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Just had a new secondary heat exchanger fitted. On its first big burn, the boiler hisses after about 10 mins of not hissing. It lasts a couple of mintes only and sounds a bit like a kettle when it hisses during heating process. It is nt very loud but noticeable! It does not recur. Any ideas...

I have a Potterton 28, which was installed in 2004, and system flushed through and inhibitor added. I just had a new secondary heat exchanger, as the old one was black inside in the central heating side, and was not coping with full flow hot water heating to opitimal temp. Should more...

Thank you for taking all your time to satisfy my query. The thermostat is actually very good at maintaining a steady temp, so I shall keep it.

It comes on and then fires 6 times an hour. If the heat is on for 8 hours, that is 48 firings. My concern was that this may wear out the non condensing boiler, as this is about 10 times more ons and offs than before the new thermostat was fitted..... I just want to know if this is likely to...

Thank you for posting. Please could you elaborate a bit? Are you saying this on / off cycling 50 times a day is good for the boiler? I am anxious not to kill my boiler......

I have a HC60NG thermostat on a Potterton 28 NON-condensing boiler. The thermostst operates on TPI control method. It works as it should but boiler fires up 45-50 times a day (short, frequent bursts) to maintain a very steady temp. Will this wear out the boiler? (I know these thermostats were...