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Hi all and sorry if I dont know all the technical jargon but I need your help
Ive just bought a house after saving up for years, it needed renovations as my son is disabled so i factored all that in and was only left with about 1500 contingency (long story)
anyhoo I have the builders doing the work before I move in and they tell me i have no hot water, the plumber was in replacing a rad so had a look and couldnt get it to work. he says he could try a couple of fixes but wouldnt know which it was until he replaced parts which could cost upwards of 400 but both he and the builder recommend a new boiler which i just dont have the funds for atm, its on my to do list as well as changing all the uneconnomical rads but i really need another few months out of this one before i can afford it
ive been down today after theyve gone and had a look and a play, its a vaillant 242
if the heating is on it fires up and i can get some hot water although its set to max and the water is hot enough to wash up but no hotter
if i turn the heating off i get no hot water
in either case the water light isnt coming on
any ideas??
also they have quoted me 3k to change the boiler to a 35watt one and reposition it in the attic qith a radio control and room stat, and also put thermostat valves (I think they are called) on all the rads, does that sound about right?
thanks
Ive just bought a house after saving up for years, it needed renovations as my son is disabled so i factored all that in and was only left with about 1500 contingency (long story)
anyhoo I have the builders doing the work before I move in and they tell me i have no hot water, the plumber was in replacing a rad so had a look and couldnt get it to work. he says he could try a couple of fixes but wouldnt know which it was until he replaced parts which could cost upwards of 400 but both he and the builder recommend a new boiler which i just dont have the funds for atm, its on my to do list as well as changing all the uneconnomical rads but i really need another few months out of this one before i can afford it
ive been down today after theyve gone and had a look and a play, its a vaillant 242
if the heating is on it fires up and i can get some hot water although its set to max and the water is hot enough to wash up but no hotter
if i turn the heating off i get no hot water
in either case the water light isnt coming on
any ideas??
also they have quoted me 3k to change the boiler to a 35watt one and reposition it in the attic qith a radio control and room stat, and also put thermostat valves (I think they are called) on all the rads, does that sound about right?
thanks