Ideal ICOS 24

[gabboiscoming]

Hello,

switched to gas last summer and got the grant so have a boiler that heats the
water and central heating separately. As the pipe going to the tank was on the same circuit, new pipework was brought from the burner to the HW tank

When installed the hot water would be piping in 30 mins. Now I've had to increase the burn to 1 hour just to get it warm enough to have a shower. Nothing that I know of has changed, the thermostat on tank hasn't been touched and the intensity of the burn is still 3/5 on the burner.

Anyone know what could be causing this?

 

[Gasguru]

Make sure you have no trapped air in the cylinder coil....there's often an air vent.

 

[Netdragon]

you probably had a eaga install if it was a grand so they would have either installed a icos system with a internal pressure vessel or a normal icos with a remote vessel or tank in the loft.

one of these may need to be toped up/filled with water this could affect the speed in which you get hot water. Then find the vent near the cylidner and make sure any air is released and try.

 

[bengasman]

Anyone know what could be causing this?

If this was a Warmfront install, my first guess would be poor quality workmanship. Totally crap boiler would be a good second.

 

[gabboiscoming]

you probably had a eaga install if it was a grand so they would have either installed a icos system with a internal pressure vessel or a normal icos with a remote vessel or tank in the loft.

one of these may need to be toped up/filled with water this could affect the speed in which you get hot water. Then find the vent near the cylidner and make sure any air is released and try.

Hello,

I think it is a problem with the pressure, I remember the pressure being about the '2' mark. Now it's down to 0, making dodgy noises and every now and again the arm on the dial jumps up and down....any ideas?

Images aren't great, first one is ofboiler off

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Boiler on

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Dial at zero:

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[dreadnoughtheating]

I suggest that you read the user manual that I am sure was left for you to keep...

This should include a section on periodic 're-charging/pressurisation' of system.

As long this only need recharging every six months or so, it should indicate nothing tooooooo serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0GRxandC0 this will give you general advice on how to refill a typical system.

Disclaimer, the above advice is just that and is given freely. I can take no responsibility if all goes wrong.

DH

 

[gabboiscoming]

I suggest that you read the user manual that I am sure was left for you to keep...

This should include a section on periodic 're-charging/pressurisation' of system.

As long this only need recharging every six months or so, it should indicate nothing tooooooo serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0GRxandC0 this will give you general advice on how to refill a typical system.

Disclaimer, the above advice is just that and is given freely. I can take no responsibility if all goes wrong.

DH

Firstly, thanks for the info. I've looked at the youtube video and the manual and they make sense, the only thing is my boiler seems to be slightly different!

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In the pic above, I think the following is right. The first pipe on the left with the pressure guage attached is the flow. It as a pipe coming out of it horizontally with a valve on it that twists and twists until a red inner plastic is exposed, and it has a picture of a man filling (good clue?).

The second pipe is an overfill/condensation type white plastic pipe

The third pipe is the gas supply

The fourth pipe is I am assuming the return from the boiler and this is connected to the first peipe via this white / red valve. This also has a blue valve with a small circled pipe coming out of it, I assume to drain system.

And then there is another copper overfill pipe.

So where is the mains supply? And how do I filll the return by connecting it to mains? Does the white/red valve have anything to do with increasing the pressure?

Any help would be very much appreciated!

 

[gabboiscoming]

I suggest that you read the user manual that I am sure was left for you to keep...

This should include a section on periodic 're-charging/pressurisation' of system.

As long this only need recharging every six months or so, it should indicate nothing tooooooo serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0GRxandC0 this will give you general advice on how to refill a typical system.

Disclaimer, the above advice is just that and is given freely. I can take no responsibility if all goes wrong.

DH

Firstly, thanks for the info. I've looked at the youtube video and the manual and they make sense, the only thing is my boiler seems to be slightly different!

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• gabboiscoming
• 11 May 2011
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In the pic above, I think the following is right. The first pipe on the left with the pressure guage attached is the flow. It as a pipe coming out of it horizontally with a valve on it that twists and twists until a red inner plastic is exposed, and it has a picture of a man filling (good clue?).

The second pipe is an overfill/condensation type white plastic pipe

The third pipe is the gas supply

The fourth pipe is I am assuming the return from the boiler and this is connected to the first peipe via this white / red valve. This also has a blue valve with a small circled pipe coming out of it, I assume to drain system.

And then there is another copper overfill pipe.

So where is the mains supply? And how do I filll the return by connecting it to mains? Does the white/red valve have anything to do with increasing the pressure?

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Anyone any ideas on the above?