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Dave-S
I had a fault with a new-ish boiler (April 2013) which is under a 5 year warranty so the engineer comes out to rectify it. After he's done what he's done, he tests it including checking the pressure. Apparently it's 13 mBar and he announces that it's risky (the boiler apparently should be getting 16 mBar), gives me a official form and slaps a sticker on it. He measured the pressure at the meter and it was about 21 mBar.
He says I ought to get the pipes looked at as they are might be too small or old iron ones that are corroding. The problem is that the pipes are chased into the wall behind tiles. I am not sure how they get from the meter as the kitchen floor is concrete which is another concern.
I have dug out the commissioning sheet from the original installation which states that the gas inlet pressure was 19. I know nothing about CH systems so I presume that this is from the same place that the warranty engineer tested (i.e. where he found 13 mBar) and not the meter pressure.
Could the pressure going into the boiler have gone down this much in 18 months and if so what could have caused that ?
Desperately hoping I don't have to start pulling apart a fairly new kitchen which I have in fact also just decorated
Should I get my regular CH service guy in now ?
Cheers in advance
Edit: He did have me turn on all the radiators and all the gas rings but not sure if that 13 mBar measurement was before or after I did this
He says I ought to get the pipes looked at as they are might be too small or old iron ones that are corroding. The problem is that the pipes are chased into the wall behind tiles. I am not sure how they get from the meter as the kitchen floor is concrete which is another concern.
I have dug out the commissioning sheet from the original installation which states that the gas inlet pressure was 19. I know nothing about CH systems so I presume that this is from the same place that the warranty engineer tested (i.e. where he found 13 mBar) and not the meter pressure.
Could the pressure going into the boiler have gone down this much in 18 months and if so what could have caused that ?
Desperately hoping I don't have to start pulling apart a fairly new kitchen which I have in fact also just decorated
Should I get my regular CH service guy in now ?
Cheers in advance
Edit: He did have me turn on all the radiators and all the gas rings but not sure if that 13 mBar measurement was before or after I did this