Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] gas boiler problem

date posted 2nd January 2004 14:55

> Either way, if the pressure is now too high, I think you run the risk of
> water flooding the boiler. I had this happen to me before, and it ended
up
> with water dripping on the electrics in the boiler and one almighty bang
and
> all the power tripping out. Quite annoying when you're in the shower...

Yikes!!

I'm sat right next to this thing. I may just go work on the laptop in
the other room.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Townsend" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 3:23 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] gas boiler problem


>
> I had a similar problem before, and I think Tony is right that the
overflow
> pipe is when the water pressure is getting too high. Assuming that this
is
> a combination boiler...
>
> When you noticed the pressure was too low and released more water in to
the
> system, is there any chance you might have over-filled it or accidentally
> left it so that more water is constantly getting released in to the
system?
> You shouldn't really have to let more water in to the system like this, it
> should be taking care of itself. Plus, if the water pressure is low on
the
> heating system - that wouldn't have caused your hot water to go off!
>
> Either way, if the pressure is now too high, I think you run the risk of
> water flooding the boiler. I had this happen to me before, and it ended
up
> with water dripping on the electrics in the boiler and one almighty bang
and
> all the power tripping out. Quite annoying when you're in the shower...
>
> Get a plumber!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Tony
> Crockford
> Sent: 02 January 2004 15:15
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] gas boiler problem
>
>
>
> On 2 Jan 2004 14:44:29 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> > Now in the great tradition of this forum and it's many OT posts, can
> > anyone
> > help me out? :)
> >
>
> You've got a pressurised system by the sound of it, usually between 1 and
> 2.5 bar (1 when cold, up to 2.5when hot - heat expands the water.)
>
> it might be you have a massive airlock - have you bled off air from the
> radiators? but it sounds like a safety feature has erronously triggered.
>
> Not wishing to be the harbinger of doom, but my understanding of the
> "overflow" pipe is that it's there to release excess system pressure - e.g
> when the boiler just keeps on heating the water and might explode. It
> sounds like the valve that lets excess pressure out has opened, and while
> it's open the boiler won't fire up as a safety feature.
>
> I'd call a plumber sharpish, with parts delays and all it might be days
> before it's fixed?
>
> good luck anyway...
>
>
>
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