Re: [Slightly OT] Bolier woes

["Quinten Uijldert" <yahoogroups2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Have now actually located the PDF in my email archive.  If you want, I
can
forward it to you?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Quinten Uijldert" <q@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [Slightly OT] Bolier woes


> I've got a Suprima too, and when mine started to behave in the same
way as
> yours, I diagnosed it down to a faulty air pressure switch, which was
a
> tenner to replace.  Also tried to swap PCB's but that didn't turn out
to
> be the problem (so I've still got a spare PCB).
>
> There is a website which has a document with a step by step diagnose
plan
> to find what can possibly cause the problems.  I'll have a google and
see
> if I can find it again.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:19 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] [Slightly OT] Bolier woes
>
>
>> Not exactly HA but I am hoping to canvass some views.
>>
>> Our current boiler is starting to play up, I keep having to reset
it
>> as it fails to run when required. I know it is a particuliarly bad
>> model as it has been on Watchdog, Potterton Suprima. In addition
it
>> is non-condensing and the Energy Saving Trust state efficiency of
>> ~75%.
>>
>> So I am likely to replace it in the next few years, but this
posses
>> some questions:
>>
>> - Should I go the whole hog and change to an unvented system (what
>> are the benefits?)
>>
>> - In the future I plan to install solar panels for hot-water and
>> also a wood pellet stove for the front room with a small back-
>> boiler. Therefore, the gas boiler will then become secodary
heating
>> source just providing top-up to the renewable heating supplies.
But
>> I need a system that can cope with this more complex setup.
>>
>> - Any recommendations on manufacturer? I am thinking Viessmann as
>> they seem to have a good approach, German engineering and have
good
>> controls and integrated with their own solar system. But I have
also
>> been recommended Worcester Bosch and Baxi.
>>
>> Any thoughts, comments would be appreciated.
>>
>> Paul
>>
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