On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 04:36:01 -0800, marcos.scriven wrote:
Hi
Bought my place two years ago and I'm not sure how old the Vaillant
242E/284E is. At any rate, one year ago had a problem with the valve
that let's out excess pressure. That cost over £100 in London in
workman charges alone - and he didn't even replace the valve, it just
worked again after fiddling with it.
Now, this weekend, the boiler has just stopped working - it turns on
for a few seconds, fires up, then makes an awful screeching noise,
turns off while it's making the screeching noise, and then a few
minutes lates, stops screeching, fires up for a few seconds, and the
cycle repeats. I've tried it a few times now, same thing
I'm thinking now of getting a Worcester-Bosch 30CDi which is apparently
a little more than I need, but for £50 extra, I'd rather have it. My
reasoning for a new boiler a
This boiler ought to be fixable - whilst (IMHO) it is not Vaillant's best
offering it's still above many of the cheaper models.
1) I'm not a handy man, so can't fix these things myself.
This is uk.d-i-y however knowning when to get help (which varies from job
to job and person to person is p-art of the suject.
With a new
installation I can get it insured.
This boiler is not old enough for BG and others to stop supporting yet.
2) The newer boilers have this 'instant hot' thing which I like the
sound of.
That feature helps a little but the layout and size of the house is more
significant.
3) When the man came round to fix the current boiler last time, I got
the feeling the parts weren't that easy to come by.
Completely untrue. Furthermore the pressure relief valve is a generic
part.
4) A plumber from my current builders has offered to install it for
free.
What exactly is going to be installed at no extra charge?
Any suggestions/recommendations? Obviously looking to move very quickly
on this, as it's rather cold!
Check system pressure and pump. Probably all it needs.
See SealedCH FAQ.
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