Hi

I'm suffering from a lack of hot water at the moment - not a good time
of year for it to happen.

I've got a vented gas hot water/central heating system, with an aging
Ideal Classic NF boiler, ACL Lifestyle LP241 programmer, and an ACL
Lifestyle mid-position valve.

The central heating is working fine, but we haven't got any hot water.
The hot water light on the programmer never lights up. The valve seems
to be working OK - it moves to the heating position when the heating
is turned on, and back to the central position when power is cut.

I think this is probably a programmer fault - due to the fact that the
hot water light never comes on. A label on the back of the programmer
says the warranty ran out in December 1994, so it's getting on a bit.

The system's due to be ripped out and replaced in a few months, so I'd
rather not buy a new programmer now. Are there any short term hacks I
can try - e.g. change the wiring so the hot water comes on at the same
time as the heating?

Thanks

Olly

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Oliver Maunder writes
Hi

I'm suffering from a lack of hot water at the moment - not a good time
of year for it to happen.

I've got a vented gas hot water/central heating system, with an aging
Ideal Classic NF boiler, ACL Lifestyle LP241 programmer, and an ACL
Lifestyle mid-position valve.

The central heating is working fine, but we haven't got any hot water.
The hot water light on the programmer never lights up. The valve seems
to be working OK - it moves to the heating position when the heating
is turned on, and back to the central position when power is cut.

I think this is probably a programmer fault - due to the fact that the
hot water light never comes on. A label on the back of the programmer
says the warranty ran out in December 1994, so it's getting on a bit.

The system's due to be ripped out and replaced in a few months, so I'd
rather not buy a new programmer now.

Why not ?

Buy a decent one and use it with the new system



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geoff

On 9 Feb, 21:02, Oliver Maunder wrote:
Hi

I'm suffering from a lack of hot water at the moment - not a good time
of year for it to happen.

I've got a vented gas hot water/central heating system, with an aging
Ideal Classic NF boiler, ACL Lifestyle LP241 programmer, and an ACL
Lifestyle mid-position valve.

The central heating is working fine, but we haven't got any hot water.
The hot water light on the programmer never lights up. The valve seems
to be working OK - it moves to the heating position when the heating
is turned on, and back to the central position when power is cut.

I think this is probably a programmer fault - due to the fact that the
hot water light never comes on. A label on the back of the programmer
says the warranty ran out in December 1994, so it's getting on a bit.

The system's due to be ripped out and replaced in a few months, so I'd
rather not buy a new programmer now. Are there any short term hacks I
can try - e.g. change the wiring so the hot water comes on at the same
time as the heating?

Thanks

Olly
open the valve manually and disconnect the power supply to it.
or
switch on the immersor

On Feb 9, 10:25*pm, geoff wrote:

Why not ?

Buy a decent one and use it with the new system

Even better - just looked on ebay and there are plenty of replacements
for under a tenner. I saw a couple of £60 prices yesterday which put
me off buying anything.

Since posting I wired the hot water and heating to the same terminal
in the programmer and now the water's hot again. I suppose the
cylinder thermostat isn't going to have any effect anymore, so
hopefully I won't scald myself before the new programmer arrives!

Thanks for the responses.

Olly