corgigasman Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 hi , we live in rotherham S60 , we currently have a back boiler , the radiators are only a few years old , but we would like to upgrade to a combi boiler , preferably in the loft , would anyone have a rough idea of the cost , cheers gary Rough guess £2000-2500 but need a thorough survey to offer a firm price. Happy to view your property, discuss the install and provide a written quote, cheers, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikita Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Thank you corgigasman Steve,For your patience dealing with my boiler,All sorted now ,see you next year for service.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgigasman Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Thank you corgigasman Steve,For your patience dealing with my boiler,All sorted now ,see you next year for service.. No problem, thank you for the feedback, much appreciated :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 We want to remove an Alpha Easy-Stat 7.2000050 thermostat from our wall. We can't see a way to remove it. I don't want to force it off the wall and damage the wall. There is nothing in the instructions about taking it off the wall. I wonder if anyone knows how it,s done. There are no screws, just the AA battery compartment. Any help would be appreciated. Thank,s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassguitar Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Can anyone recommend someone who is able to service the electric hot water cylinders in Sheffield City apartments? Some are vented and some are unvented. Ideally they need checking each year, and if necessary any repairs need to be made. We currently have a vented cylinder which is not working and have had considerable problems in finding the right tradesman to fix it. I understand that this is not a regular plumbing job We were told to phone the manufacturer who asked for £228 up front to send someone out to fix it. Now he has been to the property we have been told that was a call out fee and have been sent a report on what needs fixing! So we are looking for a reliable local person who can help please ---------- Post added 08-11-2016 at 04:18 ---------- Thank you for reply regarding the unvented cylinder which I will respond to. However, I still have the problem of fixing the vented hot water tanks. I don't understand th difference and why a tradesman can fix one but not the other? Can anyone help with these please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 We had a modern combi boiler installed 2 years ago, thinking to get the energy bills down and save the polar bears and such, but it's never been reliable. With a period of between a day and a week it shuts itself down and demands that I follow a reset procedure to refill it to 1 atm/bar and then it starts working again. Now I think this is to do with air getting into pipework, but I've bled the radiators and there doesn't seem to be much (if any) air in them. At the system's first service a year ago, the installer ran some leak sealant through the pipework which we think mitigated the problem, but with the cold weather recently it's returned with a vengeance. It's about time to get the installer back over for a service, so I'd appreciate any thoughts from forumers who have perhaps been through something similar or understand this technology better than me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area 51 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 We had a modern combi boiler installed 2 years ago, thinking to get the energy bills down and save the polar bears and such, but it's never been reliable. With a period of between a day and a week it shuts itself down and demands that I follow a reset procedure to refill it to 1 atm/bar and then it starts working again. Now I think this is to do with air getting into pipework, but I've bled the radiators and there doesn't seem to be much (if any) air in them. At the system's first service a year ago, the installer ran some leak sealant through the pipework which we think mitigated the problem, but with the cold weather recently it's returned with a vengeance. It's about time to get the installer back over for a service, so I'd appreciate any thoughts from forumers who have perhaps been through something similar or understand this technology better than me. Thanks. You have definitely got a leak if it is losing pressure or the expansion vessel has failed.Is their any water coming out of the pressure relief valve this could indicate a faulty expansion vessel or a vessel that needs repressurising.He put the leak sealant in to try and stop a leak somewhere in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 You have definitely got a leak if it is losing pressure or the expansion vessel has failed.Is their any water coming out of the pressure relief valve this could indicate a faulty expansion vessel or a vessel that needs repressurising.He put the leak sealant in to try and stop a leak somewhere in the system. Thanks. Any suggestion as to likely locations for the leak? Would there be any signs/indications I could look for? A couple of the radiators are rather old and some of the radiator thermostat jobbies don't work. Should I be looking for damp/water? Need there be a lot of that to explain this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area 51 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Thanks. Any suggestion as to likely locations for the leak? Would there be any signs/indications I could look for? A couple of the radiators are rather old and some of the radiator thermostat jobbies don't work. Should I be looking for damp/water? Need there be a lot of that to explain this issue? Check any radiator valves or air vents for drips.If it is losing pressure in a short time then it will be a visible drip.Go round all the radiators with a fine toothcomb and also check for leaks from the boiler itself.Make sure that no screwdriver type isolating valves have been put in the pipework,these always leak.If the pipes run under the floorboards it maybe leaking from a joint under the boards.I will be honest with you finding these leaks can be a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Check any radiator valves or air vents for drips.If it is losing pressure in a short time then it will be a visible drip.Go round all the radiators with a fine toothcomb and also check for leaks from the boiler itself.Make sure that no screwdriver type isolating valves have been put in the pipework,these always leak.If the pipes run under the floorboards it maybe leaking from a joint under the boards.I will be honest with you finding these leaks can be a nightmare. Thanks again. We have a possible small drip leak (takes days to show) from the old radiator in the hallway. I thought it too small to explain this issue. Just a few drops over a week. The new pipework put in for the boiler looks solid and the boiler itself does too. I'm thinking to get a quote to replace some or more of the radiators and get double dose of leak sealer. Don't really want to start tearing up floorboards but the problem is infuriating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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