Hi everyone
I hope one of you guys will be able to help.
I have a 14 years old Ideal Classic N50 boiler in the kitchen, with a standard vented system with large storage tank and a smaller feed/expansion tank in the loft, and a cylinder upstairs.
It has been working fine until about two years ago when for many days we could not get a hot water or a hot rads, only lukeworm water. Then as if by magic it is back to normal with very hot stinging water.
We joined EON Central Heating Care to look into this. They changed the cylinder thermostat, then they put in a new pump without success.
Then they change the whole cylinder and the problem was solved, but, only for a few months. We were back to lukeworm water!
Another guy thought that the boiler was intermittently cutting out and put in a new sensor probe with great success, but, again for a few months!
The boiler seems to have its own mind in producing hot or lukeworm water. It will fire a way only for about 30 seconds to 1 minute then it is dead silent. Sometime it does not work in the morning but it is back to normal at night.
We checked our rads and they have no air or dirty water coming out of them. When the boiler works normally they will be very hot.
The last guy came in a few days ago and decided that enough is enough!
He thought that the most likely cause of our problem is dirt and sludge in the pipes and he advised power flush.
Do the experts here agree with his advice?
Apparently power flush does cost money. I am concerned that it may not solve the problem and I wonder whether I would be better off getting a new similar boiler or one of the new combi ones.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
I hope one of you guys will be able to help.
I have a 14 years old Ideal Classic N50 boiler in the kitchen, with a standard vented system with large storage tank and a smaller feed/expansion tank in the loft, and a cylinder upstairs.
It has been working fine until about two years ago when for many days we could not get a hot water or a hot rads, only lukeworm water. Then as if by magic it is back to normal with very hot stinging water.
We joined EON Central Heating Care to look into this. They changed the cylinder thermostat, then they put in a new pump without success.
Then they change the whole cylinder and the problem was solved, but, only for a few months. We were back to lukeworm water!
Another guy thought that the boiler was intermittently cutting out and put in a new sensor probe with great success, but, again for a few months!
The boiler seems to have its own mind in producing hot or lukeworm water. It will fire a way only for about 30 seconds to 1 minute then it is dead silent. Sometime it does not work in the morning but it is back to normal at night.
We checked our rads and they have no air or dirty water coming out of them. When the boiler works normally they will be very hot.
The last guy came in a few days ago and decided that enough is enough!
He thought that the most likely cause of our problem is dirt and sludge in the pipes and he advised power flush.
Do the experts here agree with his advice?
Apparently power flush does cost money. I am concerned that it may not solve the problem and I wonder whether I would be better off getting a new similar boiler or one of the new combi ones.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.