Hi
I will be grateful for any suggestions on a way forward
Bought new 5 bed , 3 bath family house 10 years ago
The hot water and heating was great, with great pressure in all 3 showers upstairs. Not individually pumped. Was fitted with BOILERMATE upstairs and a boiler downstairs in utility.
5 years ago, told Boilermate needing replacing as stopped working. Replaced with latest Boilermate, from the literature could handle the house. The heating and water ok, but pressure upstairs never the same. The pump runs for ever, even in summer, at 2 am!
4 years ago, told that boiler in the utility room was knackered , replaced with Viessman 100W.
2 years ago, leak from Boliermate, from a corroded filter inlet (for hard water). Replaced it with something that cost £500 (another cylinder pipe looking thing).
3 months ago had new bathroom fitted and replaced radiator with heated towel rail.
PROBLEM NOW
1. We seem to get much less hot water. Have to run bath really slowly to get hot water, otherwise it runs cold.
2. Radiators are lukewarm. House not warm as used to be. NO air or hot spots on radiators, I checked. Just uniformly warm, not hot.
3. Rooms seem to get to 18/19 degrees, main thermostat never goes clicks on/off, above 19 degrees. Back in the day we were toasty and the thermostat wold click 23/24 degrees). I changed thermostat about 2-3 years ago.
Since then I have totally reglazed house, changed the doors , to high end insultation.etc. The hot water just doesn't seem hot enough. I'm told this is a safety feature, health and safety!!. Before used to be nice and hot, but now can keep hand under hot water (although quite warm).
4. The Boilermate room (airing cupboard) used to be stifling, not anymore.
5. The central heating seems to turn self on and off, despite still being warm, seems to have to fall to switch off too early, when house still too cold for use. I can hear heating coming on all the time, wondering why it went off, when house not warm and thermostat is around 19 degrees, although rotated to max.
Told by engineer that has been servicing/replacing for us over the years, should replace the lot to Megaflow system! I was surprised, as when he fitted boilermate, it was supposed to be good enough?? Anyway turned up the heating knob on Veissman and was a bit better, not great, so have lost some confidence in him.
How can I sort out this problem. I'm totally confused. Don't want to spend a large amount, if the issues are not clearly understood.
How do I get the right person to diagnose the problem, as many local plumbing heating company's seem only specialising in a quick fix, per hour, not diagnosing what the problem is. We used to have to turn heating down as was too warm, now..... too chilly!
Sorry for long post
Sn@@kered
I will be grateful for any suggestions on a way forward
Bought new 5 bed , 3 bath family house 10 years ago
The hot water and heating was great, with great pressure in all 3 showers upstairs. Not individually pumped. Was fitted with BOILERMATE upstairs and a boiler downstairs in utility.
5 years ago, told Boilermate needing replacing as stopped working. Replaced with latest Boilermate, from the literature could handle the house. The heating and water ok, but pressure upstairs never the same. The pump runs for ever, even in summer, at 2 am!
4 years ago, told that boiler in the utility room was knackered , replaced with Viessman 100W.
2 years ago, leak from Boliermate, from a corroded filter inlet (for hard water). Replaced it with something that cost £500 (another cylinder pipe looking thing).
3 months ago had new bathroom fitted and replaced radiator with heated towel rail.
PROBLEM NOW
1. We seem to get much less hot water. Have to run bath really slowly to get hot water, otherwise it runs cold.
2. Radiators are lukewarm. House not warm as used to be. NO air or hot spots on radiators, I checked. Just uniformly warm, not hot.
3. Rooms seem to get to 18/19 degrees, main thermostat never goes clicks on/off, above 19 degrees. Back in the day we were toasty and the thermostat wold click 23/24 degrees). I changed thermostat about 2-3 years ago.
Since then I have totally reglazed house, changed the doors , to high end insultation.etc. The hot water just doesn't seem hot enough. I'm told this is a safety feature, health and safety!!. Before used to be nice and hot, but now can keep hand under hot water (although quite warm).
4. The Boilermate room (airing cupboard) used to be stifling, not anymore.
5. The central heating seems to turn self on and off, despite still being warm, seems to have to fall to switch off too early, when house still too cold for use. I can hear heating coming on all the time, wondering why it went off, when house not warm and thermostat is around 19 degrees, although rotated to max.
Told by engineer that has been servicing/replacing for us over the years, should replace the lot to Megaflow system! I was surprised, as when he fitted boilermate, it was supposed to be good enough?? Anyway turned up the heating knob on Veissman and was a bit better, not great, so have lost some confidence in him.
How can I sort out this problem. I'm totally confused. Don't want to spend a large amount, if the issues are not clearly understood.
How do I get the right person to diagnose the problem, as many local plumbing heating company's seem only specialising in a quick fix, per hour, not diagnosing what the problem is. We used to have to turn heating down as was too warm, now..... too chilly!
Sorry for long post
Sn@@kered
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