Buttons Near Tank

Dublinandy2

Hi All,

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question. I have a combi boiler which whwn turned on turns the heating on and I thought the hot water too, but it seems I have hot water all the time.

I have two buttons with red lights above them near the water tank thing, I just wondered if one or both are the reasons I always have hot water and always a high electric bill too.

I don't want to turn them off without knowing what they do in case I break something. One is close to the floor and one about chest height.

Sorry if a stupid question.

Tom44

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FFS Some are good here, but we're not on the clairvoyant forum.



More info needed.

K.Flyer

Tom44 wrote: »

FFS Some are good here, but we're not on the clairvoyant forum.

nearly choked on my tea laughing.

Dublinandy2

Tom44 wrote: »

Gas
Oil
Lpg
Electric. ????

Make
Model
Year ????




FFS Some are good here, but we're not on the clairvoyant forum.



More info needed.

Yeah sorry, I just assumed the water tanks are the same.

The water tank I’m talking about, big metal thing with insulation around in so it doesn’t have a make or model. The buttons I referred to are electric buttons in the wall which is why I said buttons near tank not on.

I can give you all of those answers for the combo boiler but I didn’t think it was needed as it’s in a different room and I’m not talking about it.

Possibly if not enough information I’ll just wait until I can show someone, I know how frustrating it is when I have to try to deal with people in my area of expertise who know nothing too so double apologies if I’ve not added anything new and wasted your time.

Wearb

Dublinandy2 wrote: »

Yeah sorry, I just assumed the water tanks are the same.

The water tank I’m talking about, big metal thing with insulation around in so it doesn’t have a make or model. The buttons I referred to are electric buttons in the wall which is why I said buttons near tank not on.

I can give you all of those answers for the combo boiler but I didn’t think it was needed as it’s in a different room and I’m not talking about it.

Possibly if not enough information I’ll just wait until I can show someone, I know how frustrating it is when I have to try to deal with people in my area of expertise who know nothing too so double apologies if I’ve not added anything new and wasted your time.

Don't mind the lads ribbing a bit. The buttons you refer to could be for an immersion heater or one for an immersion and the other an isolation switch. I could go on, but without pics it is too difficult to identify them. If it was an immersion switch and it was left on, then it would explain constant hotwater.

Dublinandy2

Wearb wrote: »

Don't mind the lads ribbing a bit. The buttons you refer to could be for an immersion heater or one for an immersion and the other an isolation switch. I could go on, but without pics it is too difficult to identify them. If it was an immersion switch and it was left on, then it would explain constant hotwater.

One has the word ‘on’ underneath it and a red square on the actual switch and the other has a fuse compartment next to it, or looks likes a fuse thing and the word n written n it that you see when turned on. Both have red lights above the switches.

Wearb

The latter sounds like an isolation switch ie it turns of the boiler or something else.
Put a few pics in Dropbox or similar and post links to them here. Use a comma instead of a period if you have trouble posting the link.

Edit : Also meant to ask if you know why you still have that cylinder if yours is a combi boiler?

Dublinandy2

Wearb wrote: »

The latter sounds like an isolation switch ie it turns of the boiler or something else.
Put a few pics in Dropbox or similar and post links to them here. Use a comma instead of a period if you have trouble posting the link.

Edit : Also meant to ask if you know why you still have that cylinder if yours is a combi boiler?

The combi boiler is a xilo t lamborgini, the landlord described it as one but may not be.

Photos are here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cp7e3pwguh4fej8/AACXqHWVCFUHk58Px_R8lVeea?dl=0

Wearb

Pics

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cp7e3pwguh4fej8/AACXqHWVCFUHk58Px_R8lVeea?dl=0

K.Flyer

The big green tank is a combination hot / cold water storage cylinder, the upper section is the cold water and the lower section is the hot water.
The hot water section is heated either by the gas boiler or the single immersion electric element.
The immersion element is activated bIy the higher switch on the wall, red light on means you have the immersion left on.
The lower switch with the fuse holder is for the water pressure boosting pump and should be left on. If the fuse blows make sure to only use a 5 amp fuse, nothing higher.
If the pump is constantly running and there is no water being used there may be an issue which needs looking at.
The two bare copper pipes are from the gas boiler. The valve on the left pipe should be fully closed (clockwise) and then re-open to approx 1 full anti-clockwise turn.
The Xilo T Lamborghini is a system gas boiler, not a combi boiler.