bab - the wheel gate valves are for the cold water feed from the header tank and from the hot water feed from the pipe to the bath so I think I can rule those out. Thanks for the warnig about them snapping/sticking I'll be respectful of their age from now :wink:
Changing the shower has produced this problem. The shower is a hot/cold feed power shower. The hot water is fed from a tank in the downstairs kitchen. This is heated from the Vokera ch boiler in the same room. The cold water feed is from the header tank in the loft. Today I shut off the water...
Had a wee rummage at the pump loosening the slotted screwhead and water started to trickle out. I retightened it and went through the startup routine I'd been using; this time the gas ignited OK and after I put the heating and hot water settings to ON constantly it stayed lit and HEY PRESTO ...
:cry: Yeah the servicing hasn't been regular. I've taken the casing off and had a look at the various accessible parts. The pump does indeed seem to be the culprit going by the noises made. ChrisR you said "See if it's running. You should hear it if you change speeds, or you remove the central...
Woke up this morning and found the CH wasn't doing its thing. The hot water tank was going cold and this suggests the system failed during the night. VOKERA 12-48 RS Mynute. The gas pilot was still lit. But adjusting the temperature control on the front of the boiler didn't make it burst into...