Combi boiler blog posts from Housewarm
When your Vokera boiler pressure drops too low the boiler will stop working which means you will have no heating or hot water. Vokera boiler pressure should be between 1 – 1.5 bar on the pressure gauge when the radiators are cold. I have been repairing and servicing boilers for over a decade. In this post, I’ll
Having no hot water from your boiler and no fault code could be happening for many reasons. Different boilers and setups vary a lot and so do the reasons for not getting hot water. I have been repairing boilers full-time for over a decade and have encountered and fixed many boiler problems. Here I’ll show you the
A boiler leaking water can cause your boiler to not fire up, rust, or become dangerous. I have been fitting and fixing boilers full-time for over a decade and have repaired many leaking boilers and radiators leaking water. In this post, I’ll share some of what I have learned over the years from my on-the-job
Everyone will experience a boiler not firing up at some point. Your boiler not working will probably ruin your day, especially on a cold winter’s night. I have been a Gas Safe engineer and fixing boilers full-time for over a decade. In this post, I’ll show you some of the many boiler problems I come
When your MT10 timer is broken your heating will not work. Replacing the MT10 timer (or MT10rf) on a Worcester boiler is very simple once you have removed the boiler casing. I have been carrying out boiler replacements and repairs for over ten years and replacing an MT10 timer is very basic. Here I’ll show
When your Vaillant boiler pressure is too low the boiler will stop working which means you will have no heating or hot water. To repressurise a Vaillant boiler, you must add more water (pressure) to your heating system from the cold water supply via a filling loop. I have been repairing boilers and heating systems
Baxi boiler pressure should be between 1 – 1.5 bar on the pressure gauge when the heating is off and the radiators are cold. Anything below this is too low and anything above is too high and can cause your Baxi boiler to not work. I have been repairing boilers and heating systems for over
A boiler filling loop is needed on all pressurised central heating systems. If you have a combi boiler or system boiler you should have a filling loop. The filling loop is used to repressurise the boiler by connecting the cold water to the heating system via a flexible or solid pipe and two valves. I
A pressure relief valve (known as a PRV to plumbers) is a safety valve found on boilers and central heating systems to prevent the pressure from building up too high and becoming dangerous. Pressure relief valves on combi boilers are set at 3 bar. This means when the boiler’s pressure is too high and reaches
Ideal boiler condensate traps can get very dirty and eventually blocked if they are not cleaned out. They get full of all sorts of weird gunk and sometimes bees and other insects that get in through the flue terminal outside. I have been servicing boilers for a decade and I have cleaned my fair share
