Hi there. We've recently noticed some problems with our heating system and, having spoken to a couple of plumbers, we're none the wiser as to what the answer is.
We have a back boiler system with hot water cylinder and the main problem is that we have no hot water when the central heating is off. If we move the thermostat to 20+ then this obviously kicks in the radiators and we do get hot water too.
Possibly unrelated to this our cold water tank in the loft will always overflow when the heating is on.
Our first plumber explained that the valve to (or in) the cylinder is faulty and will need replacing, this will fix the lack of hot water. They then said that the expansion pipe going into the cold tank is not high enough, therefore the dripping. Added to this the ballcck is loose.
Another plumber tested the system and simply diagnosed that a new cylinder was needed as well as a de-sludge of our system. We have been quoted around £650 for this including the boiler service.
We've yet to hear back from the original plumber for a quote but one sounds like a lot more work than the other. Is there any way to know who could be right?
Thanks in advance..
We have a back boiler system with hot water cylinder and the main problem is that we have no hot water when the central heating is off. If we move the thermostat to 20+ then this obviously kicks in the radiators and we do get hot water too.
Possibly unrelated to this our cold water tank in the loft will always overflow when the heating is on.
Our first plumber explained that the valve to (or in) the cylinder is faulty and will need replacing, this will fix the lack of hot water. They then said that the expansion pipe going into the cold tank is not high enough, therefore the dripping. Added to this the ballcck is loose.
Another plumber tested the system and simply diagnosed that a new cylinder was needed as well as a de-sludge of our system. We have been quoted around £650 for this including the boiler service.
We've yet to hear back from the original plumber for a quote but one sounds like a lot more work than the other. Is there any way to know who could be right?
Thanks in advance..