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« on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:32:09 » |
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We frequently have none. My girlfriend has just tried to dye her hair and we now have a tiny trickle of ice cold water and nothing else - this happens a few times a week. It usually lasts for hours at a time, so I don't think it's related to our neighbours using any large amounts of water.
The stop cock doesn't work properly, it just turns endlessly in each direction. The boiler works fine when the water pressure is sufficient enough for it to fire.
Is it worthwhile calling out an emergency plumber? There's no fucking point calling the estate agent as they're useless. I'm/we are at our wits' fucking end.
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:33:20 » |
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Do you have a landlord?
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:34:10 » |
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We don't have their contact details, no. Everything is done via the agents at snail's pace, if at all.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:37:21 » |
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I haven't rented before, but is that normal? i.e. All contact between tenant and landlord is through a 3rd party
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:39:19 » |
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Not sure. The landlord doesn't give a fuck about the state of this property though, that's for sure - everything has either gone wrong or broken within the two months we've been here
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:40:43 » |
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Is it a combi boiler or do you have a hot water tank?
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:44:27 » |
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it's a Baxi Combi 80e but the water is always hot when the water pressure is there, so I was thinking it might not be related to the boiler?
I don't have a fucking clue to be honest.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:49:51 » |
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I've got a combi boiler, and was advised to keep/set the pressure to 1.5 bar......what does yours read?
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:52:59 » |
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Look for a switch/button on the top of the boiler, press it/hold it in for a few seconds. Might reset it all. If not, google and find the Manual and see if that says anything.
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 20:58:23 » |
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The pressure is at 1, it says that normal operating pressure is between 1 and 2.5.
I've tried resetting it to no avail.
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 21:01:26 » |
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So is it just the hot water that is affected, or does the cold water go to a trickle too?
What I am getting at is, is the mains into the house OK, or is that what is dropping? Surely the boiler pressure is the sealed circuit for heating only, and that if it is a combi the mains pressure feeds the boiler.
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 21:03:49 » |
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It's both the hot and cold water that slows to a trickle.
After an umpteenth reset, it works again now. No idea if it's a fluke or not but the pressure has gone up and is showing as 1.5 on the boiler now, perhaps it needs servicing? I seriously doubt it was done before we moved in, they didn't clean the property at all.
I'm going to rush and do the washing up while I can, hooray!
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 21:05:54 » |
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TELL the agents you are getting a plumber and you will be giving the agents the bill.....they will soon get one out.
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 21:08:50 » |
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The pressure is at 1, it says that normal operating pressure is between 1 and 2.5.
I've tried resetting it to no avail.
You used the top switch, it could be hidden? I thought pressing the 'reset' button on one i had last year was the reset button...it wasn't, instead it was a small black thing i didn't even know existed till the plumber came out; he enjoyed the £10 a minute the landlords gave him. Or, just wack the thing with a heavy hammer, break a window (from the outside), and say you were burgled. Then just delete all cookies and history regarding this site until it's all sorted. |
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, August 9, 2010, 21:12:22 » |
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Batch - that was my thinking as well, that it's a problem with the supply into the property.
We live above a newsagent which is rented by the same landlord as who owns our flat. We've had problems where we've had no water but our neighbours have, only ourselves and the newsagents have been effected - this is why I think it's a problem with the water supply into the flat and not the boiler that's failing as when the water pressure is okay, the boiler never fails to ignite.
The water pressure is either perfectly fine (very good in fact) or non-existent/trickling.
The estate agents are slowly sorting out some problems. When our kitchen flooded they got a plumber out sharpish but the extractor fan in the bathroom doesn't work thus creating a problem with damp and they're still dragging their heels. I'm going to go in tomorrow and kick up a bit of a stink or I'm just going to bite the bullet and pay for it out of my own pocket then try and force the estate agents to cough up.
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