Life's not been smooth since buying a new build back in 2004, at least as far as hot water is concerned. We've got what seems to be an Ideal Mini S24/28 (at least going by the Ideal installation guide (that's a low water content system gas boiler), which seems paired with a SystemMate 2000 in the garage.
There's always been air in the sealed (?) CH, which we've just tolerated by bleeding and topping up the pressure as needed (not that often to be honest), but now we never seem to have enough hot water. Two short showers or one medium bath is enough to empty the boiler, and for some reason if the CH is on, we seem to have even less.
Just wondering if anyone's got any pointers on where to start, or if I should just go straight to having someone come and look at it. It's not been serviced since we moved in, so that's probably my first port of call, but there's things that strike me as odd, so thought I'd post first.
1) The Mini isn't the combination model. Doesn't it need to be if it's combined with another unit in the garage?
2) The Mini doesn't ignite when the hot water tap turns on. It comes on intermintantly for about 30 seconds, then cuts off....about ever five minutes or so. Then you'll get a burst of hot water from the tap for 30 seconds....
3) Radiators are always hot, even if there's no hot water, and if the Mini isn't igniting.
Anyone got any ideas? I hate not being able to understand the system.....and now when the wife can't have a bath in the morning, or even worse, a cold bath.....it's having a detrimental affect on my health
Any help very much appreciated.
There's always been air in the sealed (?) CH, which we've just tolerated by bleeding and topping up the pressure as needed (not that often to be honest), but now we never seem to have enough hot water. Two short showers or one medium bath is enough to empty the boiler, and for some reason if the CH is on, we seem to have even less.
Just wondering if anyone's got any pointers on where to start, or if I should just go straight to having someone come and look at it. It's not been serviced since we moved in, so that's probably my first port of call, but there's things that strike me as odd, so thought I'd post first.
1) The Mini isn't the combination model. Doesn't it need to be if it's combined with another unit in the garage?
2) The Mini doesn't ignite when the hot water tap turns on. It comes on intermintantly for about 30 seconds, then cuts off....about ever five minutes or so. Then you'll get a burst of hot water from the tap for 30 seconds....
3) Radiators are always hot, even if there's no hot water, and if the Mini isn't igniting.
Anyone got any ideas? I hate not being able to understand the system.....and now when the wife can't have a bath in the morning, or even worse, a cold bath.....it's having a detrimental affect on my health
Any help very much appreciated.