Hot Water and Heating Linked???

[ken long]

Hi,

This is my first post. Thanks to the admin and creators for providing such a useful community forum for all things plumbing.

I have little (read NO) experience in plumbing other than the pain of paying cowboy plumbers to fix trivial matters. That's not to say all plumbers are cowboys - my last plumber was amazing actually and charged me very little for what was a very easy job (FOR HIM!!!).

Anyway, back on topic.

My family and I recently moved into a new property. It has gas central heating and this is controlled by a boiler (?) The boiler controls are quite easy to work out: ON ONCE, TWICE, CONTINUALLY, or OFF. There are also timer settings for both Morning and Night.

The problem I have is that there are two sliders for the above options. I would assume one is for the Hot Water and one is for the Gas Central Heating but they both have the same label on them which says GAS AND HOT WATER. But these labels have been stuck on and underneath each label is written GAS, for one of the sliders and HOT WATER for the other. I have tried different combinations but I can't seem to just get the Hot Water on WITHOUT also switiching on the4 GAS Central Heating. Are they linked? Am I doing something wrong? Its the middle of August and the central heating is on!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

ken

 

[REDSAW]

hahahahahahaha,
should have got it on camera.
turning the 'bolts of' would of stopped the preasure.

£3500 not bad but have to be thereto see 4 self / fair.
get a second quote to compare with?.
if you can afford it go for it, the peace of mind,safty and luxury afterwards is worth it.
vailants are good but pricy, ask for a cheeper as reliable one could save you £500.