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ChrisR - Not that I know of! I can trace our gas line from the meter to the boiler and there's no dodgy branching or garden hose+ducktape arrangement that I can see. I know this sounds stupid and that it shouldn't be working like this, but i'm sure that i'm missing something that would be...

I can ask for HW + CH and still have this problem, so it's not like I'm only getting this only when I'm not asking for HW. HELP!!!!

I am in the west Midlands. Near Dudley. Can someone confirm for me that I am reading the meter right? There are 4 white numbers on an analogue dial - not the clock face type, but the miliage-in-a-car type. Then there is on of these numbers in RED. To the left of this, there is a red...

OK, so the boiler is 'going' and the water is getting hot - 70oC. The gas meter was turning at the same rate as it was before, maybe a little slower if anything! Maybe that proves the boiler is firing up? Would the pilot light be able to heat the water in the tank to that sort of temperature? We...

The rads have cooled again and the boiler was off aswell - even though everything said go. I put the water on and turned the CH off and the water is getting damn hot. I think the boiler problem may be intermittent to say the least. I am going to leave it on HW for a while - it doesn't seem to...

Hi everyone - Just come in from work - rads are cold again. The therms etc. are all open. I have moved the valve over manually to MAN and the boiler/pump started up. I have looked at the Gas meter, but I'm not sure I'm reading it right. It says: 2846 5 the 5 is in red and to the...

After I pulled the lever, the water started pumping round and the boiler fired up. The rads got pretty hot but now I've just noticed the rads getting cold again. Everything is switched on, calling for heat and appears to be running. Can someone suggest a test I could try to get some heat out...

I've just come in from work and the rads are cold. The progs calling for CH, the therm is calling for CH but no action. The valve was in Mid position. I pulled it over to MAN and the twiddled with the speed setting on the pump and it has started the boiler. This is not what usually...

Does anyone know the telephone number for Gloworm? I'd like to give them a call. Cheers, Mr. Tickle.

Yeah, this is where i'm getting lost. I have a basic understanding of thermodynamics and laws of conservation, which is why i don't see the problem! WHen i say the boiler is on, i mean that the fan thingy turns on, it makes a bit of a racket, you can hear what appears to be a piezo clicking...

WIll check tonight - what if it is okay though? What else could it be? How long should the system take to heat up? If the boiler is on and running, should one of the two pipes in the top be very hot? Mr. Tickle

I will have a look at the meter tonight. Would this explain why it worked sometimes, but in the afternoon and on weekends, it seems to fail? Mr. T.

Ok. The rads are not hot with just HW on. There is not hot water in the pipework. I have just turned the hot water therm down and the valve moved over, the boiler went off. No therm was calling for heat so the valve returned - i heard a microswitch click as it moved across. I turned the...

Okay, it's been about an hour and the house is getting colder. No action with HW + CH on, although everything looks ok. I am now going to ask for just hot water and see what happens. I have done this by turning the room therm down, although the prog is still ON for CH, the therm isn't...

ok. thanks for the input. This is much appreciated. CroydonCorgi - The programmer appears normal, yes. The Thermostats appear normal and to my observations work to call for the correct things from the programmer. It is happening again tonight - so i have put the prog. on to call for HW +...

Okay, the only thing that we can work out as having some sort of pattern is that the heating turns off after the water goes off - only the CH doesn't come back on - it just gets cold. Is there anyone that can make head or tale of this? Thanks for anyone who can help. Mr. Tickle

Okay, we turned everything off because it wasn't working and have just turned it back on. The rads are bouncing off the walls but everything is exactly the same as it was when we turned it off. What is going on?!?

OK! It's a Gloworm Ultimate 30FF. Does that help? Mr. T.

The boiler is has high as it will go. Last night it worked perfectly with the rads bouncing off the walls. It is a Gloworm model, but i haven't been able to locate a more specific number yet. I will have a look again in a sec. Why do you think it would work last night and now it's duffed...

Ok, so nothing has got hot. Everything is just warm. I think the hot water tank is keeping the rads warm 'cause the tank temperature has dropped by 10 degs. I have clicked the hot water tank therm off, so it has stopped calling for hot water - and the valve moves over. The water isn't hot...