Hi, I wondered if anyone can help?
We have a boiler that is probably 25 years old - it is on the kitchen wall, with the flue going straight through the wall behind it. It is Potterton. Flamingo II.
It is working OK and has been brilliant, we get hot water and heating fine.
The problem is it makes quite loud noises, like banging noises, not all the time, but randomly, and it seems more so when the boiler first comes on in the morning or in the evening.
The noise is coming from the boiler, and we've had it for years but I'm not sure if it's gradually got worse or not, but it's quite loud at times really.
Is there anything obvious causing this or anything I can do personally to
quieten it? I have seen a product in B A Q called Boiler silencer, or noise reducer, but haven't tried it yet as I wasn't sure if it was OK for our system.
We are thinking of getting a modern boiler without a pilot light in the next year or 18 months but would be appreciated if we could fix this for the time being if possible?
Thanks for your help
Steve
We have a boiler that is probably 25 years old - it is on the kitchen wall, with the flue going straight through the wall behind it. It is Potterton. Flamingo II.
It is working OK and has been brilliant, we get hot water and heating fine.
The problem is it makes quite loud noises, like banging noises, not all the time, but randomly, and it seems more so when the boiler first comes on in the morning or in the evening.
The noise is coming from the boiler, and we've had it for years but I'm not sure if it's gradually got worse or not, but it's quite loud at times really.
Is there anything obvious causing this or anything I can do personally to
quieten it? I have seen a product in B A Q called Boiler silencer, or noise reducer, but haven't tried it yet as I wasn't sure if it was OK for our system.
We are thinking of getting a modern boiler without a pilot light in the next year or 18 months but would be appreciated if we could fix this for the time being if possible?
Thanks for your help
Steve