Recent content by rshah

Thanks holty and tonybhoy. I have switched off the boiler and fireplace. The engineer's visit is booked for wed morning. Due to Xmas break i am struglling to get someone in emergency. I will see tomorrow again if i can find from Yell or local directory. regards

oh! is this repairable? and can i switch on front fire place?

i have just amended album. //www.diynot.com/network/rshah/albums/ please see them and suggest for solution. thanks in anticipation of your help. can i turn on front gas fireplace, while we are waiting for gas engineer? thanks

oh! I uploaded them on my album here. this is first time i created album on this website so excuse my ignorance about it. i am going to check it now and get back to you. When i clicked on reply, i clicked on images and it asked me to crete album. So i added a new album and then i uploaded...

Thanks mate. I have taken some photos from the bottom of the fireplace in the front to show what it looks like currently at backside. I turned on boiler to take this photo and now i have turned it off. You can see, on the right hand side of the photos, little pile of black puffs. please...

I would definitely agree with you. Better to have cold rather than dead. We do have a CO detector installed but Birtish Gas.It is flashing green light. So I guess its not a problem. and i believe if there was CO leakage or something serious than it would have alarmed. No? Thanks for your...

Thanks very much for your quick responses. I have GAS engineer booked in to come on Wed morning. Till then we will keep it off as suggested. But speaking to the Gas Engineer (when i booked appointment) he said its ok to use it as long as we have good ventilation in the room.

Hello, We have a baxi bermuda back boiler. in a perfectly working condition. We had it full serviced and the whole system drained in the last summer. In last few days, we smell some burning fumes smell from the boiler. The smell is like wood or tyre is burning. We have a fireplace in front of...

Smally (and all) Good news my problem is solved. I went ahead and did power flush, air removal from the system and (this is important) installed small pressure tank in the loft on feeder tank with pressure gauge. I know this is not necessary for convensional gravity system but believe me this...

Apology. but i was just trying to find solution of my problem and looking through other posts and found this one. so thought may be this is related to my problem. regards

Thanks Bro. I normally do no.3 in the summer time and then change it to no4 or higher during winter, thinking this increases hot water temp. during winter. so yes the banging noise comes in both settings. when BG came they did change pump speed and currently it is on 3 i guess. but it is still...

Gazno1, Did replacing boiler stat solve your banging noise problem? I guess i have the same problem. I have baxi bermuda 552 back boiler with hot water tank and cold water tank in the loft. I am having banging noise may be after 30 mins or so after starting the system and it is a very loud...

I removed head of both thermostatic radiator valves and turned the system on heating and water both ON in the evening. But the banging noise still comes as it was before removing head of thermostatic radiator valves. Any other help, spacethegas and anyone? Thansk in anticipation of your...

Thanks Bro! I will try this tonight and let you all know hows it going?

Well...i see the funny side of this..ha..ha..ha