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Boiler issues
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We have a Potterton Combi boiler, it was losing pressure. Engineer replaced the diverter valve and said it was corroded. It worked fine for a few days before making a loud banging noise for s few minutes which stopped when the sink taps were on. It was ok for a couple of days and then went off completely. The engineer says the circuit board needs replacing but I'm wondering what caused the issue with the circuit board & whether it will just blow again. I think the boiler is about 8 years old. Any advice welcome.
About ten years ago someone I knew found both her parents dead in bed from CO poisoning from a faulty gas boiler.
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He has used a 1970s gas room heater for decades. He has not serviced this and the flames lick up the "mantles" in varying colours of yellow and blue. I told him that the room needs a permanent air brick to allow fresh air into it. He said that air comes in through the cracks in the floorboards. (Through the carpet?). But the CO alarm does not sound.
I thought about an air brick when I installed a wood burner a few years ago. Leaving aside the draughty windows, the gaps between the (bare) floorboards are about 220 linear feet. If the average width is 1/8", that equates to a hole of 2¼ sqin, which is plenty.
We never used to have CO alarms, but we did have a lot of open fires and mostly we survived.
As much as anything, the real risk seems to be related to modern hermetically sealed dwellings.
About ten years ago someone I knew found both her parents dead in bed from CO poisoning from a faulty gas boiler.
Zoomup:
He has used a 1970s gas room heater for decades. He has not serviced this and the flames lick up the "mantles" in varying colours of yellow and blue. I told him that the room needs a permanent air brick to allow fresh air into it. He said that air comes in through the cracks in the floorboards. (Through the carpet?). But the CO alarm does not sound.
I thought about an air brick when I installed a wood burner a few years ago. Leaving aside the draughty windows, the gaps between the (bare) floorboards are about 220 linear feet. If the average width is 1/8", that equates to a hole of 2¼ sqin, which is plenty.
We never used to have CO alarms, but we did have a lot of open fires and mostly we survived.
As much as anything, the real risk seems to be related to modern hermetically sealed dwellings.
