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gas boiler
I have a gas boiler-been used from brand new for approx 7 months now.
We have just recentl changed the gas bottle,and the water doesnt appear to be as piping hot as normal-just warmish.
Is there a part that could do with cleaning,that may make it heat better.
If so can you explain in simple terms where it it,and what i have to clean it with.
Or could it be something else?
We have just recentl changed the gas bottle,and the water doesnt appear to be as piping hot as normal-just warmish.
Is there a part that could do with cleaning,that may make it heat better.
If so can you explain in simple terms where it it,and what i have to clean it with.
Or could it be something else?
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cal
the gas boilers only heat up the water properly if there is good water pressure, sometimes cal in the filters can reduce the pressure and stop the boiler heating properly, try unscrewing the end off the sink tap to see if there is cal blocking the filter, if so, then the shower might have the same problem.
Peachy, sounds to me like the very common problems of either low water pressure (very sommon in the camp and which you can;t do much about) or cal in the boiler/pipes. I wasted a lot of time and effort trying to decal my boilers myself until I finally gave up and got a (very good) local plumber out to do the job for me and hey presto, piping hot water again..... well worth the expense, which wasn't vast!
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what you both have said sounds about right-we recently had a water cut off,and since then,the water hasnt been too hot-or powerful
I have recently de gunged my kitchen tap,but not the shower ...I will try that today,it is amazing just how much junk they collect inside the pipes...i really dont know why i only de gunge the kitchen tap and nothing else
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I have recently de gunged my kitchen tap,but not the shower ...I will try that today,it is amazing just how much junk they collect inside the pipes...i really dont know why i only de gunge the kitchen tap and nothing else
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mmmmm,think you may be right julian-i have took apart the shower head-nothing in there-dont think i will bother with the actual tap...may have to hope its just the gas bottle.My hubby says its sometimes hot for him,but then other times warmish-perhaps it may be just the pressure???
It always seems warmish not hot for me tho!
It always seems warmish not hot for me tho!
cal
well, sounds like a build up of cal in the filter behind the shower tap to me...you´ll have to take the tap off to clean it out...there is an alternative if you don´t fancy doing that job yourself princess........try this.....everytime your husband is in the shower run the hot tap in the kitchen...you should find that miraculously the cal disappears from the shower tap filter after just a couple of days...good luck...hope it works...
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Re: cal
when I used to get bruised from falling off horses, I found some herb called arnica (I think?) very good. You might like to get some in for when your husband leaps out of the hot shower that has suddenly run cold when you turn the tap on, and comes to give you a smack!julian wrote: everytime your husband is in the shower run the hot tap in the kitchen...
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