Reply to: Why oh why does the bloody heating always back up when there's a cold snap!!

[doomage]

I think the problem is that the wireless thermostat only has a certain working range. When I take a stroll into the West wing and adjust it I'm not sure it can reach the boiler in the East wing.

Can you not afford a decent wireless network? Pauper.

[Troll]

yeah same issue with condensate freezing here last year. when they fitted it I asked about that and they said 'no never had a problem with that'. It drains inside now, what do you expect from a Gas Safe registered plumber?.

FTFY - what was wrong with the old corgi setup- too dog like?

[MarillionFan]

It's the metal plate in your head.

Get the kids to adjust the thermostat for you.

Hth.

I think the problem is that the wireless thermostat only has a certain working range. When I take a stroll into the West wing and adjust it I'm not sure it can reach the boiler in the East wing.

[vetran]

yeah same issue with condensate freezing here last year. when they fitted it I asked about that and they said 'no never had a problem with that'. It drains inside now, what do you expect from a corgi registered plumber?

watch some films about gladiators will take your mind off it.

[Churchill]

Seems to be an issue with the wireless thermostat. All of a sudden it kicked in and then did the opposite. Couldn't get the bloody thing to turn down last night in the end.

It's the metal plate in your head.

Get the kids to adjust the thermostat for you.

Hth.

[suityou01]

Seems to be an issue with the wireless thermostat. All of a sudden it kicked in and then did the opposite. Couldn't get the bloody thing to turn down last night in the end.

[MarillionFan]

Seems to be an issue with the wireless thermostat. All of a sudden it kicked in and then did the opposite. Couldn't get the bloody thing to turn down last night in the end.

[bobspud]

Is your heating pump cold/warm/hells kitchen hot ?

If the pump is more than just a little warm, then it might have seized.

Bleeding rads only needs to take place if you have cold spots in a warm rad, so normally the top will be hot by the bottom stays cold although I one had one that was cold in the middle and warm all around...

[SimonMac]

I assume Mrs MF will just happen to have the number of a local plumber on speed dial who regularly helps her out when you are away too.

[bobspud]

I bet you've got one of those new balanced flue eco type boilers?

We've got an old style inefficient Baxi back boiler that's never gone wrong in 12 years.

Worried I said that now...

You're brave

[suityou01]

FFS. Mrs MF started playing with the settings on the thermostat, then changed the batteries and lo and behold the heating has packed up. The radiators are on but very low and it's bloody freezing.

Any suggestions?

Do I need to bleed the radiators?

[Normie]

FFS. Mrs MF started playing with the settings on the thermostat, then changed the batteries and lo and behold the heating has packed up. The radiators are on but very low and it's bloody freezing.

Any suggestions?

Do I need to bleed the radiators?

If the termostat is wireless then it may need to be re-synced with the controller on the boiler.

[Troll]

FFS. Mrs MF started playing with the settings on the thermostat, then changed the batteries and lo and behold the heating has packed up. The radiators are on but very low and it's bloody freezing.

Any suggestions?

Do I need to bleed the radiators?

If the boiler will fire but not get the rads up to temp then it would suggest that whatever is there to call for heat - i.e. the thermostat is at fault.
To prove this - if you put the timer onto hot water- does the boiler fire and deliver hot water (don't know if its a combi or not - do you store hot water in a cylinder?)
If it does then it's definitely(ish) the room stat- outside chance that it could be a stuck three way valve depending on your system design

One way to prove for sure would be to bridge and therefore bypass the wires on the room stat - but that would need a meter and a comfort zone of messing with cables (if you do this always write down what colour cables go where so you can get back to original state

HTH

also very curious about why you need batteries in a room stat (unless its a wireless jobbie)

[Bacchus]

Why oh why does the bloody heating always back up when there's a cold snap!!

This usually happens during cold snap because you use it. It is very unlikely to happen during a heatwave... or if it does you won't notice. HTH

on a more helpful note... does the boiler have a reset button? I have an old Worcester Bosch which overheats occaisionally but has a little magic switch that needs to be pressed

[Arturo Bassick]

Have you considered taking it out of reverse?