We are currently having some ongoing problems with the hot water taking a very long time to heat up, also we noticed recently that while we have had the hot water switched on the radiators seem to be coming on?
British Gas told us that although the boiler is very good for it's age, because the system is quite old it's struggling to heat the water & rads if we have them both on at the same time & also that the diameter of the pipes were quite small and it could be scale damage? (could all this be true?)
Just to give you all a picture the boiler is a floor standing Ideal Mexico RS65 in the kitchen of an old 3 bed end terrace, there are 8 rads throughout the house and i am informed the whole system was installed about 1985!
Unfortunately a new system will have to wait a while, as the owner of the present one is my girlfriend whose mother has just passed on.
British Gas told us that although the boiler is very good for it's age, because the system is quite old it's struggling to heat the water & rads if we have them both on at the same time & also that the diameter of the pipes were quite small and it could be scale damage? (could all this be true?)
Just to give you all a picture the boiler is a floor standing Ideal Mexico RS65 in the kitchen of an old 3 bed end terrace, there are 8 rads throughout the house and i am informed the whole system was installed about 1985!
Unfortunately a new system will have to wait a while, as the owner of the present one is my girlfriend whose mother has just passed on.