Boiler Problems?

[Jamesie]

Jumped in the shower this morning to find no hot water and went through to the kitchen and found my boiler was dead - no power light, nothing. Checked both the boiler power switch in the kitchen and the fusebox in my cupboard but both seemed OK.

The boiler had been making a grumbling noise from time to time over the last couple of weeks that I had put down to vibration.

Anyone able to recommend me a decent CORGI registered gas engineer in Edinburgh who could take a look?

[Woody1985]

Ours cut out and the flame wouldn't ignite on the inside.

The landlords mate came around and he said they need to be drained every 6 months to a year. Toggled something and away it went. Worked fine ever since.

That probably doesn't help but it sounds like a similar problem to what we had.

[shaunsinky]

[QUOTE=Jamesie;2838775 The boiler had been making a grumbling noise from time to time over the last couple of weeks that I had put down to vibration.

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sounds as though its overheated. the grumblng noise could be the pump struggling to push the water round the pipes. some boilers have a reset switch which if tripped, cuts out all the power to the boiler and needs to be reset manually.
have you checked to see you have enough pressure, should be a gauge on the front of the boiler? whats the boiler name i.e worcester 240, baxi 105?

[shaunsinky]

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The landlords mate came around and he said they need to be drained every 6 months to a year. QUOTE]

sounds like hes getting regular work for himself....cant think of any reason why he should recommend that, also if hes draining it down and refilling it, theres a huge increase of corrosion to the boiler, as hes adding fresh air and water to the system, hope hes adding inibitor

[Dashing Bob S]

Divorce her and get a newer model.

[heretoday]

Try Gaswarm - 0131 5351042. They are pretty straight I reckon.

[Jamesie]

Thanks guys. Turns out the circuit board had short circuited. Fixed now, done and dusted, but ta for the suggestions!

[shaunsinky]

good stuff :)

[Ants]

Ive got an old boiler anyone looking for a trade-in?

[Woody1985]

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The landlords mate came around and he said they need to be drained every 6 months to a year. QUOTE]

sounds like hes getting regular work for himself....cant think of any reason why he should recommend that, also if hes draining it down and refilling it, theres a huge increase of corrosion to the boiler, as hes adding fresh air and water to the system, hope hes adding inibitor

We never paid for it so wasn't costing us.