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    boiler fires up for a minute then dies and its -3 outside!

    thanks for your help - had to get a man in in the end was sludge in the pipes....
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    boiler fires up for a minute then dies and its -3 outside!

    hi yeah its definitely the pump (spindle turning when undo nut,pipe below hot/pipe above cold, sludge visible when crank turned manually) i'm going to have a crack at cleaning pump/pipes today - failing that getting a replacement don't bleed the system with pump running me thinks :)
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    boiler fires up for a minute then dies and its -3 outside!

    thanks Tony i have tried to search for the sticky on pumps with no joy (but have read a number of interesting posts dealing with the complexities of effective communication and modern man along the way !) how do i go about this and apologies if i am being thick BTW my pump has a nut not...
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    boiler fires up for a minute then dies and its -3 outside!

    Hi there typically on the coldest day of the year my system plays up....i recently bled a couple of radiators and the pump a few hours before that (with it still on). I turned off the boiler and then back on and since then it fires up for a minute then stops. the pilot is always on and i have...
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