Convential Boiler - hot to the touch

[simonb873]

Evening all,

I've got a bit of an odd one.

I have Myson Orion conventual vented boiler. (An old boy, but has always been serviced and inhibitors added yearly)

A grundfos ups2 15-50/60 pump with an auto bypass valve set to 0.2.

6 rads, all with TRVs.

We noticed the other day, when we turned the heating on, the boiler gets very hot to the touch. All rads got hot as expected and the pump was running.

I've given it a chemical flush today (sentinel x800) and the water came out crystal clear.

Refilled the system, added the inhibitor and bled the rads.

It's still getting really hot to the touch.

What am I missing? Any advice would be great, thank you in advance.

 

[terryplumb]

When was it last serviced ?
Probably wise to have an engineer visit to check it out.

 

[simonb873]

It was serviced about 2 years ago. Couldn't hurt with another.

 

[gas112]

That boiler would be hot to the touch how often have you touched it in the past

 

[simonb873]

I'll be honest. I have not touched it that often and couldn't tell you if I thought it was too hot. It was the wife that brought it to my attention this time and began to panic. After some Google search, I also started to panic. Am I just overreacting?

 

[gas112]

I'll be honest. I have not touched it that often and couldn't tell you if I thought it was too hot. It was the wife that brought it to my attention this time and began to panic. After some Google search, I also started to panic. Am I just overreacting?

if there is no signs of scorching or discolouration on the front case then i would not be concerned

 

[simonb873]

This is the boiler. There are no signs of scorching or discoloration. It's working as I would expect. Heating all the radiators well.

 

[gas112]

looks all ok , as said old boilers do very hot which is why when they are in a cupboard they need ventilation to help keep them cool

 

[simonb873]

I really appreciate it. It's put my mind at ease.