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  1. R

    New Boiler - Metal Filings

    Hi, Is it normal/usual or acceptable for there to be this much metal filings in a heating system following a new boiler installation only 5 weeks ago? A supposed Chemical Flush was completed as part of the installation process.
  2. MarkWillGreen

    Add underfloor to S-plan - S-plan+? closely spaced tees? new boiler?

    Hi All, Looking for a bit of advice on the best way to pipe this. - 24kW Worcester regular boiler in kitchen, approx. 9 years old - unvented tank, zone vavles, pump, expansion is on first floor in airing cupboard - Currently piped as S-plan. - Hive controls. - Would like to fit 6-zone...
  3. G

    Oil boiler not heating up

    I have a danesmore 20/25 oil boiler and it is firing up but it’s producing no heat to the water or the radiators My next door neighbour an electrician has checked the cylinder and thermostat and they all check out ok so he thinks the problem is within the boiler Can Someone help give me some...
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    • boiler heating oil boiler
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    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  4. W

    Boiler cuts out after repair

    Hi, looking for some advice. We have had an issue with our boiler of late and recently had a 3 port actuator replaced. What’s happening now is when we turn the water and heating on by the control panel the boiler cuts out after a couple of minutes. We opened the valve of the actuator and now...
  5. M

    Ideal gas boiler sudden ignition lockout

    Hello - I have a Ideal 35kw combi gas boiler. Everything was fine until I switched the heating on for the first time this year. Then I got a L2 Ignition lockout error, and resetting the boiler doesn't fix it. The gas is definitely on, and the pressure is fine - any ideas? Thank you!
  6. S

    Boiler overpressure with Potterton Precision

    Dear All New member here, coming looking for help. A few weeks ago I had work carried out by a British Gas Homecare service technician. It required a drain and refill of the system, and as he left, he advised my I would need to bleed all the radiators, at some point, given a few days, when...
  7. S

    Boiler output flow issues

    Morning all, I have a Worcester Bosch 8000 life 40kw boiler on system with 7 radiators and the boiler is located in the loft of a 1907 end of terrace house. It has been range rated down to 50% and I currently have the flow temperature set to 64, due to slow warm up. I recently purchased a...
  8. L

    Boiler inefficiency- cause and fix??

    Hi, moved into a home a year ago with what is probably an old heating system. There is a gas boiler linking to radiator central heating, and a water tank. Energy company charged an enormous amount for gas last winter (admittedly I hadn't taken regular meter readings so was unaware until a huge...
  9. H

    Overheat stat on Grant boiler

    Following on from my question about monitoring F & R temperatures, I needed a measuring device because the overheat stat. frequently trips and then needs to be reset. It normally happens when the boiler has switched off and is no doubt due to the hot water rising to the top of the boiler, but I...
  10. T

    Replace electric boiler &hot water storage tank 4 Electric CombiBoiler

    Is it worth replacing a Potterton gold 9kw electric boiler with a hot water storage tank for a new Electric Combi Boiler ? Would there a reduction is electric consumption and therefore a saving ? Please advise
  11. S

    Why does boiler run everyday for couple seconds at 0933am?

    W.B Greenstar 4000 installed. Heating not turned on yet as not cold enough here. But the boiler runs every day at 0933 (hear it fire and hear water in rads). Rad water runs for literally 3/4 seconds. Stops. Does it again a couple of seconds later. Then nothing until exactly at 0933 the next...
  12. B

    Boiler short cycling in system with hot water tank

    Issue with boiler short cycling in system with hot water tank. We have an ideal heating logic heat2 h15 boiler which feeds a hot water tank upstairs in the house. We have an issue where if the boiler isn’t set to 80c then the boiler will short cycle, the hot water tank thermostat is set at...
    • Boiler short cycling
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    • boiler hot water system tank water water tank
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  13. S

    Replacing old regular boiler

    Hi I seek some advice on replacing an existing regular boiler. I currently have an old Potterton 10-16 Netaheat electronic, which is around 35 years old and still working OK. It is fitted to a std 'Y' plan system with boiler in utility room and separate hot water tank, pump, valve etc in...
  14. D

    Boiler Losing Pressure Issue

    Hi, Looking to see if anyone can give some advice please. My Baxi boiler has been losing pressure and I am having to top it up approx. every 4 hours from 0-1.5 bar each time. This has been going on a week now. I have also started to notice small drips running down my condensate pipe...
  15. P

    Boiler frost protection in the loft

    I would like some guidance regarding the Worcester CDi 29 Classic boiler. According to the manual it has a holiday mode and frost protection mode for when away for a period of time such as a holiday, both of which disables the central heating system and both require it to be set manually. I have...
  16. P

    Lukewarm water problem with Veissmann v 50 gas boiler

    Hi all, thanks for adding me. My Veissmann v50 combi gas boiler has recently started to supply only lukewarm water to the bathroom above it. This is about 3 metres away, so quite a short pipe run. It supplies hot water fine to the kitchen taps, which are about 1 metre away. It also supplies very...
  17. D

    Password to check the programming of a Grant Spira Wood Pellet Boiler?

    What is it? It apparently is obvious when one knows it. The last numbers of the serial number for example. Anyway, it hasn't been changed from the Grant factory set password,,, though it is numbers.
  18. M

    Banging boiler with embers?

    Hi, I turned my central heating on for the first time today this year and it started to bang and the flame inside looked a bit erratic. Upon looking in the pilot light viewer it looks like there is debris/embers burning resting on the bottom. I turned everything off and switched it back on to...
  19. N

    Vailant thermostat vrt350 not pairing with ecotec pro 28 boiler

    Hi everyone, I’m writing on behalf of my elderly neighbour and hoping this is a problem someone on this forum has experience of and remedied. The boiler was not responding to the wireless thermostat. The various settings on the thermostat seemed fine and 3 heating times and temperatures were...

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