boiler Pilot light keeps going out

[oldieone]

I've just had my hot water tank which is driven by an old Ideal RE80N boiler in a Y system replaced by a plumber. I now have a problem that when I run the boiler after about 3 mins running with the rads getting hot the boiler closes down and even the pilot light goes out because the button you hold down to start it clicks up.

Any ideas?

Oldieone

 

[SafeGasInstall]

you need a engineer to change a component in your boiler

 

[mountainman]

Ideal RE80 N ?

 

[mountainman]

I've just had my hot water tank which is driven by an old Ideal RE80N boiler in a Y system replaced by a plumber. I now have a problem that when I run the boiler after about 3 mins running with the rads getting hot the boiler closes down and even the pilot light goes out because the button you hold down to start it clicks up.

Any ideas?

Oldieone

Have you asked your plumber to investigate, he may have made a mistake.

 

[oldieone]

mountainman;524163]Have you asked your plumber to investigate, he may have made a mistake.

As he charged me £745 just to change the Tank I hoped I would be able to check before getting him as my pension isn't that high.

 

[SimonG]

Are the pipes from the boiler to the cylinder getting hot at the cylinder?

 

[Rickster123]

What exactly did you have done? Was it a like for like cylinder change? Or is there more to it than that?

 

[oldieone]

SimonG;524165]Are the pipes from the boiler to the cylinder getting hot at the cylinder?

Hi Simon both get hot. The feed a lot more than the return. I thought it may be air but I have bled everything I can find. The return now has a Magnaclean Pro canister on and it the gets warm also.

 

[stevetheplumber]

mountainman;524163]Have you asked your plumber to investigate, he may have made a mistake.

As he charged me £745 just to change the Tank I hoped I would be able to check before getting him as my pension isn't that high.

im in london and thats still a great price

 

[oldieone]

APPlumbing;524166]What exactly did you have done? Was it a like for like cylinder change? Or is there more to it than that?

He put in a new hot water tank but had to put new pipes in as the old ones wouldn't fit the new tank. He fitted a new ball in the F&E tank as the old one wasn't cutting the water off and he fitted the Magnaclean unit and put in inhibitor. Of course her fully drained the system before he started and filled it up with all radiators open at the end but said he couldn't run it because the 3 port switch wasn't operating but that wasn't covered under changing the tank and would cost another £450.

 

[armyash]

£450 to change a 3 port did I read that right?

 

[mountainman]

and would cost another £450.

No way!

I don't know what to suggest other than to engage the services of one of the engineers on this forum.
None of them would mug you.

 

[oldieone]

£450 to change a 3 port did I read that right?

Yes because he says he uses the best 4073 and cheap ones are rubbish. £250 is the removal and fitting cost the other £200 parts.

 

[Dotty]

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[Dotty]

£450 to change a 3 port did I read that right?

Yes because he says he uses the best 4073 and cheap ones are rubbish. £250 is the removal and fitting cost the other £200 parts.

He's mugging you off old son.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

This plumber must be named and shamed !!!

 

[mountainman]

£450 to change a 3 port did I read that right?

Yes because he says he uses the best 4073 and cheap ones are rubbish. £250 is the removal and fitting cost the other £200 parts.

Go with Croppies suggestion, I would be ashamed charging someone £250 for a couple of hours max work.
And a Honeywell V4073 valve is expensive but not that expensive.

 

[Rickster123]

This plumber must be named and shamed !!!

No because we are getting one side of it here. Naming would be unfair.

 

[Leo21]

No because we are getting one side of it here. Naming would be unfair.

But fun.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

No because we are getting one side of it here. Naming would be unfair.

how many sides of the story you need when it comes to £450 to change a 3 port valve in a small ch system with a bb

 

[Destroyer2813]

I would be phoning that plumber again he is taken advantage of you

 

[Dotty]

We're not that kind of forum.

We're the nice, shiny teethed ones who love most of our custards.

Some of us don't even dribble!

 

[Centralheatking]

Croppie will attend in his chopper in any location in the Northern Hemisphere within one hour to sort out your problem at these prices - or we will get the lear jet out .......centralheatking

He's mugging you off old son.

 

[mountainman]

Too much info, the thought of Croppies Chopper is too much to bear

 

[Dotty]

Croppie will attend in his chopper in any location in the Northern Hemisphere within one hour to sort out your problem at these prices - or we will get the lear jet out .......centralheatking

And still do it for less than 450 shekels!