Hi people
We have a Worcester Combi installed by British Gas, which they have called a British Gas 532/i. It has always been under their own central heating care scheme (you'd think we were made of money!), however I am after some advice from independent sources.
There are 2 problems with the system:
Problem 1 has only arisen in the last couple of months; I have noticed that when I remove the base panel of the boiler to top up the pressure after bleeding it, there is a rust-coloured stain and some sludge on the underside that must have dripped from the boiler. Any ideas what this could be?
Problem 2, which has always been present and is the reason I frequently have to bleed air off and top pressure up, is to do with the bathroom towel warmer. It is the towel warmer I have to bleed as the top of it is the highest point on the system and a ridiculous amount of air accumulates there, so it is only half warm when I get around to sorting it out. BG have told me it is 'bound to happen' but with the inconvenience I hope it's something fixable.
I have now noticed that when I am in the bathroom upstairs and can hear someone running a (presumably hot) tap in the kitchen below, there is a noise of air bubbles rising through the towel warmer. Is this how it gets so much air inside and would that be caused by a problem with the boiler's heat exchanger?
Thanks for reading, hope someone can help!
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We have a Worcester Combi installed by British Gas, which they have called a British Gas 532/i. It has always been under their own central heating care scheme (you'd think we were made of money!), however I am after some advice from independent sources.
There are 2 problems with the system:
Problem 1 has only arisen in the last couple of months; I have noticed that when I remove the base panel of the boiler to top up the pressure after bleeding it, there is a rust-coloured stain and some sludge on the underside that must have dripped from the boiler. Any ideas what this could be?
Problem 2, which has always been present and is the reason I frequently have to bleed air off and top pressure up, is to do with the bathroom towel warmer. It is the towel warmer I have to bleed as the top of it is the highest point on the system and a ridiculous amount of air accumulates there, so it is only half warm when I get around to sorting it out. BG have told me it is 'bound to happen' but with the inconvenience I hope it's something fixable.
I have now noticed that when I am in the bathroom upstairs and can hear someone running a (presumably hot) tap in the kitchen below, there is a noise of air bubbles rising through the towel warmer. Is this how it gets so much air inside and would that be caused by a problem with the boiler's heat exchanger?
Thanks for reading, hope someone can help!
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