Central heating problem

[Northy]

Hi all,

We have a central heating problem. The thermostat 'clicks' when you turn it, but the boiler does not fire into life. It's an ideal classic if that makes a difference. Should the pilot be on all the time?

Any ideas? Both Julie and me are feeling ill at the moment, and with Mia ~16 months old it's not an ideal situation

Cheers,

G

[David Church]

Originally Posted by Northy

Hi all,

We have a central heating problem. The thermostat 'clicks' when you turn it, but the boiler does not fire into life. It's an ideal classic if that makes a difference. Should the pilot be on all the time?

Any ideas? Both Julie and me are feeling ill at the moment, and with Mia ~16 months old it's not an ideal situation

Cheers,

G

I am not a boiler guy, but if it's a mega flow system the storage cylinder is low on water the boiler will not fire.

[bodgit]

If you are both feeling ill get a carbon monoxide tester/alarm sooner rather than later,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditio...shtml#symptoms

[Northy]

I've followed the instructions on the back of the front panel to light the pilot. Turn off, set thermostat to 6, turn on. It says it should then light after a few seconds, but there is nothing, no noises, nothing. It's as if it isn't getting power. Where does it get its power from? The box under it that you set the on/off times etc (no idea what its called)?

G

[bigred5765]

no idea g i would get a trained chappy in,pilote light f,u,d stabe in the dark,

[bodgit]

If you,ve got the gas meter outside the house have you checked to see if some joker has turned it off.

[David Church]

Originally Posted by Northy

I've followed the instructions on the back of the front panel to light the pilot. Turn off, set thermostat to 6, turn on. It says it should then light after a few seconds, but there is nothing, no noises, nothing. It's as if it isn't getting power. Where does it get its power from? The box under it that you set the on/off times etc (no idea what its called)?

G

Check your main house electric panel to make sure it hasnt tripped, there should also be a fused spur near the boiler, a wire from the boiler to a plug like box on the wall where a fuse may be.

Just a few ideas.

[Rich D]

Im no boiler expert either. However, is your system pressurised from the mains water supply ? Some of them are and have a safety lockout. If this is the case then there will be a pressure gauge and a water supply shut off valve somewhere near it. If you have removed any rads recently then the pressure will of dropped and may need restoring.

Like i said im no expert - im in the cooling trade

Failing that you could try asking here for about £7. Never used the site before but it looks like you post your question and pay some plumber to answer it for you.

http://www.justanswer.com/questions/...f-boiler-seems