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    your worst boilers to work on

    I hated the junior when i first fitted them.I am pretty sure i wasnt alone in having nightmare's with the auto air vent's not being fitted correct at the factory.I must have spent 2 - 3 hours the first time,as i tried in vain to get it pushed down and clipped in correct.I hated the flexi you had...
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    your worst boilers to work on

    The chaffoteaux celtic,with the expansin vessel on the front,so if your working high up,its a nightmare as its awkward and not very light.I hate them and old ariston were you had to take the boile off the wall to replace at least 3 parts. I dont rae the worcester greenstar he system boilrs,the...
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    I just have a goods laugh at a few of you on here.I have never seen so many people who take there job so serious,ok,when working,yes then its time to be serious,but notr in your house,on a computer.And you will see that deat,in the gas installer feb 08,if you cowboys get it ent to you,that is
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    Central heating but no hot water

    I am not 100% sure what d/valve you have.So see if you can see a brass valve with 5 connections coming off it,next to the pump or very near it,now see the top of it will have a black round cap on size of a penny,and clipped on is a black box with microswitches in,turn the box so you can see...
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    I will get you some proof,this happenend only last month,at first it was thought he had a heart attack or something when the barmaid openend up and went upstairs and found him,but it was the co that killed him,anmd that is what the reply was "It must have been the paint fumes,he had a reaction...
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    CHECK THE AINTREE PUB,AINTREE RD BOOTLE LIVERPOOL 20
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    I will give u a number if u want me to talk you through it
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    NO,i mean undoing both ends at the rad,turn both ends off first,get a bowl,undo nuts at the rad,NOT at the pipe and get pressure up to 2 bar,open trv end first when its hot water coming out close it up,and try other end into bowl,if there both hot ,connect back up and try that
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    0151 2862886 aintree pub liverpool 20
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    Are they open both ends,i know this is the obvious,and if you have trvs are they working and not stuck,also can you see your drops to the rads downstairs,doubt it but theres no valves on them is there,what id do is id go to a rad turn both ends off open the valves,so your taking the valves from...
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    do rads get warm at all,how many rads is there,and have they got trv on
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    This was a lad in his fourties ,alehouse the aintree pub,bootle ,just 200 yards from walton jail,i will get you the number if you want scatty
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    Sooey,you know the aintrr pub,by walton jail,on aintree rd it is
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    will your upstairs get hot like it should do,or is it sluggish,will they get hot without anyone running hot water,i know im proberly miles out but if the upstairs is getting hot like the boiler is doing its job,then what can be stopping the d/stairs,if its not being robbed by upstairs,valves...
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    B/gas must be to blame?

    Thank you whatdoiknow for a really good reply,i agree it is hard in this job,to test a appliance and get all the right readings and visually everything is fine then within a month,something has happenend it is a tough call,i know if i was that b/gas man who done this check id be totally gutted...
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    TRV ,THERMOSTATIC RAD VALVE AND L/S, LOCKSHIELD VALVE WHICH SHOULD HAVE WHITE CAP ON AND YOU CAN TURN THE ACTUAL WHITE TOP OR TAKE IT OFF AND WITH A SPANNER TURN THE VALVE OFF,TRV TURN TO ZERO OR FROST SETTING
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    Sounds like circulation,any work done on pipework recently,any new valves fitted
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    If you want go to every rad and close both ends off,then fire c/h up and go to a rad that didnt work and open trv end fully,then l/shield end open just enough so the rad heats up,and leave as it is,go to next rad,and do the same,just balancing the system,check pressure is around 1 1/2
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    potterton combi 80 no heating downstairs

    Try turning rads that work off and see if it pushes heat through
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