Hi everyone I'm a newbie who came across this site whilst searching on google...it's a great forum and I am sure someone will come to my rescue!
I have a pressurised central heating system with a potterton boiler in the loft. Next to it is a red vessel with a pressure gauge and next to that is a pump.
Since yesterday the boiler is cutting itself out after 15-30 mins. I turned down the hot water thermostat on the water cylinder (located on the first floor in a bedroom) and it has made it a little better but at the expense of not having much hot water. It seems as though the boiler switches off as soon as hot water is turned on! The pressure is at 1.5-2 bar and the radiators have been vented.
To turn it back on i need to switch off the mains switch to the boiler, turn off the hot water and heating from the control panel/timer and then turn the switch back on and manually turn on the hot water and heating from the control panel/timer. The boiler then fires up but again for only a little while until a) the hot water is turned on or (b) until the boiler overheats and cuts out.
Also another problem is that if i turn the heating off from the control panel/timer it makes no difference and the heating carries on running - do i need a new control panel (timer)?
Any help appreciated - many thanks!
I have a pressurised central heating system with a potterton boiler in the loft. Next to it is a red vessel with a pressure gauge and next to that is a pump.
Since yesterday the boiler is cutting itself out after 15-30 mins. I turned down the hot water thermostat on the water cylinder (located on the first floor in a bedroom) and it has made it a little better but at the expense of not having much hot water. It seems as though the boiler switches off as soon as hot water is turned on! The pressure is at 1.5-2 bar and the radiators have been vented.
To turn it back on i need to switch off the mains switch to the boiler, turn off the hot water and heating from the control panel/timer and then turn the switch back on and manually turn on the hot water and heating from the control panel/timer. The boiler then fires up but again for only a little while until a) the hot water is turned on or (b) until the boiler overheats and cuts out.
Also another problem is that if i turn the heating off from the control panel/timer it makes no difference and the heating carries on running - do i need a new control panel (timer)?
Any help appreciated - many thanks!
