Central heating fault

[paul007]

Hi, I was hoping for a little advice on my central heating problem, I have no heating and no hot water. I noticed a noisy pump yesterday so I removed the bleed nipple but no water came out, I also pushed a screwdriver in the opening and the pump was turning. The boiler seems to work for a short period and then switches off, it is an automatic ignition. could this still be a faulty pump ? could he be a faulty 3 way valve. I had a new boiler gas valve fitted last week and a boiler fan 12 month ago. the pump is about 10 year old and is a Wilo Gold 60. thanks for any help

 

[stoker122]

Have you checked your F&E tank in the loft has water in it?

 

[lame plumber]

get someone to check it hard to say accurately without being there!

 

[paul007]

Thanks was hoping to try and get some hot water for this evening, got an engineer coming tomorrow I hope

 

[Boilerbud]

Could be pump but also check cold feed from Feed and expansion tank not blocked.

 

[paul007]

Thanks mate will do, Does anyone know which is a good replacement pump as I believe this pump Wilo gold 60 is not made anymore.

 

[WHPES]

Grundfos UPS 25/60 (OEM pump) or you can pay an extra £30 if you would like the same pump painted red (UPS 15/60)

 

[lame plumber]

so youve proved the 3 way is functioning ok then!

 

[paul007]

No not sure how, was just hoping to get some hot water until I can get a gas engineer friend around to locate fault, just horrible weather to have no heating or hot water

 

[Keefy]

No immersion heater then?

 

[paul007]

No that's decided to pack up to had a stinky couple of weeks with the gas valve needing replacing

 

[lame plumber]

most plumbers work mon to fri and tommorrows monday

 

[Keefy]

No that's decided to pack up to had a stinky couple of weeks with the gas valve needing replacing

Feel for you mate, looks like it's a kettle of boiling water for the basin then. At least you haven't got long to wait until it gets looked at.