Is this a good quote for replacing an expansion vessel?

[susie blue]

Hi

I have a 9 yr old Ideal Classic 280 combi boiler and I need a new expansion vessel as the current one isn't holding pressure. Apparently I also need to replace 3 isolation valves as they were leaking the last time they were switched off for boiler repair work. I have been quoted £117.86 for parts (vessel and valves) and between £90-£120 for labour as apparently its a 3 - 4 hour job. Can anyone tell me if this sounds like a reasonable quote. I have also been advised that it may be better to get a new boiler instead of repairing this one but I think thats a bit drastic. I've already had the blow out valve replaced but that did not sort my pressure problem. Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated.

Another problem I have is loud banging/water hammer in the radiator or pipes in my bedroom. I can also hear a gushing of water into this radiator when the heating comes on. Could this be a blocked radiator? All other radiators in my flat are completely silent.

Thanks in advance
Susie

 

[oilman]

Prices are not too bad.

Gushing water indicates air rather than blocked radiator.

Everybody SHOULD (but rarely do) have a pot where they can get the money to pay for heatinh repairs or get things done in a planned way. They understand the benefit of this when they are COLD.

 

[susie blue]

Who says I don't have a boiler repair fund

The heating still works so its not cold, I'm just finding myself topping up the water on a daily basis which obviously isn't good.

I have bled the radiator and there doesn't seam to be an air in it so I'm rather puzzled.

Thanks for the info anyway

 

[oilman]

Who says I don't have a boiler repair fund

Nobody said YOU didn't, but there are people that visit this forum who haven't, and most people don't have any contingency fund.

The heating still works so its not cold, I'm just finding myself topping up the water on a daily basis which obviously isn't good.

Quite, it isn't good.

I have bled the radiator and there doesn't seam to be an air in it so I'm rather puzzled.

You could see if opening the radiator valves make it quieter, but this will affect the other radiators.

 

[susie blue]

Yeh I've opened the valve fully to no avail

Tis at times like this I wish I was a plumber...

 

[oilman]

Is the noise coming from the valve that you've opened, or the other end. I'm not a plumber either, why ever would you want to be one of those?

 

[susie blue]

Well the gushing noise seems to be coming from the other side of the radiator and the water hammer/banging is coming from the radiator and/or the pipes below.

 

[oilman]

You need to pull the cap off that valve and use a small spanner (or something) to open up that valve too. (It may be fully open as many are, but unlikely since it's noisy).

 

[susie blue]

cheers i'll try that and see if it helps

 

[Paul Barker]

ask them to fit external generic expansion vessel on return pipe ifvthere is appropriate space. Save 80 quid off that bill.

have system cleansed and inhibited afterwards.

fan gets hot bearings dry out on classic. make sure it is ok or start saving for that next, it will strand you cold for definate. This week Ideal have no fans.

 

[susie blue]

Thanks for the info.

The radiator has stopped making noises ...but now another one has started so Im gonna open the other valves on all my rads...dya think thats a bad plan??