Recent content by rmh1981

Well, we had an engineer come out and we have managed to increase the pressure, but the warning lights are still on and the gas still doesnt seem to be igniting (so still no hot water :( ) With this coupled with the slow leak from the bottom of the boiler we are thinking about just...

Thanks again Holty, unfortunately i really am clueless about boilers (and plumbing in general :oops: ) and this is my first encounter with a boiler. What exactly is a compression? Also, i have been checking in the manual and i think (hope) i might have found something that may be...

Thanks for the reply Holty, just to clarify, which tap do you think i should turn on? There are three taps, the stoptap(which has now been replaced with a new tap and a silver braided pipe) and the two round red taps. The stoptap/new braided pipe is now open (that made the initial sound...

ok, there has been a development - We have been able to open/check the stop-tap, and it turns out that the tap was broken so no matter if we turned it the tap wasnt opening. We have now replaced that tap, and on turning it (once putting the water back on) there was a short noise of water...

hi adlplumbing, thanks for the quick reply, unfortunately this may be where i get beyond help :( ...as the after coming out of the boiler the pipes disappear in to the wall and then reappear below the kitchen counter. I have taken photos of the pipes directly at the bottom of the boiler...

the stop tap and then two circular red taps on the pipes below the work surface

pipes re-emerge from below the work surface (from right of image) - stoptap to left

the five pipes emerging from the bottom of the boiler

boiler piping

Hi All, I am having problems with my SD f23e boiler - the pressure has dropped to about 0.5 and we are now not getting hot water (or at very best intermittently hot/cold every 30secs). Now i have searched online for advice and a manual for the machine and havent learnt much other than its...