Hello,
New here. Also, I know nothing about boilers so please forgive my ignorance!
I've got a 5 (maybe 6?) year old Halstead Combi boiler at my rented flat. The central heating works perfectly but there's no hot water. The boiler does not fire at all when the tap is turned on. In fact, the problem is exactly identical to the one mentioned in this post:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=168397
The boiler does not indicate a fault. Central heating works fine but if I turn the tap on, the central heating cuts off (as it should) but the boiler does not fire again to heat the water up. After the residual heat is used up, the water runs cold. I can hear a faint "clicking" noise from inside the boiler when the hot water tap is turned on and off.
If I switch the central heating knob to the "wrench" position (please see the picture below), the boiler is forced on and I get hot water, no problem.
A local guy took a look at it and quoted around £500 for parts. The main PCB had to be replaced last year (that cost around £500 as well) so he has managed to convince my landlord to not repair it this time and to go for a brand new boiler - £2000+ expense, 2 week wait (that's 2 weeks without hot water for me) and 2 days of complete disruption while a new boiler is installed.
I can't help but think, especially after reading the linked forum post above, that the problem is not especially severe and can be fixed fairly easily by a competent (meaning not me!) boiler technician.
Any advice gratefully received. By the way, if you can recommend a good engineer in the Winchester/Eastleigh/Southampton area that can carry out this job competently, kindly do so. I don't want my landlord (who is a very nice person) to have to spend over 2 grand if it is a problem that can be repaired relatively inexpensively.
Cheers
New here. Also, I know nothing about boilers so please forgive my ignorance!
I've got a 5 (maybe 6?) year old Halstead Combi boiler at my rented flat. The central heating works perfectly but there's no hot water. The boiler does not fire at all when the tap is turned on. In fact, the problem is exactly identical to the one mentioned in this post:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=168397
The boiler does not indicate a fault. Central heating works fine but if I turn the tap on, the central heating cuts off (as it should) but the boiler does not fire again to heat the water up. After the residual heat is used up, the water runs cold. I can hear a faint "clicking" noise from inside the boiler when the hot water tap is turned on and off.
If I switch the central heating knob to the "wrench" position (please see the picture below), the boiler is forced on and I get hot water, no problem.
A local guy took a look at it and quoted around £500 for parts. The main PCB had to be replaced last year (that cost around £500 as well) so he has managed to convince my landlord to not repair it this time and to go for a brand new boiler - £2000+ expense, 2 week wait (that's 2 weeks without hot water for me) and 2 days of complete disruption while a new boiler is installed.
I can't help but think, especially after reading the linked forum post above, that the problem is not especially severe and can be fixed fairly easily by a competent (meaning not me!) boiler technician.
Any advice gratefully received. By the way, if you can recommend a good engineer in the Winchester/Eastleigh/Southampton area that can carry out this job competently, kindly do so. I don't want my landlord (who is a very nice person) to have to spend over 2 grand if it is a problem that can be repaired relatively inexpensively.
Cheers
