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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 15 November 2009, 15:34:23
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I have a problem getting my boiler to kick in when the hot taps are turned on. To get the hot to flow in the kitchen, I have first to turn on the bathroom hot tap, then turn it off once the boiler fires up. However, sometimes, even after turning on the bathroom tap it can take a good minute or two before the boiler fires.
I changed the kitchen taps a couple of weeks ago and the problem, which I think existed before, has become much worse since.
On the boiler (a Vokera Maxin 24), there is a hot water temperature control (just a knob, with a thinner to thicker line denoting min to max) and that is truned to its maximum.
There, that's all the info I can think of.
Is this a situation which requires a service engineer?
Hope not, they cost a fortune! :( :'(
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Does the heating side of things work ok, is it presurrised ok?
Went out to my sons house the other night and his had lost all pressure in the system preventing it from firing up, got it back up to pressure and let loads of air out from the system (heating) and all was ok again, it fired up.
Mick
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Does the heating side of things work ok, is it presurrised ok?
Went out to my sons house the other night and his had lost all pressure in the system preventing it from firing up, got it back up to pressure and let loads of air out from the system (heating) and all was ok again, it fired up.
Mick
Yep, all pressurised and the heating works.
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problem seems similiar to mine I had before..
there is a valve/gasket similiar that must be changed..
cheap not something expensive in mine.. I think it will be same for yours..by the way I call someone and watch when he's changing ;D :y
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
long live Debs :y
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Flow sensor......I would say
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
if the person who comes is CORGI registered avoid as it means that they have not took the gas safe exam which has superceeded corgi. Basically corgi no longer exists so if thats the only badge/crudentials they have ask them if they are gas safe registered :y :y :y
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
if the person who comes is CORGI registered avoid as it means that they have not took the gas safe exam which has superceeded corgi. Basically corgi no longer exists so if thats the only badge/crudentials they have ask them if they are gas safe registered :y :y :y
Thanks for the tip! :y
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
if the person who comes is CORGI registered avoid as it means that they have not took the gas safe exam which has superceeded corgi. Basically corgi no longer exists so if thats the only badge/crudentials they have ask them if they are gas safe registered :y :y :y
Thanks for the tip! :y
No worries use to help a gas safe engineer do some plumbing work (fetching and carrying plus lifting the boiler onto its brackets lol) and learnt a fair bit as he only ever fitted combi boilers when replacing systems so did learn a fair bit along the way
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
Not that any of them are engineers, fitters or technicians is the correct reference.
Also, the laws are quite clear as they dont state that you need any specific certification if doing a job for no reward, you simply need to prove compitence (for which thier are methods).
To add to it, the chances are that the flow sensor is external to the main gas part (combustion chamber and burner section) and hence is very accessable with pretty much 0 risk on the gas front (and hence means the job technicaly falls outside that covered by the gas regs anyway).
Even better, the manual for the lump will probably tell you where it is and the part number.
I dont buy the heat exchanger bit as this would not slow the boiler firing unless the flow rate was stupidly restricted.
I get bits here:
http://www.onlineboilerspares.com/
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In fact, here is the diagram in question
http://www.onlineboilerspares.com/product1897.html
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And here is the manual
http://vokera.excaliburstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/maxin_24e_28e_installation_and_servicing_-instructions.pdf
Note, the manaul confirms that you do not have to access the burner chamber.
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And here is the manual
http://vokera.excaliburstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/maxin_24e_28e_installation_and_servicing_-instructions.pdf
Note, the manaul confirms that you do not have to access the burner chamber.
good work..You deserve your name as usual :y
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Lol, I HATE it when people are told you cant touch certain things when in reality you can (assuming you are compitent).
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A fascinating and informative thread 8-) 8-) :y :y
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And here is the manual
http://vokera.excaliburstudio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/maxin_24e_28e_installation_and_servicing_-instructions.pdf
Note, the manaul confirms that you do not have to access the burner chamber.
Magic Mark!!! :y :y :y
Part ordered from Boiler Spares. :y :y
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Lol, I HATE it when people are told you cant touch certain things when in reality you can (assuming you are compitent).
I recently returned a 're-plastering favour' (by a Kentish friend) by installing his new Worcester-Bosch C/H condensing-boiler....being a competent plumber and sparky; but having no 'legal' certification: I contacted a local (Herne, Kent) 'Gas Registration Scheme' chap and outlined what I intended to do (RE: flues, wiring, water and gas piping sizes/route etc.) and he happily agreed to come `cap the gas supply before I removed the old boiler and then came back to make the final gas connection, commission and certify the boiler.....all for a reasonable £90. fee.
Common sense prevailed; the Gas/Building regs and manufacture`s warranty stipulations were adhered-to the letter and I was praised for a 'quaility' installation (".....and it`s nice to see someone whom can really use a pipe-bender")......a result! ;)
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
As long as you are not breaking any gas lines,you dont need to be gas safe. :y
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My thoughts...
London hard water: heat exchanger choked or flow sensor/diaphragm is sticky or faulty. ;)
Spot on Debs, you clever girl! I'm a retired gas service engineer and those are the two most likely culprits :y
Thanks girls and guys! ;)
I guess that's an engineer job, then. :(
Especially as I've heard it's illegal to fiddle with them if you're not Corgi registered.
As long as you are not breaking any gas lines,you dont need to be gas safe. :y
And even then you dont, as long as you are not charging and can prove compidence :y
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Thanks to everyone, especially Mark. :y :y
Part arrived this morning, fitting was a piece of cake, and now I have hot water on demand!
Total cost: £11.38!
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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So OOF saved you the call out fee another result :y
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Thanks to everyone, especially Mark. :y :y
Part arrived this morning, fitting was a piece of cake, and now I have hot water on demand!
Total cost: £11.38!
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Well played Nick 8-) 8-) :y
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Thanks to everyone, especially Mark. :y :y
Part arrived this morning, fitting was a piece of cake, and now I have hot water on demand!
Total cost: £11.38!
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Well done that man! :y
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Thanks to everyone, especially Mark. :y :y
Part arrived this morning, fitting was a piece of cake, and now I have hot water on demand!
Total cost: £11.38!
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Well done that man! :y
Forgot a special thanks to you, Debs, for your spot-on diagnosis. :y :y