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Just while I am here aswell I just thought I would post a quick pic of the hot water outlet damage....what could have caused this? It isnt leaking or anything now but clearly has done :shock: Also the expansion vessel which has no visual damage or anything. Upon reading up alot...

Afternoon all, It would appear I am going to be let down by my friends recommended guy tonight and to be honest I am abit anxious about the cylinder. Is it safe as it is? Nothing is actually leaking and the hot water is working. I currently have the heating turned off to stop the buzzing from...

:shock: Ive just read up about the safety discharge pipe...........hmm guess this will need replacing aswell then :? Looking at the piece of information I have just read, it says "ONCE THE SAFETY VALVE OPENS IT RARELY CLOSES AGAIN, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PRESSURE WILL DROP AND YOU WILL...

:shock: I guess the safety discharge pipe isnt too clever then? I also guess this is the pipe infront of the TPV? Is this a big problem then? I would take a pic of the reducing valve or the expansion relief valve but honestly I wouldnt know what I am looking for. Thanks again pal

Thanks again for the great replies, really helpful. I have a guy coming out tomorrow who has the unvented hot water qualification to take a look at the problems.....hopefully it wont be too bad! Although I did notice tonight when cleaning out the cupboard ready for him that the top of the...

Cheers mate, thats was really appreciated 8) Guess its a few jobs in one then! Time to ring some friends up who know plumbers with that qualification! Will many of them have this? I do always seem to have to pressurise the system every couple of months as the pressure drops from 1.5 bar...

Evening all, You will have to firstly excuse me, I know nothing about boilers etc I am more posting to see just how expensive this could be and what plan of action to take.....if indeed there is one ofcourse. Long story short...boiler is 6 years old...brand new barratt house. Lastnight my...

I think I have found the problem (incase anyone is interested lol) During previous work on the boiler a new condensate pipe was drilled outside and dug into the ground. You see Barrats had plumbed our boiler in with the condensate pipe going straight into the kitchen sink waste pipe, however...

I meant to say, yeah I learned this the hard way! Annual Service is a must! I know nothing about boilers but that is why I know about problems with the condensate trap on these boilers, no annual service for the first 3 years which obviously led to condensate pipe blockages and L/F faults :oops...

Thanks for the reply Tony, I decided to check the condensate trap this afternoon and after removing it, it didnt look like it was blocked up. I gave it a wash through and checked where it attaches to the boiler but that was all clear too. I then re-attached the trap and turned the boiler on...

Afternoon all 8) I wonder if someone could help me? My boiler (HE12 I think) is yet again having problems but this time it doesnt appear to be as bad as before as the boiler itself is actually lighting. We only noticed the problem lastnight as the radiators stopped working and it came in...

Thanks for the reply shambolic 8) I thought I would post the outcome of my problem as when I was looking I found that most people who had the same problem on various forums never actually posted what the final verdict was :x As you said shambolic, I got a friends engineer friend out and...

Afternoon all, I wonder if someone would be kind enough to offer abit of advice 8) I have an ICOS Ideal Standard HE12 condensing boiler/heating system and I woke up this morning and unfortunately the hot water isnt working. There is no fault being shown on the user controls but when I run...

Morning all, Thanks for the replies :P The repairman came today and confirmed it was the Zone Valve. Exactly the same as my neighbours :roll: He quoted about £140 fitted which I am guessing is a good price because the part is about £100 apparently. My next question if someone would...

Evening all, Thanks so much for all of the replies. I have quoted the above one as it seems very likely. Zone Valve hhmmm. Maybe it was the zone valve he replaced when he fixed my neighbours heating and not the pump, and my neighbour just got it wrong? Like me she isnt very technical lol I...

Thanks again mate, Yeah everything is calling for heat, including the hot water when I turn the tap on but that is currently being provided by the back up hot water tank as such. The programmer is on and working fine. I can set the boiler to come on and off no problem. The problem is it...

Sorry, maybe you was confused corgiman, there is an 0 on the LCD display indicating no central heating is being requested. Its not that the LCD is not working at all. With regards to being ripped off by Barratts. When I buy a brand new house, I dont expect to be paying £200 for a boiler part...

Thanks corgiman :P My neighbour who had exactly the same problem lastweek has just told me it was not a problem with the boiler itself but the pump in the "airing cupboard" upstairs (where the back up immersion heater is) needed replacing at about £200 :shock: I appreciate "the pump in...

Hi all, I posted about a year ago regarding my boiler when I was unfortunately getting the FL error on the display with no central heating etc. In the end Barratts came out and unblocked the condensate trap and it worked fine. My old thread (incase you are interested)...

Maybe there is one :oops: I must admit to just knowing how to turn the oven on and setting it to a certain temperature! I have never noticed an indicator light! Anyway, it is a quick post to thank you for your help again and just to let you know we had someone come and look at it today and...