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steven0151
Hi
Please be gentle as this is my first post. Ever since the boiler was serviced which included boiling the kettle and pouring the boiling water into the boiler ideal icos HE15 to clean it (don't think I will be using the guy again) the hot water doesn't really get hot despite the middle pipe totally roasting. I have checked the loft and both the main tank and smaller tank has plenty of water and the ball lets more water in when I press it. I am not sure what is going on but something isn't right. We can have the hot water on for three hours and the water doesn't get above 40c despite the attached honeywell thermometer set to 60c and the water coming out is warm but hardly hot.
I have attached the pic to try and explain so bear with me the middle pipe is beyond hot and you cant even touch it for more than a second. I have set the pump to max to try and tease out any trapped air when I open the vent thing on the middle pipe not much air comes out only very hot clear water. The bottom pipe which i imagine is the output is just above warm and you can hold that for a while before it get uncomfortable to touch.
I have been researching for a few days now as it is bugging me and think it may be trapped air or gunk and would welcome any suggestions for a fix.
thanks in advance
Please be gentle as this is my first post. Ever since the boiler was serviced which included boiling the kettle and pouring the boiling water into the boiler ideal icos HE15 to clean it (don't think I will be using the guy again) the hot water doesn't really get hot despite the middle pipe totally roasting. I have checked the loft and both the main tank and smaller tank has plenty of water and the ball lets more water in when I press it. I am not sure what is going on but something isn't right. We can have the hot water on for three hours and the water doesn't get above 40c despite the attached honeywell thermometer set to 60c and the water coming out is warm but hardly hot.
I have attached the pic to try and explain so bear with me the middle pipe is beyond hot and you cant even touch it for more than a second. I have set the pump to max to try and tease out any trapped air when I open the vent thing on the middle pipe not much air comes out only very hot clear water. The bottom pipe which i imagine is the output is just above warm and you can hold that for a while before it get uncomfortable to touch.
I have been researching for a few days now as it is bugging me and think it may be trapped air or gunk and would welcome any suggestions for a fix.
thanks in advance