Was that a Lord Woolf by any chance? Has he had problems with his plumbing then? Perhaps he's in another thread...Or do you mean Boeu, Timber, Virginia, or Were (the last two are interchangeable, incidentally) lol.
Tony, the writer can intend all he wants, but he can't tell the reader how to interpret. It's a raging (literary) debate - but believe me, the reader is in charge these days. If you want a headache, Google 'Death of the Author' Barthes for more on the subject (unfortunately Barthes never uses 1 word where 100 will do). But I like the Humpty Dumpty example - for future reference, I will note what the writer has in mind, whether it's scrambled or soft boiled...
...and I'm sure my 'stronger earth' engineer would appreciate that, cowboyplumber. If I ever have the misfortune to see him again, I'll tell him, thank you.
Getting back to my Ravenheat CSI85 for a sec.. I was interested in what ChrisR said about opening the bypass valve. The boiler hasn't cut out again, but it sure is getting hot around the time we cook, despite the fact that it's on a very low heat setting. The drop-down hinged plastic door which usually shuts over the 3 controls (CH/DHW/Reset; Water Heat; CH Heat), falls open and won't close around this time - presumably because the boiler is hot and the plastic expands. This boiler has a feature whereby residual heat from the domestic hot water is dumped into the central heating system when the hot water tap is switched off, overriding all radiator thermostats - we get heat whether we want it or not (as long as the Central Heating is on). I guess we use our DHW fairly intermittently at this time, so I'd imagine that it transfers a lot of heat into the system too.
Could someone explain simply what this bypass valve does, please? On the manual diagram it looks (to a layman) as though it diverts hot water back into the boiler? Our bypass valve is situated right under the boiler - is this too close? Could the boiler problem have anything to do with the dumping of heat into the central heating system, which we have no control over (and the radiators can get quite hot when it happens)?
I can't help feeling that in censuring me for turning down the radiator thermostats in the late afternoon (and remember, I don't turn them all off - I just turn some of them down) the manufacturer is copping out of this issue. We had the same model boiler which worked without a hitch for 3 years - we haven't changed our routine or kitchen layout - but the old boiler didn't have the 'heat dumping' feature.
Since the last repair, the DHW comes on with a devil of a CLUNK which can be heard throughout the house. Sometimes it manages two smaller clunks instead.. It sounds like something from a seedy 1960's kitchen sink drama - you know the type, in black and white, where the rain is running down the window and the boiler is rattling off the wall...
I'm beginning to think that it's time to ask for a refund, and time to invest in a reliable boiler. This one isn't six months old yet.
Tony, the writer can intend all he wants, but he can't tell the reader how to interpret. It's a raging (literary) debate - but believe me, the reader is in charge these days. If you want a headache, Google 'Death of the Author' Barthes for more on the subject (unfortunately Barthes never uses 1 word where 100 will do). But I like the Humpty Dumpty example - for future reference, I will note what the writer has in mind, whether it's scrambled or soft boiled...
...and I'm sure my 'stronger earth' engineer would appreciate that, cowboyplumber. If I ever have the misfortune to see him again, I'll tell him, thank you.
Getting back to my Ravenheat CSI85 for a sec.. I was interested in what ChrisR said about opening the bypass valve. The boiler hasn't cut out again, but it sure is getting hot around the time we cook, despite the fact that it's on a very low heat setting. The drop-down hinged plastic door which usually shuts over the 3 controls (CH/DHW/Reset; Water Heat; CH Heat), falls open and won't close around this time - presumably because the boiler is hot and the plastic expands. This boiler has a feature whereby residual heat from the domestic hot water is dumped into the central heating system when the hot water tap is switched off, overriding all radiator thermostats - we get heat whether we want it or not (as long as the Central Heating is on). I guess we use our DHW fairly intermittently at this time, so I'd imagine that it transfers a lot of heat into the system too.
Could someone explain simply what this bypass valve does, please? On the manual diagram it looks (to a layman) as though it diverts hot water back into the boiler? Our bypass valve is situated right under the boiler - is this too close? Could the boiler problem have anything to do with the dumping of heat into the central heating system, which we have no control over (and the radiators can get quite hot when it happens)?
I can't help feeling that in censuring me for turning down the radiator thermostats in the late afternoon (and remember, I don't turn them all off - I just turn some of them down) the manufacturer is copping out of this issue. We had the same model boiler which worked without a hitch for 3 years - we haven't changed our routine or kitchen layout - but the old boiler didn't have the 'heat dumping' feature.
Since the last repair, the DHW comes on with a devil of a CLUNK which can be heard throughout the house. Sometimes it manages two smaller clunks instead.. It sounds like something from a seedy 1960's kitchen sink drama - you know the type, in black and white, where the rain is running down the window and the boiler is rattling off the wall...
I'm beginning to think that it's time to ask for a refund, and time to invest in a reliable boiler. This one isn't six months old yet.
