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Monday 7 November 2011

Ups and Downs. The sequel

 

Here I posted the Ups and Downs my family has had in the year, so far. It hasn’t ended it would seem.

Down:

My bloody central heating boiler has packed up today!!

6 comments:

  1. Does it feel comforting to have reduced your contribution towards Global Warming FE?

    [In reality, you're probably creating more CO2 by using power-station generated electricity for heating & hot water, but don't feel too guilty about it.]

    Commiserations - can it be resolved rapidly - or is it a major problem?

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  2. Fuck Global warming. it's my house I'm interested in.

    I've shorted out all the likely culprits such as thermostats, flow switches, etc. looks like it is the PCB. Luckily I've a contract with British gas who will be out tomorrow.

    PS. Don't buy a Potterton boiler.

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  3. Make sure your condensate is discharging properly, a quick look at the reservoir will indicate yeah or no.
    If your boiler is not of the condensing type - my suggestion will disappear in 30 secs.

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  4. Don't buy a Ravensheat boiler either !

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  5. "Looks like it is the PCB" - I had that problem a couple of times with our boiler. The first when some water got onto it (it is conveniently mounted underneath the heat exchanger...). I removed it and dried it out. The next time it turned out to be a knackered relay. I got a replacement from Maplin and a few minutes work with the soldering iron had it working perfectly.

    Joe Public probably won't approve, but my excuse is that I didn't touch any gas fittings or connections...

    It's an old type (not condensing), so is far more reliable anyway.

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  6. Now fixed. It was the PCB. TFE is now feeling warm.

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