evening all

[mc55]

hi another newbie, about to join the worcester 24i thread which is describing my issues to a T !!

Many thanks in advance and anticipation for all advice which will be gratefully received
Michelle

 

[ecowarm]

Hi Michelle

wecome to the forum, hope you find what you're looking for

Eco

 

[Reg Man]

Hi Michelle

We hope we can help you.

 

[mc55]

thanks guys, already picked up some useful info ... and looking at the amount of requests for help with worcester boilers am thinking it wasn't one of the best to buy ! Hey ho.

 

[Reg Man]

Worcester boilers are a reasonable piece of kit among Vaillant. Personaly, I think these 2 manufacturer's are top of the list. Difference between the 2, is, Worcester use aluminium and vaillant use stainless stee, l heat exchangers. Both good materials, depends on your choice. I have a vaillant at home, which has been running for 6 years, no problems. Touch wood. Have done nothing except combustion test, gas rate since.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

welcome to the forums Michelle , Worcester are good boilers not my favourite(dont like plastic components ) but there reliable

 

[mc55]

oh thanks for that - makes me feel a bit better. Seems that it is the outside pipe that has frozen in fairness to the boiler, which is not surprising - it was minus 8 when I got up today ... goodness knows what it is dropping to during the evening. Trying to figure out how to fill the system with water now that I've managed to get the ice out of the drain pipe thingy.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

put the key in turn the black knob anti clockwise pressure to 1 bar

 

[Reg Man]

Loads of freezing condensate pipes at the moment. Lesson is/ run it internaly where ever possible. 32mm waste pipe if run externaly. Boilers with siphon on condensate a positve.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

done a external run today in 32mm only modified it,20ft up into a soil stack so double lagged it externally and fitted a 32mm t internally with a rodding eye on top becomes east to defrost if it ever freezes remove the r/eye pour a boiling kettle down job done,but after lagging........twice its not likely to