Bennett
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« on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 06:41:10 » |
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hello gang
whenever i try to get the heating on it the combi boiler fires up for 30-60 seconds then goes off, almost as if the thermostat has had enough and thinks it's 30 degrees already (it isn't).
hot water works fine though, so i am thinking it's to do with the thermostat...
anyone had anything similar or can you recommend a heating engineer?
ta x
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magicroundabout
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 07:02:36 » |
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you got enough pressure in the system?
at cold it should sit around 1bar
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 07:53:45 » |
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hello gang
whenever i try to get the heating on it the combi boiler fires up for 30-60 seconds then goes off, almost as if the thermostat has had enough and thinks it's 30 degrees already (it isn't).
hot water works fine though, so i am thinking it's to do with the thermostat...
anyone had anything similar or can you recommend a heating engineer?
ta x
Crap answer alert. I did have this exactly problem a couple of years ago. I'm afraid heating isn't really my thing, and when the engineer called in to fix it, the explanation he gave went straight over my head. However, he did fix it - and it didn't involve any major replacements. Just a couple of hours of his time and a few £100s from me. Sorry I can't be more specific. |
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Nomoreheroes
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 08:14:11 » |
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Get a British Gas Homecare Service contract. Your annual premium easily covers the cost of a service every year and then they come out and fix any problems you have for free afterwards.
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You're my incurable malady. I miss the pleasure of your company.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 09:40:52 » |
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hello gang
whenever i try to get the heating on it the combi boiler fires up for 30-60 seconds then goes off, almost as if the thermostat has had enough and thinks it's 30 degrees already (it isn't).
hot water works fine though, so i am thinking it's to do with the thermostat...
anyone had anything similar or can you recommend a heating engineer?
ta x
I had a similar problem early this year. Had to have a new part (think it was a valve but I'm a bit pericard on this sort of stuff). Cost about £250 as I recall. I use CV Goodheart and had no problems and quite a quick response, but I understand some people have had issues with them. |
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 10:08:08 » |
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What bar pressure is it showing? Do you have the timer control switched on or set correctly? Best to get a pro in.
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 10:20:30 » |
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It may just need a clean, but one of the reasons heating can turn off like that is because it has hit a fail safe - i.e. something considered safety critical is wrong (or the thing measuring it has failed).
It may not have, it could be something extremely trivial, but if you have checked the obvious but is it worth taking the risk?
Obviously check water pressure, etc as already mentioned.
Does it run on constant (i.e. is it possible to bypass the 'stat' and run)?
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 10:28:57 » |
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What bar pressure is it showing? Do you have the timer control switched on or set correctly? Best to get a pro in.
4D giving advice? Whats going on here then!! |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 16:25:29 » |
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the pressure is good when off and (albeit briefly) on.
eurgh, stupid money. i'll call someone in
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 20:01:35 » |
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the pressure is good when off and (albeit briefly) on.
eurgh, stupid money. i'll call someone in
Without wishing to point out the obvious, you are talking about the boiler pressure gauge and not the pressure of water coming out of the tap, aren't you? |
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magicroundabout
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, October 1, 2012, 20:51:29 » |
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Without wishing to point out the obvious, you are talking about the boiler pressure gauge and not the pressure of water coming out of the tap, aren't you?
ha ha ha |
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 06:11:42 » |
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both are as they should be
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This is the water.
And this is the well.
Drink full and descend.
The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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