Boiler dying or just the cold?

Mr_squishy

For the last week (ever since the cold snap began) we have been having trouble with our boiler.
When ever we turn on the hot taps (our boiler only provides hot water) the boiler goes out.
Once the boiler is relit, we then have to turn the water temperature down to minimum, turn on the hot tap, and then turn the boiler temperature back up to where it was.

If we do not turn the temperature to minimum, the boiler goes out again when the tap is turned on.

Is this a symptom of a dying boiler or is it just the extremely cold weather we are having at the moment?

Thanks for you help

Canucklehead

Mr_squishy wrote: »

For the last week (ever since the cold snap began) we have been having trouble with our boiler.
When ever we turn on the hot taps (our boiler only provides hot water) the boiler goes out.
Once the boiler is relit, we then have to turn the water temperature down to minimum, turn on the hot tap, and then turn the boiler temperature back up to where it was.

If we do not turn the temperature to minimum, the boiler goes out again when the tap is turned on.

Is this a symptom of a dying boiler or is it just the extremely cold weather we are having at the moment?

Thanks for you help

Hi...make and model of 'boiler'?

GSR

totalsolutions

Boilers run a fan for fumes extraction. Fans are mounted up high near the outside. Has it frozen up?

Mr_squishy

Canucklehead wrote: »

Hi...make and model of 'boiler'?

GSR

Hi.

Its Chaffoteaux & Maury, Britony II T

heating-eng

totalsolutions wrote: »

Boilers run a fan for fumes extraction. Fans are mounted up high near the outside. Has it frozen up?

this boiler doesnt have a fan

Mr_squishy wrote: »

Hi.

Its Chaffoteaux & Maury, Britony II T

it could be the water govenenor sticking or even the diaphragm..

proberly the diaphragm part number 634