I have listed some of the most common boiler breakdown problems below to help you get the boiler backup and working.
You wake up one morning expecting to jump in the shower only to find you haven't any hot water, you go and check the boiler and notice a fault code is showing on the display, so what do you do?
You need to find out what the fault code is and why it has made the boiler breakdown.
All boilers are given a users manual, inside this manual will undoubtedly be listed all of the fault codes and the explanation for the code to display.
The fault code reason is only a guide on what to check on for, sometimes it could be a mix of problems, but it's a starting place to trace the problem.
Sometimes it's a magic pill just by pushing the reset button, other times it can be a bit more involved.
Most boiler breakdown fault codes could be avoided just by maintaining your boiler regularly.
All boiler manufactures recommend having a boiler service carried out each year to help keep the boiler working since it was designed for.
A boiler is just like a car engine, if left un-serviced it is going to breakdown and may possibly be costly to correct.
Probably the most common boiler problems is low water pressure, this is caused by the water within the entire system dropping to a spot where the boiler sensor senses low water and throws up a fault code and locks the boiler out.
Low water pressure often means many things, it could be a leak somewhere on the system, a radiator valve leaking or perhaps a leak on a pipe somewhere.
The most common answer to this problem is the expansion vessel. If your boiler has been working with no problems for the last a couple of years, then suddenly you see the water pressure must be topped up once in a while, the chances are the expansion vessel needs checking.
The expansion vessel is similar to a balloon, as time passes it'll loose its pressure and water will enter the vessel, once this happens you may have a boiler breakdown with a fault code displaying on the boiler screen.
Boiler Service Middlesbrough is a very important part of the boiler and must be maintained every year.
Another common boiler breakdown is because of dirty water, that is caused when no inhibitor is added to the system water.
You may have noticed if you have ever vented a radiator that the water is quite dirty when it comes out from the vent, this normally indicates no inhibitor within the system, even if inhibitor was added, overtime it will dilute down and can need to be topped up, this will be checked each year.
The dirty water will eventually block up the boiler heat exchanger, this cause the boiler to overheat and go to lockout.
Perhaps you have encounter a boiler breakdown if it is snowing outside even freezing?
Most boilers nowadays are condensing boilers, and when the boiler is working it produces condense.
The condense needs to exit right into a drain, internally is preferable, but sometimes the condense pipe would go to an outside drain, if this is actually the case the pipe needs to be protected from the cold with pipe lagging.
Should the condense pipe freeze over, the condense will begin to back up into the boiler and eventually the boiler will breakdown, with a fault code displaying on the boiler display.
These are just a couple of the most common boiler breakdown faults that may be avoided if only you had the boiler serviced.
Boilers do breakdown even though serviced each year, but not up to a boiler not serviced.
Always have your boiler serviced each year by way of a Gas Safe Registered company, avoid Joe Bloggs from later on just because he could be cheaper.
All Gas Safe Engineers need to re-sit their gas exams every five years to be able to carry on working within the gas industry.
I hope this advice helps you in keeping your boiler working and producing all the heat and hot water you need.