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Central Heating

Boiler not working after filling loop replaced

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.58 PM

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I recently had my Vokera Compact 29HE boiler serviced. Everything was fine except a leak was identified at the filling loop. The engineer came back to replace it but ever since the red light (solid)keeps coming on. I can reset the boiler and it will work again for 10-15 minutes but then the same happens again. Could the problem be linked to the filling loop replacement or could it just be coincidental? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

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3 Answers

Smart Plumbing UK

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wakefield
Usually this happen when engineer drain down the boilers to fit the filling loop. Solid red light mean, boiler is 1.overheating 2. Air trap in heat exchange This maybe fix the issue 1. Make sure that an automatic air vent on the boilers(top of the pump) is opened 2. Make sure the pump is fully spinning, take the silver knot off the front of the pump and try to stop it With screw driver (you should not be able to stop it) 3. Make sure the flow and the return isolator is fully open. As if this is a plastic type isolation valve, sometime it may look that fully open but it not. (take the plastic off and turned it with a spanner)—p.s ignore this if it is a brass type 4. If try all these and not working then 4.1 replace overheat sensor 4.2 Replace PCB Make sure you are competent to be able to do this
Answered11 March 2021
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jt property services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hard to say if its connected with the replacement filling loop or something hes done or not done when fitting it. I'm thinking he would've isolated boiler valves to fit the loop so has he reopened them fully because if he didn't open them fully the boiler would run for a short time through the boiler bypass then water would get to hot then lock out and would only start again once the heating water cooled down enough. If hes a respectable engineer I'm sure he wouldn't mind or charge to come back and have a quick look but obviously youd have to ask him that question. I wouldn't recommend trying to fix anything yourself as has been suggested as if the engineer has caused a fault he might blame you for it by trying to fix it yourself...
Answered11 March 2021
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Clarkson Plumbing and Heating

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Burton On Trent
Original answer is sort of correct but you must use a Gas Safe engineer to carry out rectification work. Once the cover is removed by non registered operative or householder it becomes illegal gas work. At least that's what every assessment center I have been to has told me.
Answered10 April 2021
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