| Anyone know anything about boilers? 11:02 - Nov 22 with 2264 views | clive_baker |
Mine has picked a great time to stop working. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:15 - Nov 22 with 2240 views | gainsboroughblue |
What sort of boiler is it? Have you checked pressure gauge reading? From my experience, there are many things it could be. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:19 - Nov 22 with 2218 views | clive_baker |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:15 - Nov 22 by gainsboroughblue |
What sort of boiler is it? Have you checked pressure gauge reading? From my experience, there are many things it could be. |
It's an Ideal COMBI boiler, was here when we bought the house and told it was about 5 years old, but frankly I don't trust much of what I was told based on other findings.
The pressure keeps dropping, so I manually twist the knob until it gets to about 2, which temporarily fixes the issue but it's gone from happening once per week to about 3 times per day. Have someone coming out to look at it as I don't suppose it's going to fix itself. Fortunately have an electric cooker and electric shower in the house so it's mostly just the heating & hot water for kids bath time. | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:25 - Nov 22 with 2201 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:19 - Nov 22 by clive_baker |
It's an Ideal COMBI boiler, was here when we bought the house and told it was about 5 years old, but frankly I don't trust much of what I was told based on other findings.
The pressure keeps dropping, so I manually twist the knob until it gets to about 2, which temporarily fixes the issue but it's gone from happening once per week to about 3 times per day. Have someone coming out to look at it as I don't suppose it's going to fix itself. Fortunately have an electric cooker and electric shower in the house so it's mostly just the heating & hot water for kids bath time. |
Could be the heat exchanger possibly. Maybe a limescale build up. | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:41 - Nov 22 with 2176 views | fabian_illness |
Will most likely be expansion vessel needs checking/recharging/replacing.
There is a 15mm pressure relief pipe that will exit the property somewhere near the boiler, this is probably dripping. |  | | |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 16:31 - Nov 22 with 2024 views | BlueForYou |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:41 - Nov 22 by fabian_illness |
Will most likely be expansion vessel needs checking/recharging/replacing.
There is a 15mm pressure relief pipe that will exit the property somewhere near the boiler, this is probably dripping. |
Almost certainly this. Pressure vessel recharge. Should be checked & topped up during a service. If there's evidence of the safety valve discharging down the wall outside, that will confirm. |  | | |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 16:33 - Nov 22 with 2017 views | noggin |
Divorce her. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 17:47 - Nov 22 with 1934 views | CBBlue |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:19 - Nov 22 by clive_baker |
It's an Ideal COMBI boiler, was here when we bought the house and told it was about 5 years old, but frankly I don't trust much of what I was told based on other findings.
The pressure keeps dropping, so I manually twist the knob until it gets to about 2, which temporarily fixes the issue but it's gone from happening once per week to about 3 times per day. Have someone coming out to look at it as I don't suppose it's going to fix itself. Fortunately have an electric cooker and electric shower in the house so it's mostly just the heating & hot water for kids bath time. |
Our Ideal combi is about 5 years old too and lets just say I'm almost on first name terms with the engineers at the company we have boiler cover with. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:18 - Nov 22 with 1861 views | Leaky |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:19 - Nov 22 by clive_baker |
It's an Ideal COMBI boiler, was here when we bought the house and told it was about 5 years old, but frankly I don't trust much of what I was told based on other findings.
The pressure keeps dropping, so I manually twist the knob until it gets to about 2, which temporarily fixes the issue but it's gone from happening once per week to about 3 times per day. Have someone coming out to look at it as I don't suppose it's going to fix itself. Fortunately have an electric cooker and electric shower in the house so it's mostly just the heating & hot water for kids bath time. |
There is a discharge pipe that exits the property its like an overflow pipe check if its dripping, if it is it will pressure relief valve or possibly pressure vessel has lost its charge. Failing that a leak on internal heating system. |  | | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:19 - Nov 22 with 1856 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:18 - Nov 22 by Leaky |
There is a discharge pipe that exits the property its like an overflow pipe check if its dripping, if it is it will pressure relief valve or possibly pressure vessel has lost its charge. Failing that a leak on internal heating system. |
If anyone should know about leaks ^^ |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:20 - Nov 22 with 1855 views | jeera |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:19 - Nov 22 by Swansea_Blue |
If anyone should know about leaks ^^ |
Leaky is a plumber to be fair. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:26 - Nov 22 with 1843 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
I know enough about them to know you shouldn't be fannying about with them if you don't know what you're doing. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:28 - Nov 22 with 1833 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:20 - Nov 22 by jeera |
Leaky is a plumber to be fair. |
What’s fair about being a plumber? The b&stsrds charge a fortune! 
I suppose the clue was in the name. I must pay more attention. | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:29 - Nov 22 with 1829 views | noggin |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:19 - Nov 22 by Swansea_Blue |
If anyone should know about leaks ^^ |
And a discharge from his pipe. | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 20:47 - Nov 22 with 1757 views | Leaky |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:20 - Nov 22 by jeera |
Leaky is a plumber to be fair. |
My username is more inclined to my prostate function, than my professional capabilities | | | |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 20:49 - Nov 22 with 1751 views | jeera |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 20:47 - Nov 22 by Leaky |
My username is more inclined to my prostate function, than my professional capabilities |
Which literally no one needs to know!
It's more useful to know your profession.
You're not going to pick-up much work for the former. | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 20:49 - Nov 22 with 1750 views | Leaky |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 19:28 - Nov 22 by Swansea_Blue |
What’s fair about being a plumber? The b&stsrds charge a fortune!
I suppose the clue was in the name. I must pay more attention. |
Yep, free enterprise in operation | | | |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 21:01 - Nov 22 with 1728 views | Meadowlark |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:19 - Nov 22 by clive_baker |
It's an Ideal COMBI boiler, was here when we bought the house and told it was about 5 years old, but frankly I don't trust much of what I was told based on other findings.
The pressure keeps dropping, so I manually twist the knob until it gets to about 2, which temporarily fixes the issue but it's gone from happening once per week to about 3 times per day. Have someone coming out to look at it as I don't suppose it's going to fix itself. Fortunately have an electric cooker and electric shower in the house so it's mostly just the heating & hot water for kids bath time. |
Expansion vessel or pressure release valve. |  | | |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 00:03 - Nov 23 with 1673 views | factual_blue |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 20:49 - Nov 22 by jeera |
Which literally no one needs to know!
It's more useful to know your profession.
You're not going to pick-up much work for the former. |
I'm surprised you've revealed your chosen profession of assassin to so few of us on here; I'm sure there's much more work you could pick up. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 04:46 - Nov 23 with 1619 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 11:19 - Nov 22 by clive_baker |
It's an Ideal COMBI boiler, was here when we bought the house and told it was about 5 years old, but frankly I don't trust much of what I was told based on other findings.
The pressure keeps dropping, so I manually twist the knob until it gets to about 2, which temporarily fixes the issue but it's gone from happening once per week to about 3 times per day. Have someone coming out to look at it as I don't suppose it's going to fix itself. Fortunately have an electric cooker and electric shower in the house so it's mostly just the heating & hot water for kids bath time. |
I don't know much about boilers, but I don't think it is an ideal COMBI boiler if it has stopped working. |  |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 07:44 - Nov 23 with 1565 views | Bluespeed225 |
Is there a fault code showing on the panel? Balancing the water pressure is a common one. It’s panic stations, open 2 valves, 30 seconds later your sorted! The expansion box on a boiler I had limescaled up, sounded like someone hitting a saucepan with a hammer when the shower was on! Needed a acid clean. | | | |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 09:00 - Nov 23 with 1531 views | clive_baker |
Thanks all for your comments. Engineer came round and reckons it needs a new expansion vessel, prv and sight glass. No idea what any of that means but £400 to put it right. | |
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| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 09:10 - Nov 23 with 1510 views | fabian_illness |
| Anyone know anything about boilers? on 09:00 - Nov 23 by clive_baker |
Thanks all for your comments. Engineer came round and reckons it needs a new expansion vessel, prv and sight glass. No idea what any of that means but £400 to put it right. |
That's fair.
Certainly not OTT.
Another option would be to contact Ideal and ask for a fixed price repair. An ideal engineer will attend, replace anything that needs doing and warrant for a year for one fixed sum. | | | |
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