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roger k ball (rkball67@hotmail.co.uk) |
Date: | Wed 02 Nov 2011 14:58:03 GMT |
Subject: | noisy external flue |
my neighbour has just installed a condensation boiler, the external flue is about 8ft from my boundary and seating area in my garden, it is very noisy and can be heard indoors and bedroom when windows are open, is there any way of reducing this noise other then fitting flue extensions which is costly, would a simple elbow plastic joint divert the noise ?, would be grateful for any ideas, what would be the regs for this installation.i do not wish my neighour any further cost. |
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bentmuri ( @hotmail.com) |
Date: | Tue 25 Oct 2011 10:48:03 BST |
Subject: | fan condensing boiler |
The fan of our 2 years old Radient Condensing Boiler is working almost non stop. Is this normal? |
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jh (jh@lllkkk.com) |
Date: | Sat 24 Sep 2011 13:34:49 BST |
Subject: | solar heating |
Is there any way of connecting a water cylinder to a condensing boiler system, without bringing the gas boiler on? a friend of mine is having his roof covered with solar panels, to generate
electricity only and they have told him he will get his electricity free, the problem is he had the water tank, and cylinder removed when the condensing boiler was fitted a couple of years ago, there
is plenty of room in his attic to put the water tank and cylinder back, but how could it be connected to the system? to feed the bathroom, and kitchen, without putting new separate taps, and NOT
bring the gas boiler on, (unless he wants the heating on as well of course,) we don't want to interfere with the boiler side in any way, just to get free hot water through an electric immersion
heater in a cylinder without using any gas etc. hope you can advise me on this. |
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Fred Bloggs (allantique@hotmail.com) |
Date: | Tue 26 Jul 2011 14:56:57 BST |
Subject: | Ideal Boiler continually re igniting |
I have an ideal boiler approx 8 years old and was serviced approx 2 years ago by a diffent supplier to that who installed it. |
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roger (rlinnard@gmail.com) |
Date: | Thu 14 Jul 2011 09:16:00 BST |
Subject: | gas boilers |
are there any externally mounted gas condensing boilers on the marketsuitable to run 18 radiators? |
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jon.peyton (jon.peyton@blueyonder.co.uk) |
Date: | Sat 16 Apr 2011 08:27:36 BST |
Subject: | condensed water discharge |
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Margaret (margaretmatthewsm@btinternet.com) |
Date: | Wed 13 Apr 2011 23:45:22 BST |
Subject: | Siphon |
Hello |
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Andrew (contact@andrew-holt.com) |
Date: | Thu 23 Dec 2010 20:08:56 GMT |
Subject: | Condensing boiler outlet failure in winter |
I am writing about an old large thick-walled house house which had a Yorkstar 20 condensing boiler fitted 14 years ago in a boiler room next to an outside wall. The air intake through the outside
wall opens directly onto the u-bend of the condensed water outlet pipe which then goes through the wall just below it. In the cold this recently the outlet pipe therefore froze from where it exited
the boiler to the wall and is probably frozen inside the wall too. This made the boiler gurgle and then set off all the smoke alarms. It has not been possible to thaw the pipe so we have disconnected
it at the boiler and diverted it to drain into a bucket indoors. |
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Julie (gemini56@live.co.uk) |
Date: | Wed 15 Dec 2010 22:34:24 GMT |
Subject: | Hot water problem |
Hi, my daughter has just bought a flat with a condensing boiler - the water comes through hot and cold alternately and no consistent hot water can be obtained. Any ideas why??? |
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Name:Nick (npgreen@btinternet.com) Date:Fri 19 Nov 2010 13:30:25 GMTSubject:Flow/return
connections reversed
We has our 25+ year old boiler replaced by British Gas in Feb 2010 with a GlowWorm condensing boiler. Checking our gas consumption for 2010 against 2009, I have found that apart from Jan before
the boiler was replaced, consuption since the repalcement has been up every month by ~75%, and this is with a new boiler sold as being 20-30% more efficient.
Checking the system, I have found that BG have connected the boiler flow and return the wrong way round. To add insult to injury, they have also routed the flow and return pipework parallel and
touching each other for some 60cm acting as a heat exchanger between the flow and return. This obviously explains the high gas consumption. My question is, is this double installation error likely to
have caused damage to my boiler or shortened its service life?
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Damien (damien@nuttgens.net) |
Date: | Wed 03 Feb 2010 10:47:35 GMT |
Subject: | Boiler Condensate |
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london plumber (xxxx@xxx.com) |
Date: | Tue 02 Feb 2010 20:20:22 GMT |
Subject: | New boiler installation |
Hi Stuart, |
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stuart (xx@rrrrrrr.com) |
Date: | Tue 02 Feb 2010 19:06:49 GMT |
Subject: | new boiler installation |
We presently have a Baxi Solo G Rated boiler with 70 BTU output (in sitting room cupboard), 10 radiators (old stone house) with vented system heating a good insulated tank in airing cupboard
pressure feed with cold water attic tank. The Baxi switches on every 3-4 minutes to heat rads which can be minor noise in the sitting room, BUT the large rads never get too hot to touch as seen in
neigbours house with new condensing Vaillant and smaller much hotter Rads.Considered scrappage scheme but now reading your article having my doubts. |
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brian connolly (brianconnolly1@hotmail.com) |
Date: | Sat 30 Jan 2010 16:45:50 GMT |
Subject: | condensing efficiency |
hello, can you tell me what happens if the return temperature is lower than the 55degrees mentioned, does this cause problems or make the boiler even more efficent because the flue gas temp would be lower still. also what relationship is there between dewpoint and the temperature of combustion. didnt really understand the whole "59degrees when the air to gas ratio is sufficent" explanation |
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Ted (edward.gadd@ntlworld.com) |
Date: | Fri 29 Jan 2010 15:27:15 GMT |
Subject: | Thermostat delay |
It occurs to me that part of the problem could be that the wall to which the thermostat is fixed may be acting as a storage heater, ie the wall has warmed up when the heating was on and cools down
more slowly than the air in the room. |
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PHIL (thearsenalgooner@aol.com) |
Date: | Wed 20 Jan 2010 16:00:16 GMT |
Subject: | going cold |
I was wondering if any body cold answer, why, when my combi boiler reaches the temp set on the wall thermostat, it cuts out like it should. but then the rads go cold and the rooms go cold, but the
temp on thermo(digital) takes ages to go down. we have tried 3 thermostats and they are all the same. I have got nothing obstructing the thermostat and there is no heat source near it. |
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Salim (com1_w2@yahoo.com) |
Date: | Wed 20 Jan 2010 08:54:06 GMT |
Subject: | Thermostat problems |
Simply make sure there are not other heat sources affecting your thermostat (e.g close to a fridge). Also make sure there are no obstructions in front of it. very important to leave the area around clear |
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phil (thearsenalgooner@aol.com) |
Date: | Tue 19 Jan 2010 18:25:50 GMT |
Subject: | going cold |
i was wondering if any body cold answer, why, when my combi boiler reaches the temp set on the wall thermostat, it cuts out like it should. but then the rads go cold and the rooms go cold, but the temp on thermo(digital) takes ages to go down. we have tried 3 thermostats and they are all th same. |
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JAMES (jc_guthrie@yahoo.co.uk) |
Date: | Tue 19 Jan 2010 12:51:21 GMT |
Subject: | BOILER SHUT DOWN |
DURING THE COLD SPELL MY BOILER CONDENSATE BOTTLE SYPHON FROZE AND THE BOILER SHUT DOWN - HOW AS THEY ARE NO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THIS DOES THE BOILER SHUT DOWN |
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Name:John Lowe (john@johnlowe.co.uk) Date:Mon 18 Jan 2010 13:13:06 GMTSubject:New oil
boiler...does it have to be a condensing one? I am thinking of replacing a 35 year old Trianco oil pressure boiler with a new boiler. Does it have to be a condensing one as there would be some
difficulty in getting rid of the condensate? Received wisdom is that all new boiler installations have to be of the condensing type, by law.
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John (john@dodd21.orangehome.co.uk) |
Date: | Wed 13 Jan 2010 16:33:55 GMT |
Subject: | CONDENSATE PIPE DRAIN OFF |
During the recent cold weather, the water in the plastic pipe taking the condensate drain off from my father's Ideal Condensing Boiler, froze up causing the boiler to automatically cut off. This
was despite the fact that the pipe had been insulated, following a similar incident last winter. The British Gas Maintenance Engineer called out to investigate the problem, used a kettle of hot water
to pour over the pipe and melt the ice. This cured the problem and the boiler fired up again. He said he had been out to many other cases like this, and this problem was also featured on a recent
local TV news item in the Midlands. |
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Peter Gilkes (@peter.gilkes@btinternet.com) |
Date: | Tue 12 Jan 2010 16:35:16 GMT |
Subject: | condensing boiler installation |
In reply to Mrs P ref boiler in the roofspace. |
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john_hodson1 (john_hodson1@sky.com) |
Date: | Tue 12 Jan 2010 10:28:50 GMT |
Subject: | boiler stays on all night |
My question is the same as No.16 would appreciate help thankyou |
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Mrs. P. (rum_coke.pr@ntlworld.com) |
Date: | Fri 08 Jan 2010 17:25:26 GMT |
Subject: | 18mth old Coindensing Boiler |
We had a New Condensing Boiler Installed under the Warm Front Scheme approx. 18mths ago. The Boiler is up in the loft space we are in a bungalow.It was fitted with a Frost Stat. Now the weather is constantly under the minimum of 3degrees(ON THE CONTROL)boiler stays on for most of 24hrs a day. We therefore have hot radiators ALL DAY %26 NIGHT and we are dreading the Gas Bill after this cold spell. We have been informed that when the Frost Statkicks in then the heat has to go somewhere - in our case the radiators. Being disabled we cannot get up into the loft to turn the boiler off plus surely we shouldn't have to do this anyway. It is supposed to be cost effective + energy efficient!! I don't think so. Any help will be appreciated. |
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John (johnreay@hotmail.com) |
Date: | Fri 01 Jan 2010 23:20:57 GMT |
Subject: | Wall staining |
I have a new build house and have been in it for 6 months. The condensing boiler (Ideal) ceased working and when we had the plumber in to look at it he said that the burners were flooded with
'condensate' |
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Jennifer Stark (jen.stark@ntlworld.com) |
Date: | Thu 17 Dec 2009 10:16:43 GMT |
Subject: | Ideal Condensing Boiler |
Everything is working fine, but the pressure guage is going up to the top limit. Before it used to drop and we opened up the valve to increase the pressure, but how do you reverse this? I have turned the room stat down and the control on the boiler. We have opened up rads upstairs that were previously shut. I just worry because it seems to go off the scsle. |
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Alan Bean (alanandcarolinebean@btinternet.com) |
Date: | Thu 03 Dec 2009 17:26:58 GMT |
Subject: | condenser boiler |
we are currently renting and have a condenser boiler and a hot water tank, which is where the hot water is fed. It also runs the contral heating. We only can get approx. half a bath full of hot
water, before the tank is empty. It the takes almost 2 hours to have enough hot water again. This problem is compounded if we use the hot water to wash up the puts after tea. As we are a family of 2
adults and 3 children, as such we do not have enough hot water for us all to have a bath in an evening, even when sharing. |
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fmc (fionamcalister@iom .com) |
Date: | Thu 26 Nov 2009 17:51:10 GMT |
Subject: | steam from condensing boiler flue |
Hi Any advice please. Neighbours have installed a condensing boiler which seems to produce an enormous amount of "steam". Unfortunately they also placed the flue on top of the garage flat roof which is directly beside and level with my front door and kitchen window. Very unsightly yes but is this within regulations. The oil tank was also placed 1m from my house but according to them it had to be 1.8m from theres!! |
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Sue (sk.webber@doctors.org.uk) |
Date: | Tue 24 Nov 2009 08:52:08 GMT |
Subject: | lead (pb) condensate drain pipe |
Hi, I live in an old house with a lead drain pipe to the utility room sink. I was hoping to let the condensate drain (from a Baxi HE)drip into the sink and away down the plug hole. The regs say not to use copper or mild steel pipes. Does this apply to lead as well? |
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Name:D.Noble (denell.noble@ntlworld.com) Date:Fri 13 Nov 2009 09:49:44
GMTSubject:Operating efficiency range
Excellent explanation, superbly written. The point on the operating water temp is well taken, I hadn't thought of that. But what is wanted is a graph of operating boiler output over the complete range, as in all things there is an optimum operation point. This information is hard to come by to make a proper judgement as to the overall savings over a years cycle.
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Mikael (mikael@simonsboiler.com.au) |
Date: | Fri 30 Oct 2009 00:16:37 GMT |
Subject: | Condensing Boilers |
A fantastic read, Does anyone know where I can buy Commerical Atmospheric Condening Boiler? |
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geoffreycoates (geoffreycoates@yahoo.co.uk) |
Date: | Thu 16 Jul 2009 08:15:48 BST |
Subject: | condensing boilers |
After reading your article on condensing boiler efficiency it would seem to me one answere would be to undersize the replacement boiler,therfore making the boiler work harder to maintain a
constant output temprature to return temprature of the existing system. |
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john (grahamdianefamily@blueyonder.co.uk) |
Date: | Thu 14 May 2009 19:49:27 BST |
Subject: | condensing boilers |
I have to keep feeding water in weekly as pressure falls below 1 bar, do you think this is a major problem |
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ryan (@kellymck@microsoft.co.uk) |
Date: | Tue 10 Feb 2009 20:55:16 GMT |
Subject: | please awnser |
why do they constantly breakdown?is it bad instulation or a company buisness scheme |
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Pete (pete.binding@virgin.net) |
Date: | Sat 26 Jul 2008 21:20:28 BST |
Subject: | corgi registration |
Your explanation of the condensing boiler is very interesting although somewhat surprising as far as the 'efficiency' aspect goes. |
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louise (louise.mcnulty@gmail.com) |
Date: | Tue 17 Jun 2008 13:06:49 BST |
Subject: | Condensing Boilers |
I love condensing boilers i want to make love to one. It wouild be magical. |
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Philip Rowett (philip.rowett@ukonline.co.uk) |
Date: | Fri 11 Apr 2008 21:37:25 BST |
Subject: | site moderation |
Quite interesting and useful information (partly confirming my thoughts. |
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Patrick (Patrick.tomlinson@blueyonder.co.uk) |
Date: | Wed 26 Mar 2008 09:57:56 GMT |
Subject: | Condensing Bolier |
Having read this article it is clear to me that replacing a 10 year old combi boiler with a condensing variety is not practical due to increased piping for the condensate waste etc. The savings
will be minimal. Instead I will invest in a boiler with a storage tank to boost water to multiple showers / sinks etc. |
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Name:roger (roger@amazonuk.info) Date:Tue 19 Feb 2008 00:35:47 GMTSubject:condensing
boilers
what is the best condensing boiler?