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I asked if this fix would affect the effectiveness of heating the water. But was told that it definitely wouldn't! It clearly is some bigger picture because it has been operating absolutely fine for years, but then this has happened needing the pump to be turned down and the tank flow...

Hi everyone! Just an update on this for anyone who is interested! I had someone come round today to look at the system and he said: "You need to turn the pump down!" When I told him I already had, he was a bit perturbed! Anyway he had a look and in the end turned down the flow restrictor...

Thanks Agile, That's very useful! I had it powerflushed as I know it's an ageing system and was a having a rad moved. So when draining and I had the flush done, then, inhibitor was put back in the system. I thought it would be more cost effective to run. The pump was on 2 and it is now on...

Thanks wetshoes and nige f. "with the low head from f+ e tank it could be incorrect piping" I've lived with it for the past 4 years and it has been fine. Will check out the cold feed with a magnet for the possibility of a block. Thanks for that. What is the resolution to that prob...

Thanks! I've since turned it back up to 60 for the water.

Sounds like a good plan! But I wonder if anyone knows what the fault could be in the meantime?

Hi Wonder if anyone could help? I have a Baxi 38RS boiler with an open vented system. I had it powerflushed and a new pump installed about a year ago and all has been working fine. Recently there has been water flowing from the vent pipe into the F&E tank. It is in a ground floor flat so...