The Thermostat....

Vonhelmet · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:24

Sure hope it doesn't come to bleeding the radiators? Are you serious?

ron3003 · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:26

Perhaps it's not actually cold enough for the heating to kick in? It's 24c in the room here ATM, there's no heating on that's just the ambient temp.

wolfie138 · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:31

is google incapable of finding you a replacement set of instructions/manual?
no idea how your boiler works but mine has a "hot water", "heating" and "both" type of switch - you can set your thermy up as high as you want but if the "heating" bit isn't on it won't pump it around the radiators. as to water, i have a temp setting too. this is a combi, in case yours isn't.

DAIR · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:33

Arazi said:
Are they actually turned on? There should be a turny thing at one end of each rad.

Yeah I've checked them all.

The IPB · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:34

Set it to required temperature, job done. Turn it off when you go out.

Or you can be like my Mum and have it only come on at set periods of the day and then remain cold for the rest of the day.

darael · 4 Sep 2017 at 14:36

The central heating might need filling up to bring it to the right pressure, usually around 1 bar.

Psycho Sonny · 4 Sep 2017 at 16:41

if it's a large tank. then it needs to be on for a minimum of 90 minutes for it to heat up to a decent temp from cold.

as for radiators not being warm this could be one of many reasons. your pump may be on it's way out or too slow. your valve could be sticky or broken. they may need bleeding. the trv's may need adjusting. make sure the ones closest to the valve are set lower and that upstairs is set lower than downstairs.

Jean-F · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:31

DAIR said:
Sure hope it doesn't come to that. Will see how I get on

It doesn't matter who your supplier is, British Gas 3 Star Cover will cover your boiler maintenance, hot water, c/h, drains etc., annual check, for £18 per month.

Jean-F · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:39

Vonhelmet said:
Sure hope it doesn't come to bleeding the radiators? Are you serious?

Christ! That is an absolute doddle, and I am useless at most domestic jobs.
All you need is a rag or large piece of tissue to hold under the outlet, then crack the nut, listen to the hiss, and wait for the dirty water to bubble from the air outlet, swiftly screw the nut back in, job done.

PiKe · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:55

Jean-F said:
It doesn't matter who your supplier is, British Gas 3 Star Cover will cover your boiler maintenance, hot water, c/h, drains etc., annual check, for £18 per month.

Surely theres a limit to the age of boiler they cover?

Vonhelmet · 5 Sep 2017 at 00:12

The IPB said:
Set it to required temperature, job done. Turn it off when you go out.

Or you can be like my Mum and have it only come on at set periods of the day and then remain cold for the rest of the day.

That's what my wife does. Drives me nuts. That's not how it's supposed to work.

Jean-F · 5 Sep 2017 at 10:09

PiKe said:
Surely theres a limit to the age of boiler they cover?

Maybe so, but ours is at least 14/15 y.o., and it's still gets cover,
but every year they push the idea of a new one at a discount.

Psycho Sonny · 5 Sep 2017 at 11:57

PiKe said:
Surely theres a limit to the age of boiler they cover?

not really as you have to have a really crap system for it to be worthwhile.

£18 a month for 20 years is £4320.

my boiler is 20 years old and in that time i have spent £400 on it. £200 of that was my own choice (nest thermostat). £200 on a new divertor valve and pump.

the £4120 I have saved I can buy 2 new top of the line boilers fully installed.

decent boilers last and they rarely go wrong. paying £18 a month IMO is stupid unless you have a boiler that is constantly breaking down.