Hi, newbie here and in desperate need of some sane advice before someone rips me off for just looking at it ??!!.
My house is heated by a Ferroli Optima 701 Combination Boiler. I cannot tell you how old it is as it was in the house when we first bought it and that was 7 years ago. It was a question I failed to ask
We've always had a problem with maintaining a set water pressure as it would often drop and the tap would have to remain open. We've had the valve replaced a couple of times and the bag re-inflated but this time we've lost hot water when the central heating is off. When the Boiler fires up, we get hot water for about 10 seconds, then it goes cold. We've also had a problem with radiators bursting. we have 5 radiators in the house and tonight I replaced the 4th one. Tiny hole, water everywhere scenario.
The overflow outside has water streaming from it on a constant basis. The radiator I replaced tonight, was in the lounge, the largest of all 5. I turned the water off at the mains last night when it was discovered and turned the boiler off at the power switch.
Radiators fitted and not leaking ( Phew ), but we cannot get the boiler to fire up. We have had to re-light the pilot on various occasions before and followed the procedure set out in the manual, but it doesn't want to know. We cannot even get the clicking sound that it normally makes before re-ignition.
First of all, if I could ask some questions.....
What could the problem be, that the boiler isn't firing up in the first place ?
Could this be a switch and is it an expensive part ?
If it's a simple thing and the boiler can be ignited, what is the possible cause for the other problems ( Loss of hot water and water pressure dropping ) ?.
Does anyone know of a decent plumber in Rugby, Warwickshire, that is looking for some work, that won't charge a call out fee and not emitt the words "It's gonna cost yer" ?.
We had a nice old boy that used to do it, but he retired and so far, we cannot get the same service from anyone else. Another local company, mentioning no names has tried to rip us off, but they aren't coming back to finish the job. So anyone out there with decent contacts in the area, please get in touch.
Any help on the above is very much appreciated.
Cheers, Paul.
My house is heated by a Ferroli Optima 701 Combination Boiler. I cannot tell you how old it is as it was in the house when we first bought it and that was 7 years ago. It was a question I failed to ask
We've always had a problem with maintaining a set water pressure as it would often drop and the tap would have to remain open. We've had the valve replaced a couple of times and the bag re-inflated but this time we've lost hot water when the central heating is off. When the Boiler fires up, we get hot water for about 10 seconds, then it goes cold. We've also had a problem with radiators bursting. we have 5 radiators in the house and tonight I replaced the 4th one. Tiny hole, water everywhere scenario.
The overflow outside has water streaming from it on a constant basis. The radiator I replaced tonight, was in the lounge, the largest of all 5. I turned the water off at the mains last night when it was discovered and turned the boiler off at the power switch.
Radiators fitted and not leaking ( Phew ), but we cannot get the boiler to fire up. We have had to re-light the pilot on various occasions before and followed the procedure set out in the manual, but it doesn't want to know. We cannot even get the clicking sound that it normally makes before re-ignition.
First of all, if I could ask some questions.....
What could the problem be, that the boiler isn't firing up in the first place ?
Could this be a switch and is it an expensive part ?
If it's a simple thing and the boiler can be ignited, what is the possible cause for the other problems ( Loss of hot water and water pressure dropping ) ?.
Does anyone know of a decent plumber in Rugby, Warwickshire, that is looking for some work, that won't charge a call out fee and not emitt the words "It's gonna cost yer" ?.
We had a nice old boy that used to do it, but he retired and so far, we cannot get the same service from anyone else. Another local company, mentioning no names has tried to rip us off, but they aren't coming back to finish the job. So anyone out there with decent contacts in the area, please get in touch.
Any help on the above is very much appreciated.
Cheers, Paul.
