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No bother at all. A small suggestion, and also an ice-breaker, would be to ask your new neighbours for some advice ! :D Chances are they may have the same system. Good luck with the house

Have a look at the hot water boiler. Does it say Boilermate on it anywhere ? If so the timer is for your central heating. Yes i know what a ridiculously confusing idea. EDIT: from re-reading ur original post you say youve just purchased this house, as in brand new house ?

Isnt this now obsolete ? If its the old brown/white Worcester 9.24 then parts centre claim its an obsolete part.

This mite be a Boilermate with CH programmer. Is it a clock looking type job with little segments all around it ? If so it works like any normal programmer apart from probably being fitted upstairs in a nusiance place ! Im sure an "external" timer can be fitted, say in your kitchen for...

Id go for the thermistor first anyday. No offence but i think some of you are looking into it a bit far ! I find even a minimal amount of scale on the hw thermistor causes it to fail, in some cases giving the on/off prob the op has. FAO op: Theres nowt much to these boilers. Dont worry about...

Im assuming that the area that your in most people are working ? Mite be an idea to offer a later appointment in that case. On the other hand, if like the area i am currently in most people are generally unemployed/unemployable/lazy ba.....s, chapping the door nice and loud in a policeman...

Id be tempted to say that the flue is not correctly installed. Condensing flues should run back to teh boiler and such condensation is discharged through a drain in teh boiler.

A very similar fault i seen recently was a faulty zone valve motor on c/h that was pretty much burnt out. The system would fire up for around 10-15 mins before tripping the fuse box. I just went round the components one by one and disconnected/looped out till i found said problem - The engineer...

I wouldnt say a common problem as such, but yes it can happen. Sludge, sludge, sludge. I was covered in the stuff today after a similar incident. Verdict : ur system is corroding, hence the gunge in the exansion vessel/pipework. Probs find ur pump had seized as well but has now freed off...

Yes, as combustion products may not be safely discharged otherwise.

Defo sounds like an airlock problem. U can tell if the pump is running by removing the large screw on the front of it, catching any escaping water with a towel, and stick ur screwdriver into the "hole" where u have removed the large screw from. Ur screwdriver will rattle against the pump motor...

Ah ! No worries i have just read ur edited post re: the hot water cyl. Sadly i have not done much work on this particular model but it sounds like an airlock in the pipework or faulty pump. Does the pipework from the boiler get hot when it is on ? If so does the heat appear to go anywhere -...

As a severe nut allergy sufferer, i would tend to avoid all foods that were not 100% nut free just in case. Such "warnings" are just a get out clause nowadays for these companies so they dont get sued if some dimwit eats summit they shouldnt.

Just having a laff with you dude, no offence intended of course ! I assume the water pressure on teh boiler is ok ? 1-1.5 bar U say you bled sum rads, did u fill up afterwards ?

Lookintomyeyesnotaroundmyeyeslookintothemseewhaticanseelookaroundmyeyes.............:lol: What Kev was saying (as a trained psychic/psycho ! i am qualified to answer) is "what boiler do u have" - We have established its made by Ideal but what model is it. Thanks.

:lol: Good one ! Gotta luv a random angry punter from time to time.

:lol: says the man who visited the site. Priceless.

Mate ignore these planks. I aplogise for their attitude. Clearly u have a problem with the Flux Capacitor valve on the boiler which fails commonly on this model.

:lol: Done that today, probably not for the last time either.

Haha, these stories are funny as ! God knows ive done a few silly things as well. Most famously was changing all the diverter valve & hw heat ex o-rings on a Worcester 24 or 28 cdi (summit like that) due to a leak, a job i have done on a few occasions in the past. Started draining the c/h and...