For questions regarding a central heating system for the home. The system consists of a furnace or boiler and a method to distribute the heat throughout the home.
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Why is my Central Heating taking so long to heat up?
I'm in the UK with a small modern, well insulated, double glazed home heated by a traditional gas boiler.
My heating had been achieving room stat temperature within 30 minutes but is now taking at ...
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Why does my central heating system comes on on its own accord?
Can anyone tell me why my central heating comes on by itself: the radiators get hot and stay hot for around 1-3 minutes then the system turns back off again. This can happen any time throughout the ...
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What should I do about this Alpha HE CB33 Boiler pressure error condition?
I have an alpha he cb33 boiler which has stopped working this morning. Yesterday I removed a radiator for cleaning then put it back on and re-pressurised the system. It was working ok last night. ...
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Why aren't my radiators heating up after I replaced a rusted through pipe?
We had a bit of corrosion in an old pipe and it started leaking and losing pressure and so I drained all the central heating system (radiators), replaced the pipe and fitting. It was awkward and the ...
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Are w1 and w2 both energized during a second stage heat call from the thermostat?
Short version: does two-stage thermostat always close W1 circuit when it closes W2 circuit, or they might be closed independently?
Long version:
I have two-stage furnace, currently connected to older ...
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Why won't my condenser turn on when I run my heat pump?
I have a York Affinity condenser. When I run my heat pump, I expect it to turn on somewhere in the cycle but it doesn't. It generally does this once a year. The usual fix is to cycle the power of the ...
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maxipod heat store problem
I have a heating system using a 300litre heat store tank.
It is connected to solar as well as oil and a solid fuel stove.
A coil provides mains pressure hot water.
Oil & solid fuel flow pipes go ...
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What could cause my radiators to go cold when the hot water is turned on?
when only heating is selected on my program timer the radiators all work fine and are hot. But when both heating and hot water are on the water gets hot but all the radiators go cold. When the hot ...
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How to add inhibitor to old Potterton Kingfisher central heading system
I have just replaced a radiator and about 6m of pipework in a room we are remodelling. Works fine.
The radiator instructions state that the system should be flushed with a cleaning product then a ...
