I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I've done a recording he

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

which sort of gives an idea. I guessed at first that it was something
making the case ring, but it doesn't seem to be that - makes the same
noise with the cover on or off.

Thing is, I don't know what 'normal' is here. The plumber thought it was
all OK, but I could ask him to come back and take a second look/listen.
Any ideas appreciated.

Rob

In message , Rob
writes
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing -
I can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I
chose this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the
brochure.

I've done a recording he

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

Computer, not a multimedia machine here, I can't play it

(well, I could if I could be arsed to, I suppose ...)


which sort of gives an idea. I guessed at first that it was something
making the case ring, but it doesn't seem to be that - makes the same
noise with the cover on or off.

Thing is, I don't know what 'normal' is here. The plumber thought it
was all OK, but I could ask him to come back and take a second
look/listen. Any ideas appreciated.



I wouldn't expect the pump to turn fast enough to produce a high pitched
noise

could be your fan, could be producing a resonance

get a long screwdriver and see if you can use it as a stethescope to
home in better


--
geoff

On 11 May, 20:51, Rob wrote:
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I've done a recording he

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

which sort of gives an idea. I guessed at first that it was something
making the case ring, but it doesn't seem to be that - makes the same
noise with the cover on or off.

Thing is, I don't know what 'normal' is here. The plumber thought it was
all OK, but I could ask him to come back and take a second look/listen.
Any ideas appreciated.

Rob

It sounds exactly like my Nans Ideal Isar, quite a noisy boiler tbh
but I don't know..you may be experiencing something else.

On Tue, 11 May 2010 20:51:04 +0100, Rob wrote:

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

Demanded that I log in to download it



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When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my father did,
not screaming in terror like his passengers.

On May 11, 2:51*pm, Rob wrote:
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I've done a recording he

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

which sort of gives an idea. I guessed at first that it was something
making the case ring, but it doesn't seem to be that - makes the same
noise with the cover on or off.

Thing is, I don't know what 'normal' is here. The plumber thought it was
all OK, but I could ask him to come back and take a second look/listen.
Any ideas appreciated.

Rob

It would not open so I could not hear it, but maybe a defective pump.

"Rob" wrote in message
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I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I suspect that the noise is normal, based on experience of my Ideal ISAR.
The good news is that it's been reliable over several years.

Simon

In message , Simon
writes
"Rob" wrote in message
...
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I suspect that the noise is normal, based on experience of my Ideal ISAR.
The good news is that it's been reliable over several years.

That's not good news - it's a miracle


--
geoff

On 12/05/2010 20:18, geoff wrote:
In message , Simon
writes
"Rob" wrote in message
...
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I suspect that the noise is normal, based on experience of my Ideal ISAR.
The good news is that it's been reliable over several years.

That's not good news - it's a miracle


:-)

Not sure if that's a reference to Ideal or these things in general -
it's an Ideal Logic 30+, a boiler that had a poor early reliability
record, but has since been beefed up and comes with a 5 year warranty.
We'll see.

Rob

On 11/05/2010 23:03, YAPH wrote:
On Tue, 11 May 2010 20:51:04 +0100, Rob wrote:

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

Demanded that I log in to download it



Fliipin thing. I'll have a look later, thanks.

On 11/05/2010 22:17, geoff wrote:
In message , Rob
writes
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a
peculiar high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be)
combustion noises, that appear to be related to the pump operating.
It's quite piercing - I can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I
might not mind, but I chose this boiler partly on the back of a
'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I've done a recording he

http://sites.google.com/site/patchoulian/home/boiler-1

Computer, not a multimedia machine here, I can't play it

(well, I could if I could be arsed to, I suppose ...)


which sort of gives an idea. I guessed at first that it was something
making the case ring, but it doesn't seem to be that - makes the same
noise with the cover on or off.

Thing is, I don't know what 'normal' is here. The plumber thought it
was all OK, but I could ask him to come back and take a second
look/listen. Any ideas appreciated.



I wouldn't expect the pump to turn fast enough to produce a high pitched
noise

could be your fan, could be producing a resonance

get a long screwdriver and see if you can use it as a stethescope to
home in better



Thanks, will do.

In message , Rob
writes
On 12/05/2010 20:18, geoff wrote:
In message , Simon
writes
"Rob" wrote in message
...
I've just had a new boiler put in - an Ideal combi. It makes a peculiar
high pitched noise above the (what i imagine to be) combustion noises,
that appear to be related to the pump operating. It's quite piercing - I
can here it now, two storeys up, clearly. I might not mind, but I chose
this boiler partly on the back of a 'quiet' claim made in the brochure.

I suspect that the noise is normal, based on experience of my Ideal ISAR.
The good news is that it's been reliable over several years.

That's not good news - it's a miracle


:-)

Not sure if that's a reference to Ideal or these things in general -
it's an Ideal Logic 30+, a boiler that had a poor early reliability
record, but has since been beefed up and comes with a 5 year warranty.
We'll see.

We used 800 ICOS / ISAR transformers last year

That represents approaching 1000 faulty modules that we have repaired


--
geoff