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Hi,
Just moved into a flat a few week back and the hot water flow is really bad. Nothing wrong with the heat as water is good and hot. Its just that the amount of water coming out is pretty bad. Takes nearly a minute to fill the basin to wash my face in the morning (and its not a monster basin or anything). I don't use bath, thank god. Electric shower so that is fine.
Its a small 1 bed flat. There is the kitchen sink, bathroom basin and bath. Kitchen pipe run is 1-2m. Bathroom pipe run is 3-4m. I know that I do not need to use all three taps at the same time but flow is so poor that if you have the kitchen tap running full pelt and turn bathroom basin tap on, kitchen one completely stops. Turn basin tap off again and kitchen starts up again. Basically, only one tap can run at any one time.
Heating is fine so boiler is working on that side of things.
Boiler is a vokera compact 28 if that helps. Don't know how old it is or if it was looked after (serviced) by previous owners. Looks quite old so def not a modern boiler.
I have read quite a few similar posts and looks like everything points to the boiler and a blocked heat exchanger thing. Live in Scotland so hard water probably doesn't come into the mix. What else could block it or will it be something else. Cold water flow is great. I have not measured the flow of each though. Cold tap could fill a pint glass in maybe a few seconds, hot would take maybe 15 secs or so.
I have also already checked that any and all valves are open as I have read this on a number of posts also.
Looking to call out an expert but would like some additional information, so that I do not get lost if he starts talking technical. Does it sound like an easy & cost effective fix. The last thing I want is to replace one thing (heat exchanger) for it not to work, then get the next thing replaced and then something else and then all of a sudden I am several hundred quid down and no improvement if that money could be better spent being put towards a new modern boiler from the get go.
Thanks.
Just moved into a flat a few week back and the hot water flow is really bad. Nothing wrong with the heat as water is good and hot. Its just that the amount of water coming out is pretty bad. Takes nearly a minute to fill the basin to wash my face in the morning (and its not a monster basin or anything). I don't use bath, thank god. Electric shower so that is fine.
Its a small 1 bed flat. There is the kitchen sink, bathroom basin and bath. Kitchen pipe run is 1-2m. Bathroom pipe run is 3-4m. I know that I do not need to use all three taps at the same time but flow is so poor that if you have the kitchen tap running full pelt and turn bathroom basin tap on, kitchen one completely stops. Turn basin tap off again and kitchen starts up again. Basically, only one tap can run at any one time.
Heating is fine so boiler is working on that side of things.
Boiler is a vokera compact 28 if that helps. Don't know how old it is or if it was looked after (serviced) by previous owners. Looks quite old so def not a modern boiler.
I have read quite a few similar posts and looks like everything points to the boiler and a blocked heat exchanger thing. Live in Scotland so hard water probably doesn't come into the mix. What else could block it or will it be something else. Cold water flow is great. I have not measured the flow of each though. Cold tap could fill a pint glass in maybe a few seconds, hot would take maybe 15 secs or so.
I have also already checked that any and all valves are open as I have read this on a number of posts also.
Looking to call out an expert but would like some additional information, so that I do not get lost if he starts talking technical. Does it sound like an easy & cost effective fix. The last thing I want is to replace one thing (heat exchanger) for it not to work, then get the next thing replaced and then something else and then all of a sudden I am several hundred quid down and no improvement if that money could be better spent being put towards a new modern boiler from the get go.
Thanks.