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Hi all,
I have just moved into a property built in the seventies which I suspect still has the original central heating system. The previous owner is old and was not much use in helping advise me how it works.
I have a Bermuda Baxi Boiler in the living room behind the fire and a hot water tank in the bedroom cupboard above. When the boiler is running, its very noisy (almost like a blowtorch sound) along with a few "clunks" here and there as the water runs through the pipes. There is one digital control panel beside the hot water tank which allows me to program it to run 3 times per day but no separate heating/ho****er control - Its either all on or all off.
1. Why might it sound like a blowtorch when running?
2. When the boiler is running, there appears to be no way to control the heating and hot water separately other than to turn the radiators off using the TRV's in each room. i.e. heating is not required as its currently summer time - Is this right?
3. The temperature of the water coming out of the taps is really hot. I can't see any type of thermostat or adjuster on the tank (worth noting, there is no separate control for the heating either, just the TRV's on the radiators). Any idea how I cool it down at all?
Apparently the system was recently serviced but I am suspicious. I have bled the radiators to try to remove any air out of the system but that hasn't done anything for the noise.
I suspect the responses I receive will be to replace this antique asap but any advice to see me through the short term would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
I have just moved into a property built in the seventies which I suspect still has the original central heating system. The previous owner is old and was not much use in helping advise me how it works.
I have a Bermuda Baxi Boiler in the living room behind the fire and a hot water tank in the bedroom cupboard above. When the boiler is running, its very noisy (almost like a blowtorch sound) along with a few "clunks" here and there as the water runs through the pipes. There is one digital control panel beside the hot water tank which allows me to program it to run 3 times per day but no separate heating/ho****er control - Its either all on or all off.
1. Why might it sound like a blowtorch when running?
2. When the boiler is running, there appears to be no way to control the heating and hot water separately other than to turn the radiators off using the TRV's in each room. i.e. heating is not required as its currently summer time - Is this right?
3. The temperature of the water coming out of the taps is really hot. I can't see any type of thermostat or adjuster on the tank (worth noting, there is no separate control for the heating either, just the TRV's on the radiators). Any idea how I cool it down at all?
Apparently the system was recently serviced but I am suspicious. I have bled the radiators to try to remove any air out of the system but that hasn't done anything for the noise.
I suspect the responses I receive will be to replace this antique asap but any advice to see me through the short term would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Dave