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Boiler packed up
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bammy blue
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ob said:bammy blue said:ob said:it is a combi and no pressure at all mate, tried to top up but making funny noise so turned it off
You need to get the pressure up to 1 bar pal, then re set it. Could just have air in it.
Sounds like it has air in it but doesn't budge
Fair do's best let the engineer look at it tomoz then pal, he should know how to vent it out.
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The missus has informed me that her sisters boiler packed up just before Christmas , and she had to have a new one fitted ..
cost = £3,500 !
cost = £3,500 !
black mamba said:The missus has informed me that her sisters boiler packed up just before Christmas , and she had to have a new one fitted ..
cost = £3,500 !
That is scandalous if it is just for a boiler.
You can pick up a decent high efficiency condensing boiler
for about £750.
bammy blue said:ob said:bammy blue said:You need to get the pressure up to 1 bar pal, then re set it. Could just have air in it.
Sounds like it has air in it but doesn't budge
Fair do's best let the engineer look at it tomoz then pal, he should know how to vent it out.
Thanks for help mate, plumber can't make it til tomorrow now just been and bought a heater as was fuckin freezing last night
Could be two things if it stopped working after bleeding the rads.
As mentioned, the pressure will have dropped.
Most combi boilers won't work unless they have a minimum pressure in the system. This lets the boiler know there is water present.
The filling loop is the most common way to fill the system. (some boilers have a built in key/valve)
Look for a flexible silver braided hose, and you should see a small valve. Some systems have a valve each end. If yours does open one first, then use the other to control the filling speed.
Don't worry if you hear bubbling fizzing or a gurgling sound. This will be air escaping via the automatic air release valve.
Just keep filling the system whilst watching the pressure gauge.
When it reaches around one Bar, slow down and just go over.
If you notice the pressure drops back to nothing, go check you haven't left a radiator bleed valve open. (if you have, close the rad valve and mop up with a large towel!)
This will normally be enough for the boiler to start up again.
However, the boiler may have tripped out due to a overheat.
This can happen due to a lack of water in the system.
Boilers have different over heat trip systems.
Some auto reset. Some just need a switch on the front of the boiler pressing or switching off and then back on again.
Some hide this switch. It can either be below/above or behind a panel.
It should be a small red or white stubby button.
If it has tripped, it will be stuck out.
Press it back in and try to start the boiler, or relight the pilot.
Advise given at your own risk...
Good luck...!
As mentioned, the pressure will have dropped.
Most combi boilers won't work unless they have a minimum pressure in the system. This lets the boiler know there is water present.
The filling loop is the most common way to fill the system. (some boilers have a built in key/valve)
Look for a flexible silver braided hose, and you should see a small valve. Some systems have a valve each end. If yours does open one first, then use the other to control the filling speed.
Don't worry if you hear bubbling fizzing or a gurgling sound. This will be air escaping via the automatic air release valve.
Just keep filling the system whilst watching the pressure gauge.
When it reaches around one Bar, slow down and just go over.
If you notice the pressure drops back to nothing, go check you haven't left a radiator bleed valve open. (if you have, close the rad valve and mop up with a large towel!)
This will normally be enough for the boiler to start up again.
However, the boiler may have tripped out due to a overheat.
This can happen due to a lack of water in the system.
Boilers have different over heat trip systems.
Some auto reset. Some just need a switch on the front of the boiler pressing or switching off and then back on again.
Some hide this switch. It can either be below/above or behind a panel.
It should be a small red or white stubby button.
If it has tripped, it will be stuck out.
Press it back in and try to start the boiler, or relight the pilot.
Advise given at your own risk...
Good luck...!
No pressure whatsoever mate - tried to top up using pipe the way plumber showed me when he installed in 6 months ago but didn't work, nothing seemed to happen
tried the reset button after removing the front panel couldn't find it, wasn't in same place as old Potterton boiler so just gave up and plumber coming today
tried the reset button after removing the front panel couldn't find it, wasn't in same place as old Potterton boiler so just gave up and plumber coming today
Dirty Harry
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If you are getting no pressure whatsoever (and it's not a faulty pressure gauge), if possible check any joints under floorboards downstairs as you may have an open joint somewhere ( would be below floor level as you'd see water , lots of it, if it was a joint above ground floor).
Had a couple now where plastic pushfit joints have suddenly popped off when re-pressuring the boiler mate.
Had a couple now where plastic pushfit joints have suddenly popped off when re-pressuring the boiler mate.
daveduke67
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stavros said:ob said:cold but not freezing - I bleed radiator and then it stopped
boil the kettle and pour it over the condensate pipe.
repeat a few times.
shove a screw driver up there make sure its clear of ice
And then get someone in the replace the split pipe ;-)
Pour lukewarm water over it if you can - boiling water might have the same effect on the plastic pipe as it would on your windscreen.