace my 30yrs old ideal boiler.
Any makes you would recommend and any to avoid?
Thanks
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I have a Vaillant eco boiler at a new house I moved into last week.
It’s a combo boiler and the last boiler I had was old (and much easier to use!)
This one keeps turning itself off. The hot water seems to work and is always warm. The heating also works but for random amounts of time...
During an install of new boiler ('old' boiler died after 11-12 years) the system was "drained" but I guess maybe 90% of water was left in the (rather large) underfloor pipe system. What is the best way to tell how much inhibitor should be added in this case? (also taking account that system was...
I was sent an engineer by Ideal Heating to fix a problem with my system. When he left he drove over a pot of sealing compound (which must have dropped out of his van) on my shared drive. My neighbour pointed it out to me since he was parked in her space. I tried to remove it with water and...
Went to a customer today their glow worm Ultracom 24 HE goes to fire up then cuts out turning the heating pump off, then does the same again before firing and running. Occasionally shows the flame is lit on display but flow temp doesn’t go much past 26. Then if you turn off and try again...
Hi, whenever my Gloworm 18r is on even if I leave it on non-stop for 6 hours the flame symbol for the burner never switches off and the radiator icon never stops flashing implying the rads are calling for more heat, even though they're all red hot and have been for hours, is this a fault or just...
Hi All,
I hope you are doing well.
I have old un-pressurised heating system and I need to top up the water but I cannot locate the bloody valve.
Where is it? Is it in the attic?
I also have this valve with black screw on top. Should this be opened or closed?
Thank you
I think the last discussion was back in 2021.
A few questions to guide any discussion.
Which are the cheapest to heat over the year, system or combi in an average 3/4 bed property?
Which will be the more reliable and cheapest boiler type to repair over the next 10 years?
Is there a better...
Hi Folks,
I have a challenge with a Main Eco Elite 30 Combi which is short cycling on the CH. Water works fine. As soon as you have call for heat, the boiler fires up, modulates, but jumps very quickly (about 30 seconds or so from 40'ish all the way to 70, burner disengages putting it the...
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Hello, I have a ferroli falcon 2 boiler (yes it is pretty old). A few days ago the hot water started going hot and cold when running.
Monitoring the boiler, the demand light works fine. When the water gets up to temperature every 10 seconds or so, the boiler stops for a fraction of a second...
In our sealed Megalo system, when hot water tap is used (say in bathroom shower) the megaflo is taking in some fresh water, I guess to compensate for the water used. The incoming water go via a pressure relief valve [most likely its this one: Heatrae Sadia 8 Bar Pressure Relief Valve -...
Heating and hot water is not working. Plenty of heating oil. I have replaced batteries in thermostat and it seems to be working ok, showing flame to call for heat, and the receiver seems to be working ok with green light, but heating is just not firing. I really am not sure what the problem is...
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