BOILER PROBLEMS

JOP

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HI I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME-YOU MUST BARE WITH ME CAUSE I AM ONLY A WOMAN AND I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT BOILERS ETC MY BOILER KEEPS CUTTING OUT- IT HAS DONE IT TWICE NOW AND I HAVE HAD TO PRESS THE TWO OVERHEAT THERMOSTAT RESET SWITCHES ON IT TO GET IT TO RESTART- THE PUMP IS FINE/THE PRESSURE IS FINE AND EVERYTHING DOES SEEM TO BE WORKING OK- THE INSTRUCTIONS SUGGEST THAT IT IS THE APPLIANCE OVERHEATING WHICH IS THEN CAUSING THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO BE CUT OFF FROM THE BOILER. THE PRESSURE IN THE BOILER IS JUST OVER 2.0PSI- CAN ANY ONE HELP ME? WHY IS IT OVERHEATING? DOES THIS SEEM RIGHT AND WILL IT COST ME A FORTUNE TO FIX IT? I HAVE TURNED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES ON THE HOT WATER/HEATING DOWN-DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HELP? I HAVE ONLY LIVED IN THE HOUSE FOR 8 MONTHS BUT IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ABSOLUTELY FINE OVER THE WINTER MONTHS-IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAVE GOT A PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS GOT HOTTER. PLEASE HELP AS WHEN THE BOILER STOPS WORKING I HAVE NO HOT WATER-A DISASTER FOR A WOMAN!!! :D
THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE
JO
 
THE PRESSURE IN THE BOILER IS JUST OVER 2.0PSI

Stop shouting, and WOW that is accurate.

Do you mean 2 bar?

The experts will put me right but thats about 30 ish PSI

Dave
 

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