Glowworm Hideaway - no hot water
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Probably a box thing sitting on pipes,usually in airing cupd or near the boiler.
Box is about 3 x 3 x 5 inches. Most common one is silverish metal. If you have 2 then one is connected closer to the HW tank - thats's the one.
You may have a competely different system, or you may just need to turn your cylinder thrmostat up. We need more info on what you have.
Box is about 3 x 3 x 5 inches. Most common one is silverish metal. If you have 2 then one is connected closer to the HW tank - thats's the one.
You may have a competely different system, or you may just need to turn your cylinder thrmostat up. We need more info on what you have.
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Cannot find anything like that - my system is an indirect one/ the boiler is a glow-worm balanced flue hideaway 50. The boiler gets very hot, but no water is flowing up the pipe to the hot-water cylinder - at least the pipe from the boiler seems to be hot, but is cold on entry to the cylinder.
sounds very similar to my problem. I have posted a question a couple before yours. If you sort yours out I would be greatful for any info as it might help me.
likewise if I sort mine i'll let you know how.
I don't have any motorised vavles on mine as it is the Hideaway80 opejn flue
likewise if I sort mine i'll let you know how.
I don't have any motorised vavles on mine as it is the Hideaway80 opejn flue
Hang on guys....
The motorised valves referred to are not 'on the boiler' and NOTHING to do with the flue!
They should be as described already, near the hot water cylinder.
If the heating is OFF (but works OK when it's ON), the hot water is cold and the boiler is still firing and getting hot, it sounds like you MIGHT have an old 'gravity' hot water system with air in the cylinder loop, or alternatively a fully-pumped system with serious wiring problems!
What size are the pipes coming from the boiler into the hot water cylinder?
The motorised valves referred to are not 'on the boiler' and NOTHING to do with the flue!
They should be as described already, near the hot water cylinder.
If the heating is OFF (but works OK when it's ON), the hot water is cold and the boiler is still firing and getting hot, it sounds like you MIGHT have an old 'gravity' hot water system with air in the cylinder loop, or alternatively a fully-pumped system with serious wiring problems!
What size are the pipes coming from the boiler into the hot water cylinder?
I have a very simliar problem with mine, how do you clear the air lock??
I have tried removing the phial and letting the boiler overheat a couple of times, which seems to make the right sort of noises and let water flow.
But as soon as you let the boiler cool down and run normally it doesn't work again
I have tried removing the phial and letting the boiler overheat a couple of times, which seems to make the right sort of noises and let water flow.
But as soon as you let the boiler cool down and run normally it doesn't work again
err check the date on the post 
methinks it just might be sorted by now
methinks it just might be sorted by now
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