Dear All,
Any advice on what might be wrong with my central heating & water system? The system in run by a Trianco Oil Fired Boiler and is a minimum of 13 years old (looks older). It is very unlikely that the system has been overhauled in any way over that period. (I've just bought it)
At the moment the hot water delivery is very patchy around the house. Some taps deliver piping hot water whilst other are luke warm at best. The central heating works quite well but all the rads are original (1930s cast iron).
I'm not a DIY hero so I have asked a plumber to have a look. He recommended a new pump for the boiler. This in turn he believes will necessitate new pipework and vaves in the basement as he believes the exisitng ones are corroded and might leak under the new pressure. He also thinks that the system needs to be drained and flushed out and then refilled.
The house is very large and so unfortunately is the quote so before I undertake the work I just wanted to double check that it sounds sensible. My concern is that he can only see the outside of the pipes and valves - how does he know that they need to be replaced. They look alright to me - they aren't leaking for instance.
Also he is talking about replacing just the pipes in the basement - not all over the house. If the ones in the basement need replacing why don't the others?
Obviously I should ask him direct but my wife has been looking after this and I am away from home at the moment, so can't speak to him direct.
Any advice?
Many thanks
John
Any advice on what might be wrong with my central heating & water system? The system in run by a Trianco Oil Fired Boiler and is a minimum of 13 years old (looks older). It is very unlikely that the system has been overhauled in any way over that period. (I've just bought it)
At the moment the hot water delivery is very patchy around the house. Some taps deliver piping hot water whilst other are luke warm at best. The central heating works quite well but all the rads are original (1930s cast iron).
I'm not a DIY hero so I have asked a plumber to have a look. He recommended a new pump for the boiler. This in turn he believes will necessitate new pipework and vaves in the basement as he believes the exisitng ones are corroded and might leak under the new pressure. He also thinks that the system needs to be drained and flushed out and then refilled.
The house is very large and so unfortunately is the quote so before I undertake the work I just wanted to double check that it sounds sensible. My concern is that he can only see the outside of the pipes and valves - how does he know that they need to be replaced. They look alright to me - they aren't leaking for instance.
Also he is talking about replacing just the pipes in the basement - not all over the house. If the ones in the basement need replacing why don't the others?
Obviously I should ask him direct but my wife has been looking after this and I am away from home at the moment, so can't speak to him direct.
Any advice?
Many thanks
John