Anyone know a good plumber/ boiler repair ?

Anyone know a good plumber/ boiler repair ?

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The Terminator

Original Poster:

432 posts

243 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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My combi boiler is losing pressure ,no sign of any leaks around the rads. Bosche Woscester 4 years old.
Cheers
Paul

Aintree , Liverpool area.

Edited by The Terminator on Wednesday 9th April 20:25

hab1966

1,097 posts

212 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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I'm in the Wigan area, but i use http://www.ronlawheating.com/


AstonTony

1,074 posts

167 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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The Terminator said:
My combi boiler is losing pressure ,no sign of any leaks around the rads. Bosche Woscester 4 years old.
Cheers
Paul

Aintree , Liverpool area.

Edited by The Terminator on Wednesday 9th April 20:25
Handyman1417 is excellent.

Good value for money, very knowledgeable and best of all a car nut.

Can find him on Aston site or PM him?

Evo141n

274 posts

160 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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chadders74

104 posts

155 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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I've had this, if you top it up to the usual place then turn on the heating does it go even higher? Then drop down again until you have to top it up again.

I think it's the expansion vessel, could do it yourself but I got the boiler man in. Literally foot pump it up to the proper level, it's got the same valve as a bicycle tyre.

Check the pipe outside if that's dripping could be the pressure relief (release?) valve being faulty.

The Terminator

Original Poster:

432 posts

243 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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chadders74 said:
I've had this, if you top it up to the usual place then turn on the heating does it go even higher? Then drop down again until you have to top it up again.

I think it's the expansion vessel, could do it yourself but I got the boiler man in. Literally foot pump it up to the proper level, it's got the same valve as a bicycle tyre.

Check the pipe outside if that's dripping could be the pressure relief (release?) valve being faulty.
Yes it does that but also it loses pressure over a few hours when the heating is not even turned on .

chadders74

104 posts

155 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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Yep that's what ours did, I think if you press the expansion vessel valve and only air comes out then it's a sign it's OK, if water comes out it's a new one.

Anyway, at least with an idea of what it could be that helps when speaking to a boiler man.

Regardless you asked for a reference: Heating Plus (NW) Ltd 07789 685 114, called Dave.

Worcester Bosch Profile

Hopefully he'll cover your area, he's a dead-straight talking nice bloke, like having your Dad in to fix something.