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boilerman system was full of sludge causing restriction in the system causing it to overheat,time for a new boiler thanks for your help

no doesnt look like it,was all messed up inside really dirty but all cleaned out now,looks as though its just been caught in time before the case was corroded through,however if i set the stat to min and it doesnt cut off within ten mins or so this would suggest the boiler stat also going to...

not sure going to check tommorow the actual inside of the boiler is in a bad way looks as though it may of leaked inside in the past is this common with these boilers?what would you narrow it down to then as to why it overheats also it wont come back on unless i press the overheat reset.another...

am i correct in saying if the upstairs and downstairs rads are hot and it takes around 30 mins to overheat the pump would be working ok?

could it be down to dirt in the system? how can you tell if the pump is running fast enough and whats the best way to test the boiler stat just put it on min and see if it cuts out and comes back on without overheating?

hi, have a problem with a glowworm energy saver condensing boiler on a y plan system,the problem is the boiler runs ok for 30 mins or so water and heating gets up to temp then the boiler starts making a banging noise and cuts out,to get it going again it needs to be reset by the red stat under...

well they used to use it as intended heating when wanted and water when wanted until a few years ago a bg engineer changed it.so u both seem to think its a system fault then? rather than a boiler fault ill try everything youve both sugested when i go back see if i can get it going,cant...

yeh ive done plumbing, then a 3 year gas apprenticeship but nothing really prepares you for going out alone with the repairs.would you suggest faulty cylinder stat then would that not affect the hot water also though? it used to be on a british gas contract and for some reason they have wired...

hi i am corgi registered passed my ACS 3 weeks ago,so im newly qualified just trying to find my feet really, struggling a bit with faults as ive just been thrown into it a bit,what do u mean a manual valve for the cylinder?it seems as tho just when the rads start to get warm the boiler shuts its...

the clock will not allow me to have heating only/i can have hot water and heating or hot water only, could this have anything to do with the p.c.b shutting down the boiler before it has got to temperature? thanks for the help greatly appreciated

flow and return get hot yes,the system water isnt to bad its dirty but its not sludgy/also sometimes once a week or so it will work fine and be red hot,ive noticed as well just as the rads start to heat when the normal fault occurs the boiler shuts off thinking it has reached temp

hello,i have an s plan system with a potterton suprima boiler,the radiators only seem to get luke warm i dont no why.The zone valve body and motor have just been changed for the heating side,the pumps is brand new, but still no improvement?the boiler also seems to keep shutting off and wont run...

hello, i have a gravity hot water pumped heating system i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what the zone valve does there is only one!at the moment we have no hot water but the heating works fine could it be down to this the valve never seems to motor across even when i turn the clock...

hello, i have a gravity hot water pumped heating system i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what the zone valve does there is only one!at the moment we have no hot water but the heating works fine could it be down to this the valve never seems to motor across even when i turn the clock...