Guys & Gals,
Firstly if you're tired of hearing about this please forgive me but I need some sound advice. This problem is not constant. A while ago I noticed what I can only describe as 'whooshing'noises. When the boiler (A 4 yr old Potterton Kingfisher MFCF60) comes on in the morning it ignites and starts the cycle of warming the water for awhile and then switches down. Starts ups and a few seconds later the whooshing noise starts, lasts for a few seconds then goes. 10 mins or so later the boiler kicks in again to heat the water, switches down - nothing - beautiful silence. Next start up and close down, whooshing again. Started getting more often, got so bad I thought the pipes were going to burst it was so loud. It also shut the boiler down (the red light came on). Called Corgi man. He changed pump. Worked fine for a week then started making the noise again. Corgi man came back. Connected what I think he said was an air valve on one of the pipes to help release air. Worked fine for a few days then started making the noise again. He checked cold water tank. Checked little white temperature box on immersion heater. He went away. Noise has started up again and got to the point of shutting the boiler down. He has spent the last weeks avoiding coming back to me and has said he really doesn't know what it is because it has never made the noise when he has been at the house checking it so it is difficult to discern where it is coming from. The other point that may be worth mentioning is that when I switched the heating on in the last cold spell that seemed to stop it happening for awhile as well. However, one week later and it now makes the noise when the boiler is working for the central heating. Am I looking at having to get someone in to give it a powerflush or is it an air problem, boiler problem or god forbid, BOTH!!!! (Also when it got so bad that it shut the boiler down the poor old pump in the cupboard started making the most horrid noises as well (as if it was trying to push something through but could'nt.) Sorry to rabbit on but I am a 50 year old woman with absolutely no idea of what is going on. Any advice warmly welcomed (even if it is to get the Gas Board in!)
Firstly if you're tired of hearing about this please forgive me but I need some sound advice. This problem is not constant. A while ago I noticed what I can only describe as 'whooshing'noises. When the boiler (A 4 yr old Potterton Kingfisher MFCF60) comes on in the morning it ignites and starts the cycle of warming the water for awhile and then switches down. Starts ups and a few seconds later the whooshing noise starts, lasts for a few seconds then goes. 10 mins or so later the boiler kicks in again to heat the water, switches down - nothing - beautiful silence. Next start up and close down, whooshing again. Started getting more often, got so bad I thought the pipes were going to burst it was so loud. It also shut the boiler down (the red light came on). Called Corgi man. He changed pump. Worked fine for a week then started making the noise again. Corgi man came back. Connected what I think he said was an air valve on one of the pipes to help release air. Worked fine for a few days then started making the noise again. He checked cold water tank. Checked little white temperature box on immersion heater. He went away. Noise has started up again and got to the point of shutting the boiler down. He has spent the last weeks avoiding coming back to me and has said he really doesn't know what it is because it has never made the noise when he has been at the house checking it so it is difficult to discern where it is coming from. The other point that may be worth mentioning is that when I switched the heating on in the last cold spell that seemed to stop it happening for awhile as well. However, one week later and it now makes the noise when the boiler is working for the central heating. Am I looking at having to get someone in to give it a powerflush or is it an air problem, boiler problem or god forbid, BOTH!!!! (Also when it got so bad that it shut the boiler down the poor old pump in the cupboard started making the most horrid noises as well (as if it was trying to push something through but could'nt.) Sorry to rabbit on but I am a 50 year old woman with absolutely no idea of what is going on. Any advice warmly welcomed (even if it is to get the Gas Board in!)