Boiler question...

[vkurup]

they will only look after the boiler and possibly any worcester external controls (room stat/programmer). if its piece of mind you want then a maintenace plan is the way to go. which model do you have

need to look it up.. But i think it is a Worcester Greenstar 24i Junior... It is about 5 yrs old.

Brookesy>> We put it in a full system when we moved into the place, so the rads, flue etc. Ripped out the old hot air system. There is a magnetic/granite or similar set of disc attached to the pipes in the loft.

 

[Brookesy]

Ok i wouldnt think it needs a flush then tbh, 5 years is really not a long time and as long as chemicals were added to the system when it was first filled there should be minimal sludge build up

Sounds like you could already have one installed in your system, as long as its located on the heating pipes it probably is a magnetic filter.

 

[vkurup]

Got into the loft today, and the pressure has dropped past the 'green' lines and into less than 1 bar. so it looks like there is something funny happening. Before I topped it last week, it was about the same pressure. So it is not dipping below this mark.

 

[the hammer]

We have BG's homecare 100,for £13 a month (i think). It is a fantastic service. We dont have a worcester boiler, we have a sime (pron. simmy).it was in the house when we bought it. I know they are far from the best. Had prices to the replace boiler, but, why would i pay for a new one when BG will replace every single part when reqd? new PCB a couple of weeks ago.
Topping up twice a year sounds a bit of a "pipe" dream to me.

 

[Qwerty]

When the boiler is switching on from cold is the pressure raising dramatically, say from 1.5 bar to 3 bar in the first 10 mins.

If so the Expansion vessel could be at fault.