The hot water was okay for the first day but into the second day the same pattern emerged of itchy and skin dry/chapped around ears/eyelids and hands. The only thing which seems to help is when I turn the cold-water inlet stopcock (clockwise) which lessens the hot water pressure in the flat. When I turn it clockwise the hot water pressure is low but my skin feels better so I will keep it in that position because with too much hot water pressure it causes havoc on my skin. The following actions were carried out on the boiler, please let me know if I am missing something because I am going mental:
Filling loop was disconnected
Left side valve of the filling loop was turned to the off position (fully clockwise) as previously it was turned the wrong way around.
The stopcock under the sink turns the cold and hot water on/off in the kitchen and only the hot water in the bathroom on/off.
The cold water in the bathroom is managed by the storage tank in the building because I live in a 4-storey flat and only the council can turn it off.
The boiler is going into its 4rth year (no servicing been done since it was installed/no change of washing powder)
Cold water inlet stopcock is turned almost fully clockwise low hot water pressure however skin is not as dry. The cold-water inlet stopcock on the boiler controls the hot water is that correct because I was running the hot water tap and then turned it on and off using the stopcock so I presume this is right?
The boiler has a wireless thermostat which controls the heating and two modes such as summer time/winter time function, I don't know how to program it properly not sure if this helps.
I think I will need to get a gas engineer/boiler specialist to come and check that everything is in the right place because I don’t think I can live here anymore it isn’t worth the hassle and I know I will lose my deposit but 6 months of painful/peeling skin is enough.
Thank you to everyone your help has been invaluable.
Photos illustrate what the boiler and its components looks like at present.
Filling loop was disconnected
Left side valve of the filling loop was turned to the off position (fully clockwise) as previously it was turned the wrong way around.
The stopcock under the sink turns the cold and hot water on/off in the kitchen and only the hot water in the bathroom on/off.
The cold water in the bathroom is managed by the storage tank in the building because I live in a 4-storey flat and only the council can turn it off.
The boiler is going into its 4rth year (no servicing been done since it was installed/no change of washing powder)
Cold water inlet stopcock is turned almost fully clockwise low hot water pressure however skin is not as dry. The cold-water inlet stopcock on the boiler controls the hot water is that correct because I was running the hot water tap and then turned it on and off using the stopcock so I presume this is right?
The boiler has a wireless thermostat which controls the heating and two modes such as summer time/winter time function, I don't know how to program it properly not sure if this helps.
I think I will need to get a gas engineer/boiler specialist to come and check that everything is in the right place because I don’t think I can live here anymore it isn’t worth the hassle and I know I will lose my deposit but 6 months of painful/peeling skin is enough.
Thank you to everyone your help has been invaluable.
Photos illustrate what the boiler and its components looks like at present.
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