Hi all,
Been doing a lot of research on a boiler problem, so by now am painfully aware that this little baby (620 F) is not everyones favourite
Right now, due to many factors, a replacement boiler is out of the question due to a lack of funds, but is top of the list when funds would be available next Summer/Autumn.
So I am looking for the next best thing - either an easy and inexpensive fix to the problem (I'm an optimist) until I can replace the boiler next year, or just confirmation that there is no easy fix and I can stop wondering and just live with the problem.
The main problem is that while the central heating is fine, the HW won't fire in Summer mode. To get hot water we have to put the CH on in Winter mode, wait 5 minutes and voila - hot water. Bit of a pain if we forget to switch it bak after washing up or having a shower.
Intermittently, but not lately, it will stay "fired" if you push it into summer mode while the hot tap is on.
It has a slow leak, but that's the least of the issues. I know this is probably "bad" but the boiler doesn't seem to be affected once it's been leaking for a week and the pressure has dropped to nothing. I am normally quite good at refilling to 1 bar but sometimes it can be a week.
One further question (apologies i I am taking liberties here) but once the front panel is removed, there is what looks like a ballcock from a cistern with a turnable knob on it - what is that?
Many thanks for any and all advice,
Regards,
DFC
Been doing a lot of research on a boiler problem, so by now am painfully aware that this little baby (620 F) is not everyones favourite
Right now, due to many factors, a replacement boiler is out of the question due to a lack of funds, but is top of the list when funds would be available next Summer/Autumn.
So I am looking for the next best thing - either an easy and inexpensive fix to the problem (I'm an optimist) until I can replace the boiler next year, or just confirmation that there is no easy fix and I can stop wondering and just live with the problem.
The main problem is that while the central heating is fine, the HW won't fire in Summer mode. To get hot water we have to put the CH on in Winter mode, wait 5 minutes and voila - hot water. Bit of a pain if we forget to switch it bak after washing up or having a shower.
Intermittently, but not lately, it will stay "fired" if you push it into summer mode while the hot tap is on.
It has a slow leak, but that's the least of the issues. I know this is probably "bad" but the boiler doesn't seem to be affected once it's been leaking for a week and the pressure has dropped to nothing. I am normally quite good at refilling to 1 bar but sometimes it can be a week.
One further question (apologies i I am taking liberties here) but once the front panel is removed, there is what looks like a ballcock from a cistern with a turnable knob on it - what is that?
Many thanks for any and all advice,
Regards,
DFC