At 4 PM the British Gas fitter (Chris) left the house having completed all the work for the new boiler. The system has been fully flushed and bled. The expansion tank had very dirty water in it. The radiators all (except one) have thermostat valves and the new flue and condensation pipes are fitted and plastered in. I now have taps to drain the system (inside front door and by boiler) and also a tap on the pipe leading to the expansion tank.
There was just one problem. The electrician could not find the cable that controlled the room thermostat so could not wire this in to the new controller. To get around this a wireless controller will be fitted, but owing to the the bank holidays and Christmas break he could not get hold of one this year. It should be a quick visit in the new year to replace the old thermostat and fit the controller to the hot water tank.
All in all very pleased with the job. It was well done and resolved some underlying issues (rounded off bleed taps, corrosive water and missing drain taps) with the system. It is already noticeable that the radiators are warmer.
29 December 2010
New Baxi boiler being fitted.
Wednesday 29th December 2010
As I type British Gas are fitting a new Baxi central heating boiler. The old boiler (also a Baxi) is working OK but with the VAT increase (17.5 to 20%) about to take effect and the low efficiency of the boiler I thought it would be worthwhile changing.
The new boiler and parts were delivered at 7:15 this morning and the two engineers (father and son, Chris and Russ) arrived at 8 A.M.
I am having thermostat valves on 8 of the 9 radiators and the whole system is being Powerflushed.
As the installation is going several bits have been found that need sorting.
On the initial plan the planner thought a new hole would be needed for the boiler flue but with the boiler being a bit lower in the cupboard the same hole can be used. Once the job is finished if there is no building work then that amount can be taken off the bill.
As I type British Gas are fitting a new Baxi central heating boiler. The old boiler (also a Baxi) is working OK but with the VAT increase (17.5 to 20%) about to take effect and the low efficiency of the boiler I thought it would be worthwhile changing.
The new boiler and parts were delivered at 7:15 this morning and the two engineers (father and son, Chris and Russ) arrived at 8 A.M.
I am having thermostat valves on 8 of the 9 radiators and the whole system is being Powerflushed.
As the installation is going several bits have been found that need sorting.
- The front bedroom radiator bleed valve was rounded off but fortunately a new fitting was easily put in
- The pump was corroded, as were a lot of the brass fittings around the system.
- The (corrosive) water in the system is very black so highlights the need for a good clean out.
On the initial plan the planner thought a new hole would be needed for the boiler flue but with the boiler being a bit lower in the cupboard the same hole can be used. Once the job is finished if there is no building work then that amount can be taken off the bill.
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