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[leelister6 10]

hi, im doing a conversion Monday from a heat only gravity fed to a combi,when removing the hot water cylinder, what pipe do i couple up in the airing cupboard? do i couple up the feed to the return and cap off the hot and cold? thank you i advance

 

This is actually quite frightening!

[NERVY-OWL 192]

we have just got the radiator put back on the wall in the small room upstairs however we don't seem to be getting any heat from it. we haven't owned the house long so not sure if it was working when we took it off. one pipe up to the radiator does get warm however the pipe on the other side stays stone cold. is it likely to just need the system draining or could it be more serious? any ideas before i get a plumber out for it.

[storey1984 10]

we have just got the radiator put back on the wall in the small room upstairs however we don't seem to be getting any heat from it. we haven't owned the house long so not sure if it was working when we took it off. one pipe up to the radiator does get warm however the pipe on the other side stays stone cold. is it likely to just need the system draining or could it be more serious? any ideas before i get a plumber out for it.

 

Try turning all the other radiators off and see if its air in the return pipe stopping it getting warm. If this doesn't help then it could be a problem with the valve. If it's a thermostatic radiator valve and been turned off for a long time it may be stuck on its seating. If that's the case remove trv header and try moving the pin beneath up and down. If all that doesn't work you'd need a professional.

[FORE 12]

Baxi 105he combi frequently goes into lockdown when not used for a few hours.

 

Flame failure light flashes. Resetting usually gives following:-

 

Ignites but packs up after about 10secs. Has another couple of attempts then lockdown repeats.

 

Can get boiler going by turning on DHW while boiler is lit for that 10 seconds.

THEN once water has run hot up to top temperature, if central heating is switched on it will perform OK.

 

IF we do not let hot water get up to temp for a minute, the CH refuses, and it switches off and goes back into lockdown (maybe after a couple more attempts and 10 secs being lit).

 

gas safe guy replaced flame sensing electrode and commented that condensate tank was fine, clear and not blocked.

 

Problem is also when electrode was replaced it was working (as with each resetting procedure), but after no use for 1/2 day wouldn't ignite on timed and needed resetting etc once more.

 

Boiler is about 10 years old.

 

Any similar experience or advice would be most welcome. THANKS.

[scargill 10]

We have just moved into a house with a Baxi boiler and a Drayton lifestyle LP711Si control panel, the issue is the 2 don't appear to have been talking to each other.

The boiler appears to be working ok but not to the times set on the control panel.

 

Any thoughts?

[zaci 12]

We have just moved into a house with a Baxi boiler and a Drayton lifestyle LP711Si control panel, the issue is the 2 don't appear to have been talking to each other.

The boiler appears to be working ok but not to the times set on the control panel.

 

Any thoughts?

 

The programmer (control panel) is probably working to timings set by previous owner.

There are lot of combinations of time setting!, the programmer user instructions should tell you how to reset the programmer to the original factory settings.

If you don't have the user instructions, you can usually find a download online.

[scargill 10]

The programmer (control panel) is probably working to timings set by previous owner.

There are lot of combinations of time setting!, the programmer user instructions should tell you how to reset the programmer to the original factory settings.

If you don't have the user instructions, you can usually find a download online.

 

Cheers Zaci, Thanks for the info. I have reset all the on / off times to no avail, but will try factory reset and start again.

The concern is that even with the control panel turned to Off, the heating still comes on based on reaching the thermostat setting.

[kidley 48]

Cheers Zaci, Thanks for the info. I have reset all the on / off times to no avail, but will try factory reset and start again.

The concern is that even with the control panel turned to Off, the heating still comes on based on reaching the thermostat setting.

 

My Bold

 

if (and i think it will be) it is the same as mine, when the control panel is turned off it goes to Frost Temp, so your pipes dont freeze up,

It looks to me as it all wants resetting, a factory reset is good advice. Or reset the "stand by" (frost Temp), it looks as though the stand by temp is set to high.

 

Good Luck

[Cyclone 10]

Anyone any ideas what is going on here?

 

My central heating started playing up on Sat evening.

Having reset the boiler several times, and played about for a while trying to figure out what it's doing, I've observed that if heating + hot water are demanded, I get both.

If heating alone is on demand, then the boiler doesn't come on.

 

We have a tank for hot water, so that's on a timer, as is heating. If I override both to immediate demand, I get heating. If only turn on heating (or the timer does) then nothing.

 

My best guess is a thermostat problem, but that doesn't totally make sense.

If the thermostat were reporting no demand, then even when the hot water was demanded the radiators still shouldn't get hot, but they do.

So I guess it could be the timer/controller, but again that doesn't fully explain it I don't think.

 

The 3 way valve appears to be functioning, at least I can hear it change position when something is demanded.

The boiler itself seems to be fine when it gets triggered to do something.

The thermostat makes a faint click when you turn the dial up, which is normal and sounds like the relay closing.

 

I've got a homecare policy, so I can call someone out, but thought I'd ask here first in case it's obvious to someone who knows.

[hauxwell 243]

Anyone any ideas what is going on here?

 

My central heating started playing up on Sat evening.

Having reset the boiler several times, and played about for a while trying to figure out what it's doing, I've observed that if heating + hot water are demanded, I get both.

If heating alone is on demand, then the boiler doesn't come on.

 

We have a tank for hot water, so that's on a timer, as is heating. If I override both to immediate demand, I get heating. If only turn on heating (or the timer does) then nothing.

 

My best guess is a thermostat problem, but that doesn't totally make sense.

If the thermostat were reporting no demand, then even when the hot water was demanded the radiators still shouldn't get hot, but they do.

So I guess it could be the timer/controller, but again that doesn't fully explain it I don't think.

 

The 3 way valve appears to be functioning, at least I can hear it change position when something is demanded.

The boiler itself seems to be fine when it gets triggered to do something.

The thermostat makes a faint click when you turn the dial up, which is normal and sounds like the relay closing.

 

I've got a homecare policy, so I can call someone out, but thought I'd ask here first in case it's obvious to someone who knows.

 

It’s a few years ago, but my mum had the same problem. I’m sure it was the valve that had to be replaced.

Hope you get it sorted, or someone can give you advice on here.

[Cyclone 10]

The 3 way valve? I can check more closely if it's changing position correctly.

[scargill 10]

My Bold

 

if (and i think it will be) it is the same as mine, when the control panel is turned off it goes to Frost Temp, so your pipes dont freeze up,

It looks to me as it all wants resetting, a factory reset is good advice. Or reset the "stand by" (frost Temp), it looks as though the stand by temp is set to high.

 

Good Luck

 

Thanks Kidley, tried factory reset reprogrammed all the times, there appears to be no control for frost prevention. Still no joy the thermostat appears to override whatever setting the control panel is set to. Looks like a job for a specialist.