Comments on: Boiler Systems

By: Boiler Care Guide

Boiler Care Guide — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:11:56 +0000

If you have taken out an appropriate boiler service contract you should telephone the helpline number you have been provided with and a plumber will call to help remedy your problem. If you have not taken out any boiler service agreement you may need to telephone a local plumber and explain your issue you should be provided with a no obligation fixed quote for fixing the problem.

By: c.lightowlers

c.lightowlers — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:00:08 +0000

My old Baxi boiler is making a lot of noise, clicking, banging and generally noisier than usual. The outside casing gets very hot and the hot water from the taps is much hotter than usual. Can you help me please.

By: Boiler Care Guide

Boiler Care Guide — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:09:39 +0000

We are sorry but you have supplied us with little information and we are unable to provide a better diagnosis via the Internet than the CORGI registered engineer has provided through an on site visit.

By: Lisa Cooper

Lisa Cooper — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:22:54 +0000

I ahev got a potterton Performa 28 combi bolier, we have had a corgi registered guy in who has changed the fan and the pcb but still no joy, this has been going for nearly 10 weeks with no heating or hot water, could you advise on what the problem might be?

By: Boiler Care Guide

Boiler Care Guide — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:47:16 +0000

A combi boiler cannot supply a cylinder or any kind including unvented, the flow rate will not cope with it. You should contact Valliant direct to see if the boiler model you have can cope with two draw offs – but we suspect the answer will be no. You could have a multi point water heater fitted to help with the extra bathroom/kitchen problem.

Some companies are able to send a heating advisor to your home to review the installation options and help to select the right boiler for your home. This visit should be free with no-obligations on your part and will also enable an accurate quotation to be developed for a new boiler.

By: Sevin Seydi

Sevin Seydi — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:51:12 +0000

We installed a large Vaillant combi boiler two years ago. It works well and is adequate for the two of us Iin quite a large house). Now however two family members are moving in, with their own kitchen and bathroom. The plumber tells us that the capacity of the boiler is technically sufficient for the calls on it, but we might keep having a conflict if two hot taps are opened at the same time. He recommends a second small boiler for one of the kitchen + bathrooms. This sounds expensive, and there are problems in siting it. I thought of having an electric immersion heater for the new demand, but then I wondered if the existing boiler might not serve an indirect unvented cylinder to supply one kitchen + bathroom. No one seems to have heard of this being done. What do you say?

By: Karen S

Karen S — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:56:41 +0000

We are currently building a granny flat onto the side of our 3 bed house, for my elderly mother. Can you advise of a combi boiler that would allow us to heat the extension with having to heat the main house? Many thanks!

By: Boiler Care Guide

Boiler Care Guide — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:46:37 +0000

You could have an unvented hot water cylinder fitted in the loft space as this is a sealed system and there are no need for tanks. It will also give you mains pressure hot water delivery to 2, 3 or 4 taps at any one time.

By: Karen S

Karen S — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:18:27 +0000

We curently have a non working combi boiler and to be honest it was never upto much in the water supply department. We want to convert back to a standard boiler, but we do not have room for an airing cupboard. Is it possible to have a hot water tank in the loft space? and as all radiators are insitu will these need to be replaced or will this fact reduce the cost of installation?

By: Boiler Care Guide

Boiler Care Guide — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:31:51 +0000

Advising you on cost is difficult as there are a number of outstanding questions we have, as such a quote could be very inaccurate.

To ensure you receive an accurate quote some companies are able to send a trained heating advisor to your home to review the installation options and help to select the right boiler for your home. This visit should be free with no-obligations on your part and will also enable an accurate quotation to be developed for a new boiler.