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Hi,

The Potterton Suprima HE (5 years old) boiler is attached to a brand new Telford Tempest Horizontal Unvented Cylinder Indirect 170L. When the cylinder thermostat is at 60deg, the boiler will turn off for about 2 minutes (with the pump still running) and then turn back on for 50 - 55 seconds,then off 2 min, etc etc. If I turn the cylinder down to 45 deg, both boiler & pump stop immediately. I then turned the cylinder up to 55 deg, and the boiler stayed off.
I then ran a bath, the boiler came back on, as you would expect. However after 15 minutes, presumably the cylinder was up to 55 deg, it went back into the same cycle, off 2 min, on 55 sec, off 2 min, etc etc. A new pump was also fitted. If I turn off the water heating, and run only central heating, the boilers turns off when necessary.
To summerise, off when turned from 60 deg to 45 deg, but when temp less than 55 deg, and heated, boiler will not turn off. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks Ben
 
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have you not got the installer back who fitted it?
 
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yes, he has been back 5 times. He has re-checked wiring, talked to the Telford tech line, and they suggested it was a faulty motor valve, so it was replaced this afternoon. But no change. Has anyone who has fitted a Telford cylinder found that the stat was faulty on delivery? thanks
 
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could be a faulty stat, surley its warrented.
 
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we were wondering that. Is there a simple test to tell if it is faulty. thanks. Any ideas would be welcomed, this is really drivng my girlfriend bananas. we only turn the boiler on once a day at the moment, which is a hassle.
thanks again Ben
 
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it should be warrented, if so they should come out and change it for you mate. im afriad its trial and error
 
Has he wired the over temp stat wrong

He may have mis interpreted the drawings
 
Re: Hot water - boiler off & on every 1 -2 minutes - heating boiler turns off correct

thanks guys, I will pass the ideas on. I will let you know what happens. cheers Ben
 
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