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Heating not working

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  • 07-10-2014 9:30pm
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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I have this silly question but I am unable to turn on the heating in my apartment. This is my first winter in this apartment.

    I can't find any lever to turn on the heating. There are white coloured radiators in every room, it's definitely not electric heating. Picture attached.

    How do I turn on the heating please? It's freezing tonight.

    I have hot water boiler which turn on itself when I turn on warm water tap.

    Any suggestion will be appreciated!!


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    Mr ratbag
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭Mr ratbag


    there should be a time clock somewhere ? or at least a switch
    usually in the kitchen or the hot press,
    do you have a gas boiler ??


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    Turn the big knob on the left of that rad, should be numbers on it 1-5 turn it up full and wait a few minutes and then check if top of rad is getting warm.

    If not then the heating system maybe on a timer in the apartments boilerhouse.

    Could be due on later or hasn't been turned on at all as weather was good.


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    Mr ratbag
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭Mr ratbag


    just re read your post
    the boiler that heats your water should heat the rads
    check the boiler for a radiator symbol or in the hot press for a red lever


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    Cheshire Cat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭Cheshire Cat


    Could you ask any of your neighbours? They more than likely have the same setup.


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    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Contact the landlord (or ask the agent to). Presumably they should know how it works.


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Yes I have set up the number on 5.

    I can't find any timer inside the apartment.
    danjo-xx wrote: »
    Turn the big knob on the left of that rad, should be numbers on it 1-5 turn it up full and wait a few minutes and then check if top of rad is getting warm.

    If not then the heating system maybe on a timer in the apartments boilerhouse.

    Could be due on later or hasn't been turned on at all as weather was good.


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Neighbours are unfortunately gone...
    Cheshire Cat wrote: »
    Could you ask any of your neighbours? They more than likely have the same setup.


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    There is only yellow level where all the pipe lines are. This yellow level is at on position. No red level there though...

    Mr ratbag wrote: »
    just re read your post
    the boiler that heats your water should heat the rads
    check the boiler for a radiator symbol or in the hot press for a red lever


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    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,727 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    masterboy123 wrote: »
    Neighbours are unfortunately gone...

    Take a picture of your boiler


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Picture of boiler attached here.


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    At the bottom of boiler.


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    crock!
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭crock!


    masterboy123 wrote: »
    Picture of boiler attached here.
    time clock is on your boiler.the little door on the boiler theres time clock to the right and water pressure gauge to the left( low on presure)


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    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    Your boiler is a 'combi' boiler (instant hot water) so opening a tap activates the hot water.

    Look at the diagram below, the middle selector switch (under the fray door) will be turned to the right, as that is the 'summer position' giving hot water only, turn it to the left, 'winter position' that will give you heat swell.

    Timer is on the right for the heating

    324397.pdf


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Just saw that there is the door flap and I could see the switches as mentioned in the diagram. It's already on "heating and hot water" setting. I then turned the heater switch to 5. But no luck :(
    DGOBS wrote: »
    Your boiler is a 'combi' boiler (instant hot water) so opening a tap activates the hot water.

    Look at the diagram below, the middle selector switch (under the fray door) will be turned to the right, as that is the 'summer position' giving hot water only, turn it to the left, 'winter position' that will give you heat swell.

    Timer is on the right for the heating

    324397.pdf


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Hello everyone,

    Thanks for the help. Heating is working now.

    Many thanks to DGOBS. I just turned off and then turned on the boiler and it worked! :)

    Cheers


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    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    The user manual is available at this link.......

    http://www.vokera.co.uk/trade-professionals/manuals-literature/


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    Sorry to bother you all again.

    The boiler has stopped working today when i came back home from work.

    There is RED solid light near temperature meter. I tried to switch it off and on but it doesnt help.

    The pressure guage shows zero. What can be done to fix it now please?


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    masterboy123 wrote: »
    At the bottom of boiler.

    324359.jpg

    Your boiler is too low on water pressure to operate. Do you see the silver pipe over on the right of that pic and black yoke marked filling loop.

    You need to top up the water to 1 or 1.5 bar on the gauge by using this filling loop. The black handle marked filling loop should top up the water, open it a tiny bit and watch the pressure gauge till it goes up to 1 or 1.5 bar.

    You may have a leak somewhere if pressure keeps falling. Check this later.


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    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    Pressure vessel needs to be also checked ?


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    masterboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    thank you once again Danjo,

    I set the pressure to 1 bar on pressure guage. Restarted the system and it worked :D :pac:
    Rooms are on heating again :o

    Thank you very much!!!
    danjo-xx wrote: »

    Your boiler is too low on water pressure to operate. Do you see the silver pipe over on the right of that pic and black yoke marked filling loop.

    You need to top up the water to 1 or 1.5 bar on the gauge by using this filling loop. The black handle marked filling loop should top up the water, open it a tiny bit and watch the pressure gauge till it goes up to 1 or 1.5 bar.

    You may have a leak somewhere if pressure keeps falling. Check this later.


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