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It all started yesterday with a popped 3A fuse on the domestic heating/HW system. The Potterton Suprima 30 which has had its brain removed and replaced with a board with a black button rather than the flush reset button was flashing like a Christmas tree.
The fuse was duly replaced after first checking to see nothing was on fire.
Boiler fired, great I thought as I was running the hot water. I've not got a thermometer but it was way above the 60degrees the tank is set to. Radiators still cold, even with demand.
Boiler cuts out after 2 minutes so I think hey up, somethings wrong. This morning, before phoning British Gas(homecare contract) I thought I would see if it fires. Noises like an empty builders skip being dragged across tarmac from the pump and I quickly shut the whole lot down.
Gas man arrives and deduces a failed pump - one issue... the olives and joints had been soldered in place by the house builders! Smart? Why? He cuts the pump out and the pump is jammed of plastic bits and swarf. This is when his troubles really started, the joints on the 3 way valve started to leak - yep you've guessed it, soldered in at the olives as well! System drained as there is still debris in the pipes and corrosive water he beats a retreat to return shortly.
So, at the end of all that
What is the normal life for a CH pump?
What preventative maintenance should I have done myself?
How often should you flush systems out?
Happy New Year everyone
The fuse was duly replaced after first checking to see nothing was on fire.
Boiler fired, great I thought as I was running the hot water. I've not got a thermometer but it was way above the 60degrees the tank is set to. Radiators still cold, even with demand.
Boiler cuts out after 2 minutes so I think hey up, somethings wrong. This morning, before phoning British Gas(homecare contract) I thought I would see if it fires. Noises like an empty builders skip being dragged across tarmac from the pump and I quickly shut the whole lot down.
Gas man arrives and deduces a failed pump - one issue... the olives and joints had been soldered in place by the house builders! Smart? Why? He cuts the pump out and the pump is jammed of plastic bits and swarf. This is when his troubles really started, the joints on the 3 way valve started to leak - yep you've guessed it, soldered in at the olives as well! System drained as there is still debris in the pipes and corrosive water he beats a retreat to return shortly.
So, at the end of all that
What is the normal life for a CH pump?
What preventative maintenance should I have done myself?
How often should you flush systems out?
Happy New Year everyone