Is my boiler on its way out?

Le_Kirk

pennypincher2013 wrote: »

I mean to heat water, the house.

Do you mean the central heating boiler?

southcoastrgi

pennypincher2013 wrote: »

We don't use the immersion heater every time we want hot water. It's like boiling the kettle for a cup of tea. You wouldn't fill the entire kettle for just one cup.

Unless you don't have a boiler an immersion is a back up only in case your boiler breaks down as it costs way more than gas to heat your water

pennypincher2013

southcoastrgi wrote: »

Unless you don't have a boiler an immersion is a back up only in case your boiler breaks down as it costs way more than gas to heat your water

Or if the boiler is in a bedroom, when you heat up the water on a sweltering day, that bedroom is like a sauna and far to hot to get to sleep that night. Brilliant for the rest of the year.

Anyway, I knew there's something wrong with the immersion heater. But unsure why there was a loud buzzing noise coming from the hot water cylinder when I put the heating plug on.

southcoastrgi

Then put some lagging around the pipes from the boiler so the heat doesn't go into the room, electric immersion, unlagged pipes you really do need to change your nickname

southcoastrgi

As Le Kirk asked, what do you mean by the heating plug ? Pics would be good

pennypincher2013

southcoastrgi wrote: »

Then put some lagging around the pipes from the boiler so the heat doesn't go into the room, electric immersion, unlagged pipes you really do need to change your nickname

There is but it still gets hot in the room. And I only picked this username because back in 2013 I saw a tv show which had penny pincher in its title. The show then led me to this site. It's only a name.

pennypincher2013

southcoastrgi wrote: »

As Le Kirk asked, what do you mean by the heating plug ? Pics would be good

I'm not very good with electrics and plumbing (if you haven't guess already ) I put the plug on to heat the house and/or water in the hot water cylinder. I've asked around and everyone is calling it the heating plug so I'm not sure how else to describe it.
The plug is orange. I have no idea if the colour matters lol!

bsod

are you talking about switching on water heating from a gas heated boiler or not.

what's buzzing, and where does the wire (connected to the plug that you are switching on) go

one of these

http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mRAcYbPUrmtDlqS9EDg2BIg.jpg

or one of these

http://www.wonkeedonkeetools.co.uk/media/wysiwyg/IHS-Immersion-Heater-Spanners-Ed/IHS-11/IHS-11-9.jpg

or to a timer

or a pump

or ?