HELP no hot water

[Bobby0786]

Hello Peeps,

could anyone please advise what this problem might be, I have a RM Cylinder and a ideal boiler, there is not hot water and the boiler is reporting code 0,
The water heats up a little when I turn the heating on and then the boiler reports code C,

could anyone advise what the problem might be, the fault started yesterday when the water company turned of the water to repair a broken pipe on the street,

thank you

 

[muggles]

0 means no demand, C is a call for heat. It could be that a zone valve has failed. You'll need a G3 registered heating engineer to look at it. In the meantime, you should have a switch by the cylinder to turn on your immersion heater, which will at least give you some hot water

 

[Bobby0786]

Hello thank you for your message, I can’t see a switch, what would it look like please

 

[dilalio]

Trace lead from cylinder to wall, where it should go into a switched spur... Like a light switch or a plug socket without the holes for the plug.

There are many it can be...
https://www.google.com/search?q=imm...hUcShUIHfD8Bj4Q_AUoAnoECA0QAg&biw=360&bih=623

 

[CBW]

Have I missed something? I wouldn’t be obtaining a G3 registered engineer, as we don’t know it’s unvented? You may need a gas safe engineer for the potential boiler fault. Do you know what type of system you have?

 

[Bobby0786]

There is not switch at all, it’s is a invented system

 

[Bobby0786]

This is the cylinder

 

[ianmcd]

Doesnt look like the immersion heater has ever been wired up

 

[Bobby0786]

Doesnt look like the immersion heater has ever been wired up

I wouldn’t be surprised as persimmon homes built the house

 

[CBW]

Would a G3 registered engineer be needed just to check or repair/renew a zone valve?

 

[ianmcd]

Would a G3 registered engineer be needed just to check or repair/renew a zone valve?

Yes

 

[muggles]

Would a G3 registered engineer be needed just to check or repair/renew a zone valve?

Yes, because on an unvented cylinder it is an essential safety device

 

[Bobby0786]

Is there any way I can turn on the immersion without having a switch

 

[JohnD]

Is there any way I can turn on the immersion without having a switch

That's not a good question. How did it get turned off, without having a switch?

When I look at the cap of your immersion heater, it does not appear to have an electrical cable going to it. So the absence of a switch is not the problem. It's the absence of a cable, and very possibly the absence of a circuit to supply it.

We don't know if the original installer didn't provide a circuit because the customer refused to pay for it, or if he didn't connect the cable because there was a fault, or because he didn't own a screwdriver.

It's unusual to have an airing cupboardwithout a circuit for an immersion heater, but not impossible. Have a look at all the nearby walls.

 

[Bobby0786]

I think I’ll get some one more qualified,