Please can someone help us, we have an old boiler Stelrad wlx rs60 boiler, about two hours ago it started making an awful highpitched sound like a smoke alarm but constant, so loud it hurts your ears. We panicked and turned everything off, decided it must be the boiler have switched it to off but pilot light is still on, we have ran hot and cold taps made no difference also bled radiators it is still screaming. We- my husband and I are know nothing about plumbing and are also penniless, we would really appreciate some help...thanks
loud high pitched noise coming from wlx RS60 boiler !
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as tw said check your FnE tank in the loft for water, check your system for air.
Its possible the noise was from a pump that's has become dry.
If the FnE has water inside it check the radiators and all working air venting points on the system if there is no water or air blown out then you have a blocked cold feed this will need a engineer to visit to remove the obstruction, or you can try your self in a safe manner.
Its possible the noise was from a pump that's has become dry.
If the FnE has water inside it check the radiators and all working air venting points on the system if there is no water or air blown out then you have a blocked cold feed this will need a engineer to visit to remove the obstruction, or you can try your self in a safe manner.
hi thanks for replying so quickly, it was the themostat i think it is a dial with numbers around it and an off position so i turned it round to off also there is like a light switch box on the wall next to the boiler i switched that off too, also in the airing cupboard i turned heating and hot water to off, am i going to blow us up i am scared the noise is still going... havn't been up to the loft yet will send lee up there to look at tank...
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If all of your controls are switched off look for your pump its the roundish thing on a pipe normaly red or grey it wilol either say grunfoss or Wilo or something like that with a wire from it.
If that is cold and not vibrating then your system is reasonably isolated.
It could possibly be a ball valve in the loft or a tap vibrating quick check for that is to open a cold top and if the nose stops thats your problem may need a new valve somewhere toilert or the cold water tank in the loft.
As for you concern no you wont blow up the pump will run if its that untill it burns out and causes a load on the fuse and pops it and then the system is isolated till a engineer visits.
So if everything is off spurs off and you are 100% sure power is isolated to the boiler the pumps silent(not in moving ect) and you still have the noise check a cold tap if it stops its a mains issue and get a plumber in and switch heating back on if it dont then id start trying to pinpoint where it is
i have had ballvalves whistle and taps but you would see the over flow going
If that is cold and not vibrating then your system is reasonably isolated.
It could possibly be a ball valve in the loft or a tap vibrating quick check for that is to open a cold top and if the nose stops thats your problem may need a new valve somewhere toilert or the cold water tank in the loft.
As for you concern no you wont blow up the pump will run if its that untill it burns out and causes a load on the fuse and pops it and then the system is isolated till a engineer visits.
So if everything is off spurs off and you are 100% sure power is isolated to the boiler the pumps silent(not in moving ect) and you still have the noise check a cold tap if it stops its a mains issue and get a plumber in and switch heating back on if it dont then id start trying to pinpoint where it is
i have had ballvalves whistle and taps but you would see the over flow going
the pump on the pipe i think it says hyson on it that is cold and not moving no sound coming from it either. when we turn on cold tap noise doesn't change, i spose a good job we live next door to a park on that side! thanks for your help and for telling me we wont get blown up.. the noise goes on...
the pump on the pipe i think it says hyson on it that is cold and not moving no sound coming from it either. when we turn on cold tap noise doesn't change, i spose a good job we live next door to a park on that side! thanks for your help and for telling me we wont get blown up.. the noise goes on...
check to see if its a noise from the water main turn a tap on if it stops plumbers req if not look elsewhere.
If at all possible you could eliminate all other electrical sources for the sound by turning your power supply off at the consumer unit or pulling/switching the mcb's off till the nose stops and investigate that circuit.
If you switch it all off noise is definitely still going then that only leaves gas meter or water main.
All i can advise you to do is to start turning stuff off till you find it, Isolated the boiler and if it is off has removed the boiler, pump and boiler electrics from the possible source list.
If at all possible you could eliminate all other electrical sources for the sound by turning your power supply off at the consumer unit or pulling/switching the mcb's off till the nose stops and investigate that circuit.
If you switch it all off noise is definitely still going then that only leaves gas meter or water main.
All i can advise you to do is to start turning stuff off till you find it, Isolated the boiler and if it is off has removed the boiler, pump and boiler electrics from the possible source list.
when noise first started went in garage and switched all electric off at main box switched it all back on one by one noise continued the same , we have turned off main water and back on again still noise carries on.. thanks so much for your help i guess i will have to find some ear plugs!
well only other thing is the gas, check your meter if its going around at a slow speed quite happy and as your pilot is on its ok.
if its going like the clappers then you need attention of a engineer.
(call transco )
other then that it, do you have neighbours it could be their system
if its not them then we have made all the first check i would of made to find the problem i cant think of anything else.
Let us know what the problem was
if its going like the clappers then you need attention of a engineer.
(call transco )
other then that it, do you have neighbours it could be their system
if its not them then we have made all the first check i would of made to find the problem i cant think of anything else.
Let us know what the problem was
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