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Hi All,
I'm new here so thanks in advance for any help
I have a Main Combi 24 HE running on propane in a mobile home. I moved into the home in March and was told that the boiler was just a few months old, it certainly looks all clean and sparkly and has always worked well enough that I can run a little cold with the hot fully open to get a nice hot bath.
I am an electrician with a good understanding of plumbing, just not combi boilers! So, here goes......
Last week my water supply was disconnected without warning, at the time I was running a bath and my washing machine was on. Since then my hot water is only coming out luke warm. My central heating works okay, although I do think that it is a little slower to heat the rads but I'm not 100% about this.
Also, there is a noise a little like a rattlesnake when hot water is being called for. This appears to be coming from the plate heat exchanger, but again I'm not 100% about this. There is no noise when the central heating is on.
If I restrict the flow at the hot tap the water does get a little hotter, enough to bath in but only just and next month the water going in will be colder.
If I turn down the temperature dial on the front of the boiler then the flames do drop and return to what appears to be 'full-blast' when I turn it up again.
I have drained the boiler down a couple of times, hot water side only, but this has not changed anything. So, does anyone have any suggestions?
Many thanks for reading my plea
I'm new here so thanks in advance for any help
I have a Main Combi 24 HE running on propane in a mobile home. I moved into the home in March and was told that the boiler was just a few months old, it certainly looks all clean and sparkly and has always worked well enough that I can run a little cold with the hot fully open to get a nice hot bath.
I am an electrician with a good understanding of plumbing, just not combi boilers! So, here goes......
Last week my water supply was disconnected without warning, at the time I was running a bath and my washing machine was on. Since then my hot water is only coming out luke warm. My central heating works okay, although I do think that it is a little slower to heat the rads but I'm not 100% about this.
Also, there is a noise a little like a rattlesnake when hot water is being called for. This appears to be coming from the plate heat exchanger, but again I'm not 100% about this. There is no noise when the central heating is on.
If I restrict the flow at the hot tap the water does get a little hotter, enough to bath in but only just and next month the water going in will be colder.
If I turn down the temperature dial on the front of the boiler then the flames do drop and return to what appears to be 'full-blast' when I turn it up again.
I have drained the boiler down a couple of times, hot water side only, but this has not changed anything. So, does anyone have any suggestions?
Many thanks for reading my plea
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