Hello
I have a combi bolier by halstead (which I think is an ace high, although badge is no longer on!) I have absolutely no knowledge of boiler systems and I would be extremely grateful for any thoughts or comments from anyone that does with regards to some problems I am having at this very cold time of year!!
1) for a while now the hot water only works when the boiler is actually burning and does not jump into life automatically when when you turn the hot tap on; althought the hot water does come out fine once the 'burner on' light is lit
2) now for the most annoying part...Occasionally the pilot light used to just go out and I would have to re-start the system to keep the heating on etc. This problem however has recently taken a turn for the worse as the pilot light will now not stay lit for long and I keep having to re-start it just to keep the heating on. In the past hour or so I have just had to re-set the system 8 times or so! This seems to be getting progressively worse and I am now fearing the worst.
To be fair this boiler is more than overdue a service/inspection which I intend to get done asap. As I say I know nothing about this though and any comments would be greatly appreciated just to give me an idea of possibilities or potential costs
Many thanks in advance
Michael
I have a combi bolier by halstead (which I think is an ace high, although badge is no longer on!) I have absolutely no knowledge of boiler systems and I would be extremely grateful for any thoughts or comments from anyone that does with regards to some problems I am having at this very cold time of year!!
1) for a while now the hot water only works when the boiler is actually burning and does not jump into life automatically when when you turn the hot tap on; althought the hot water does come out fine once the 'burner on' light is lit
2) now for the most annoying part...Occasionally the pilot light used to just go out and I would have to re-start the system to keep the heating on etc. This problem however has recently taken a turn for the worse as the pilot light will now not stay lit for long and I keep having to re-start it just to keep the heating on. In the past hour or so I have just had to re-set the system 8 times or so! This seems to be getting progressively worse and I am now fearing the worst.
To be fair this boiler is more than overdue a service/inspection which I intend to get done asap. As I say I know nothing about this though and any comments would be greatly appreciated just to give me an idea of possibilities or potential costs
Many thanks in advance
Michael
