condenstate pipe pointing upwards-cause for concern?

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savemoney wrote: »

This was mentioned last week on radio 4 a lot of people have problems with badly fitted external pipe with condensing boilers not draining away properly and freezing

just goes back to the point i made before about most of the plumbers i have come across are not very good at installing boilers ..

key faults ..

condensate pipe not installed correctly
system not flushed or not flushed correctly
blow off pipe not installed or not installed correctly
undersized gas

there is many more ...

more than half the boilers i have been to have one or more installation faults

savemoney

Hey wish you lived my my area my boiler is on blink, hot water doesnt always get hot more often cold goes hot for 2 secs and then cold, rads work fine though

Possibly heat exchanger or a valve?

heating-eng

savemoney wrote: »

Hey wish you lived my my area my boiler is on blink, hot water doesnt always get hot more often cold goes hot for 2 secs and then cold, rads work fine though

Possibly heat exchanger or a valve?

what boiler is it ??

savemoney

Ariston micro genus 27

Heard is cheap boiler we got it when we bought house its about 5 years old not a patch on our condensing boiler in old house a vallant

heating-eng

savemoney wrote: »

Ariston micro genus 27

Heard is cheap boiler we got it when we bought house its about 5 years old not a patch on our condensing boiler in old house a vallant

is it the one with all the lights on the front

40c 50c 60c 70c 80c

savemoney

Yes thats it

heating-eng

it could be a number of things and to make sure i was correct i would need to sit in front of boiler with multi meter and check things over ..

but it sounds like it could be faulty ch/dhw temperature probe or diverter value

savemoney

Okay thanks

BIL is a plumber/heat engineer but he said he cant come and fix it as his certificate ran out and made redundant in October got a new job as a plumber but still says he cant come and fix it

His mate a plumber said he can do it but waited 6 weeks now and still hasnt even come round despite saying he ordered apart based on what we told him. He aint very good businessman as I got told he still hasnt sent bills out to some customers that work got done 6 months ago. MIL had him around and that was 4 months back for a job and also not got billed

I dont mind paying as long as I dont get ripped off. I am going to have to get someone soon, as we cant bath and have to use shower all time

heating-eng

savemoney wrote: »

Okay thanks

BIL is a plumber/heat engineer but he said he cant come and fix it as his certificate ran out and made redundant in October got a new job as a plumber but still says he cant come and fix it

His mate a plumber said he can do it but waited 6 weeks now and still hasnt even come round despite saying he ordered apart based on what we told him. He aint very good businessman as I got told he still hasnt sent bills out to some customers that work got done 6 months ago. MIL had him around and that was 4 months back for a job and also not got billed

I dont mind paying as long as I dont get ripped off. I am going to have to get someone soon, as we cant bath and have to use shower all time

british gas might be a good option ..they charge a fixed price for repairs no matter what the problem is

savemoney

Cheers for help