Solid Fuel boiler suddenly not heating water

[Softus]

It's odd that you should ask that question when I've stated many times on the forum, and once on this topic, that I'm not an RGI. Moreover, this topic is about a solid fuel boiler.

I suppose it's possible that you're illiterate.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I was ridiculing your statement as a JOKE you know, world revolving around Corgi & gas.. me being a gas engineer... asking where it states that in regs.....inferring that I am brainwashed into believing that the world does indeed revolve around Corgi & gas... Have you had a sense of humour By-pass.. Do you think Jim Carrey is funny.. How about Laurel & Hardy...Jerry Lewis??...as a child were you slapped around the face everytime you broke into a smile...

 

[Softus]

I was ridiculing your statement as a JOKE you know

I'm afraid not - jokes are amusing; mine particularly. I've seen your jokes lying around on the forum before - dead as a doornail with people stepping over them and averting their eyes.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I find you amusing...so that, by your own account would.. make.. you..a... come on .. fill in the last bit........ begins with.. J...

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

There you have it Ladies & Gents... Don`t mess with the Gas posse.. or you will end up like Mr. Softus..a broken..humiliated ..fool. (sniff).

 

[Nige F]

Air lock?

Primatic cylinder ....ie. no small feed cistern.....If you can find this and a few other helpful comments within the dross on the thread you may like to check for a roof space mounted small feed cictern.........Other posters from Scotland have mentioned Primatic cylinders

 

[d1ynut]

thnx nig f/gman

wife had dumped stuff in the loft that was constricting water supply - i had complained about access and *had* asked her to check water level !!!

I have learned from this :-
1) better not to allow wife access to loft
2) yes means no

thnx again, embarrassed

 

[Softus]

Hi d1ynut - could you recap - what did the fault turn out to be?

 

[d1ynut]

the hot water is generated by gravity
the little "open" plastic feed tank in the loft had run dry
every time i went into the loft over the years i looked in and never ever saw any movement whatsoever
recently my wife had started hoarding "junk" to the extent that it was difficult to access.
When this problem arose about a month ago i complained about access and asked her to check the water level since she didn't want me "messin'". She said it was ok - but on doing a personal check today it was bone dry =8-(

Further investigation showed the "junk" was pressing on the flexi input pipe and when eased water flowed again ... i am very very embarrassed

 

[Softus]

No need to be embarrassed - it could just as easily have been a stuck float valve (aka ball cock) causing exactly the same symptoms.

Thanks for letting us know that your lack of hot water was caused by an empty F&E cistern.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

It wasn`t..an F&E tank has nothing to do with Hot water... it fills the Central heating system.

 

[Softus]

It wasn`t..an F&E tank has nothing to do with Hot water... it fills the Central heating system.

You have no remaining credibility, and I don't expect to be responding to any more of your posts; I propose that we ignore each other.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I lack credibility You never had any to start with...you`re out of your depth. I agree for once with you..from now on I will ignore..

 

[Agile]

Thanks for letting us know that your lack of hot water was caused by an empty F&E cistern.

Firstly there was no lack of [hot] water. There was water ! It was a "lack" of the water being "hot" !

 

[Softus]

Firstly there was no lack of [hot] water. There was water ! It was a "lack" of the water being "hot" !

It's a common colloquialism to say that there was a lack of hot water, and in the context of this topic it's more than blindingly obvious that I was referring the original fault.

What's your second point?