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central heating problem

redmalc
redmalc Posts: 1,436 Forumite
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Hi All,just come back of holiday and we always turn the boiler off,turned the boiler back on ,ignited but the radiators are not getting hot,any ideas ??Thanks for any advice
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  • jannowretired
    jannowretired Posts: 117 Forumite
    Too warm for them to turn on?
  • katejo
    katejo Posts: 4,502 Forumite
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    jannowretired wrote: »
    Too warm for them to turn on?

    Thermostat set too low (holiday setting perhaps)?
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Pump seized up?
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  • ziggyman99
    ziggyman99 Posts: 431 Forumite
    I'd go with seized pump aswell.
  • Innys
    Innys Posts: 1,881 Forumite
    If the boiler fired up, it can't be that the room thermostat setting is too low.

    Siezed pump or valve? Does the boiler heat the water? If so, it's probably not the pump.
  • gas4you
    gas4you Posts: 2,602 Forumite
    As my trusty crystal ball is away for service, perhaps you would be so kind as to tell us make and model of the boiler etc.
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Innys wrote: »
    Does the boiler heat the water? If so, it's probably not the pump.
    This is far from reliable as a heuristic.
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  • Mr_Ted
    Mr_Ted Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    Any of the above, like someone said crystal balls probably cant diagnose either, a problem can only be diagnosed by systematic testing of the installation that exists!
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  • redmalc
    redmalc Posts: 1,436 Forumite
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    Morning All,
    Thanks for your comments,i thought i would post an update,plumber came yesterday and the boiler is a Gloworm and the problem was a sticking fan,squirt of WD40 and it was all systems go
  • mattmk6
    mattmk6 Posts: 44 Forumite
    The fan wont last much longer with just WD40, it will dry out again.

    Need to use LA-CO oil or even better FAN LUBE. Have got fans that were completely seized going again to the point they were silent.
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