Baxi Barcelona and external pump running continuously!

[icarter]

My girlfriend has a baxi barcelona condensing boiler and the pump runs continuously. She called in someone to look at it and they said that it was the timer that needed changing.

They have done this and it still runs continuously with both heating and water set to off.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Ian

 

[giblets]

Ahh, the old Baxi Barcelona

I would suggest that you contact Baxi service dept. They will offer a "fix-it-all" for a fixed price. I know the price may sound expensive but TBH these boilers are cr*p. I have had Baxi out to a few and they have ended up changing virtually everthing in the boiler apart from the casing.

 

[kevplumb]

put it out of it's (and your) misery

 

[ChrisR]

They've always been troublesome. Now they're old and troublesome. If it's working, don't mend it, just start saving up.

Or maybe change girlfiend...

 

[icarter]

The boiler itself is fine. Touch wood! Its quiet and reliable!

Wish I could say same for the girlfriend!

 

[baxpoti]

The Barcelona boiler does not control the pump, unless it's a full TRV system or wired up wrong!

 

[icarter]

So is there an answer to stop the pump running all the time? What I find is that after hot water tank gets to set temperature, the boiler shuts down but the pumps continues and sucks the heat back out of the tank! Also in the middle of the night you can hear the pump!

Cheers for the help

Ian

 

[baxpoti]

The pump should be wired the same as the boiler, if the boiler shuts down the pump should shut down!

Is the system Full TRV?

Is the pump connection on the boiler being used?

I take it to be a normal Barcelona boiler not a Barcelona system boiler?