Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

burning oil

Options
2

Comments

  • Options
    #32
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    You have a room thermostat and a cylinder stat, you must have motorised valve/s, look a little harder about the hot press, more pics may help.


  • Options
    #33
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    You have a room thermostat and a cylinder stat, you must have motorised valve/s, look a little harder about the hot press, more pics may help.

    ok i have 2 box type things onto pipes in utility room downstairs , and some thing round on top on tank where element goes . photos to follow


  • Options
    #34
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    004.jpg

    005.jpg

    006.jpg

    007.jpg

    008.jpg

    4 of the photos are down in my utility


  • Options
    #35
    Egass13
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭Egass13


    tfromkerry wrote: »
    ok i have 2 box type things onto pipes in utility room downstairs

    You have three "box type things " in your utility , these are the motorised valves the lads are talking about , one of them is connected to your cylinder stat . Turning the stat down to minimum should in turn close the valve and prevent you heating hot water. If the hot water is getting hotter than what you have set it for then there's a chance the actuator is banjo'd and not closing when the pre set temp is reached so it's continually being heated when boiler is on , also check balancing valve is set properly as advised previously. Have your service engineer check the controls when your having your annual service


  • Options
    #36
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Egass13 wrote: »
    tfromkerry wrote: »
    ok i have 2 box type things onto pipes in utility room downstairs

    You have three "box type things " in your utility , these are the motorised valves the lads are talking about , one of them is connected to your cylinder stat . Turning the stat down to minimum should in turn close the valve and prevent you heating hot water. If the hot water is getting hotter than what you have set it for then there's a chance the actuator is banjo'd and not closing when the pre set temp is reached so it's continually being heated when boiler is on , also check balancing valve is set properly as advised previously. Have your service engineer check the controls when your having your annual service

    Ok so what your saying is turn the stat which is set into the cylinder down to minimum and that will do the trick


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #37
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    Yup


  • Options
    #38
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    shane0007 wrote: »
    Yup

    Perfect so i will turn down the stat on cylinder from 60c to 0c and this will do the trick

    What about the legionnaires thing your were on about last night

    Actually the minimum is 20c


  • Options
    #39
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    If you are storing the water for prolonged periods at a given temperature of below 28C, legionnaires cannot survive.

    Do you not have any hot water demand at all?


  • Options
    #40
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    .........


  • Options
    #41
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    If its working. You may still require adjustment of the balancing valve to get more heat to the rads.

    How so? There will be no flow through the coil if the dhw MV is off, therefore taking nothing from the heating. The balancing valve would only come into play if dhw was on at the same time as the heating.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #42
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    yes your correct, brain freeze.


  • Options
    #43
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    shane0007 wrote: »
    If you are storing the water for prolonged periods at a given temperature of below 28C, legionnaires cannot survive.

    Do you not have any hot water demand at all?

    Yes i would be only certain times of the day , also i have an electric shower .It just seemed a waste to be heating up water i was not using .And sure cant i turn it up again to 60c if required

    So in summary . I turn down the stat to min which is 20c and i need do nothing else . And rads will get hotter , water get colder and happy days yea ??:D


  • Options
    #44
    dathi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭dathi


    in picture 8 in the utility room what is the reading on the pressure gauge as it is too fuzzy to make out


  • Options
    #45
    Egass13
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭Egass13


    tfromkerry wrote: »
    Egass13 wrote: »

    Ok so what your saying is turn the stat which is set into the cylinder down to minimum and that will do the trick

    Yes. Stat off = valve off= no hot water . And that's probably as far as I can dumb it down so I hope it will suffice.


  • Options
    #46
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Egass13 wrote: »
    tfromkerry wrote: »

    Yes. Stat off = valve off= no hot water . And that's probably as far as I can dumb it down so I hope it will suffice.

    Perfect duming down Egass :D


  • Options
    #47
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    dathi wrote: »
    in picture 8 in the utility room what is the reading on the pressure gauge as it is too fuzzy to make out


    Its reading 5 psi out of a max 60 psi . this is low and prob not right :eek:


  • Options
    #48
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,238 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    tfromkerry wrote: »
    Its reading 5 psi out of a max 60 psi . this is low and prob not right :eek:

    OK come clean with us...... "square things, round things etc." you have being having fun haven't you?? :P

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • Options
    #49
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Wearb wrote: »
    OK come clean with us...... "square things, round things etc." you have being having fun haven't you?? :P

    How do you mean , i just read the circle gauge on pipe and its down to 5 psi .What should it be at


  • Options
    #50
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    Should be around 15 / 20psi, but i can't for the life of me be bothered looking back at the pics to find your filling loop.....


  • Options
    #51
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    Should be around 15 / 20psi, but i can't for the life of me be bothered looking back at the pics to find your filling loop.....

    I will increase it so to 17 or so and what do you mean my filling loop


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #52
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    If you know how to top it up then forget the filling loop bit.


  • Options
    #53
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    If you know how to top it up then forget the filling loop bit.

    Ok confessed again , when you say top up do you mean increase pressure . If so near the pressure clock ( i will call it ) is a black turn knob , i presume if i turn this is will increase the pressure yes ?/


  • Options
    #54
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    yes


  • Options
    #55
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    yes

    ok just done this , i open it a bit and it shot up to 30 and wont drop back down even doh i closed it again


  • Options
    #56
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    go bleed the rads................


  • Options
    #57
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    tfromkerry wrote: »
    Yes i would be only certain times of the day , also i have an electric shower .It just seemed a waste to be heating up water i was not using .And sure cant i turn it up again to 60c if required

    So in summary . I turn down the stat to min which is 20c and i need do nothing else . And rads will get hotter , water get colder and happy days yea ??:D

    Why don't you install a 3 channel programmer so you can time each zone individually. Put the heat where you want it when you want it.


  • Options
    #58
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    go bleed the rads................

    Will do , should water come out when i do ?? . as i have tried before and when water came out i just stopped . I stopped as i did not know how much water i could drain

    So can you tell me


  • Options
    #59
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    tfromkerry wrote: »
    Ok confessed again , when you say top up do you mean increase pressure . If so near the pressure clock ( i will call it ) is a black turn knob , i presume if i turn this is will increase the pressure yes ?/

    this black turn knob has A and C on it should it be more A or should it be more C at the moment i have it inbetween


  • Options
    #60
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    its shane's turn!!


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #61
    tfromkerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭tfromkerry


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    its shane's turn!!

    Just want to know which way is on and which way is off , dont care who tells me to be honest :rolleyes:


Advertisement