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    Boiler cutting out

    air lock, pull the stat and let it boiler it will sound as a plane is trying to land on the roof but ignore it, once you hear banging and splat splat in the tank and the sound of someone wacking the pipes with a hammer put the stat back in. If this fails to work it may be a blocked heat...
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    Dropping pressure on a worcester bosch 24cdi

    alun, if no water is outside where the blow off discharges, look for leaks above the floor for that amount of drop it must be large. If its just started it may be a cracke heating pipe under the floor. hope ya wife is ok :D if you need help to re-fill the boiler read my post higher up...
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    Valiant Boiler Pressure

    re-connecting a rad shouldnt cause any problems. If the pressure is blowing off at 1 bar, when the boiler is on it could be a block heat/changer. However if the boiler is blowing off when cold at 1 bar it may be a faulty pressure rel valve. did you drain the combi at all? if so did you blow...
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    appolo fanfare,pilot light/water temp

    on the apollo fanfare {horrible boilers - dangerous thing } the thing whoch causes red hot heating is the high low stats or boiler stat. The thermocouple will go out but shouldnt need replacing. Is your boiler banging like someone hitting it with a hammer? whats your hot water like? make sure if...
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    Potterton lynx Combi

    potterton combi boilers always go to re-set mode. look for red or black buttons, there will be a red button under the boiler or ontop or inside, it will be RED and sticking out, press it in till you hear it click! your boiler should come back on again.. :D
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    Potterton lynx Combi

    boiler have a tender to shut them selves down. take the baxi 105 it shuts down all the time. try turning your boiler off at the spur for 1 min. Look for any kind of re-se switch. i think there will be a little red button that may have popped out, simply press the red button back in again. I...
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    quotes

    oilman what you on about, i said i can replace a valve in 20 mins, there are still gas tests and pressur tests to do you dont you bother to do them oooop sorry your not even a gas fitter. :oops: again the customer knows the price BEFORE i start work. I dont do a thing untill they know...
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    Pilot light going out when heating comes on

    your gas valve needs to be replaced, you may want to get your thermocouple replaced also as he has to take the old one off to get to the valve. clean the pilot also :D
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    No central heating only Hot water

    it doesnt make a difference i know it looks stange ...
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    Combi Boiler Off pressure going up!!

    that is very common on those boilers. if its only been in a sort period of time give the makers a call they will come out and replace the valve. something gets stuck and jamms which causes the cold water to fill all the time. All we can do when we attend new boiler calls is turn the cold off...
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    Potterton Puma 80e Pump problem?

    oh that model: yer as breezer says turn the black thing, untill water comes. good picture its helpful! :D
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    Vaillant, Pump opened and refitted, now nothing works

    electrics? what you mean theres no link between switchlive and live? E N L SW |------| I havent read the problem again but going of your last post if they say a loop they may mean link between live and swicth live,
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    Dropping pressure on a worcester bosch 24cdi

    yea check ouside, they always leak from there, you may need to replace the pressure rel valve, about £7.00
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    Asbestos advice

    if someone told you to jump off a bridge would you? if you wanna remove asbestos do it... we go on courses all the time and they drum it into us PUBLIC CANT REMOVE ASBESTOS. i dont give a dam what some article says, I CHARGE FOR REMOVING IT SAFELY. if you want to pay 8 million a year like...
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    Suprima pressure loss

    when you said you tried to do a grav system but was sucking in air that will be where the leak is. why didnt you put the pump of the flow as close to the boiler as possible. that would stop the air, its a shame we dont have mini cams as you could have let the suck in to trace the leak.. anyways...
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    No Heat/Water to radiators

    feed pipes do block , good luck tho its a nasty job.. you can try mains water feedback { blast the pipe clear } backfill or just re-new the pipe.
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    Vaillant, Pump opened and refitted, now nothing works

    may sound stupid but did you re-open the pump valves or valves for the boiler,. :lol:
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    Randall 103 timer

    a 103 converion is tricky, so ok, you will need E,N,L to main , then e.n.l and switch live. but before we go there is your system fully pumped? can you get your heating on without your hot water or do you need to have your hot water on before you can out the heating on, i think the randel 103...
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    Potterton lynx Combi

    try re-setting it first, it can be red or black. when you find them if there press it back in again. failing that it could be a few things
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    Is a power flush necessary?

    i have no experience in oil boilers so i cant comment, but i am sure you know your field. In the gas industry boilers, fires parts only have a one year guarentee.
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